Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Look 596?

Now technically, my understanding of Fixed Gear/Track Bicycles is that "fixed-gear" generally refers to fixed gear bikes built for road use, while "track" generally refers to those fixed-gear bicycles that are built solely for the track (if you want to get extremely technical with it).

However, I was looking through a road cycling magazine the day for nutrition stuff, and came accross a Look 596 Frame.

Would any of you think it absurd to use this on the streets?


http://www.racycles.com/product.aspx?catid=5,470,779

Its an awesome looking frame, and looks like waaaay aerodynamic.

Just wanted to know what you guys thought. Becuase I guess that I could just as much use a Windsor from BD on the track for racing as I could either a Look 596 or say a Cervelo T3.

Thoughts?

I think the question is why would you want to ride a $6K frame on the street?

Its an awesome looking frame, and looks like waaaay aerodynamic.
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If you do buy it, tell me when you go for a ride. I'd like to "meet up" and "examine" your new bike.

Would any of you think it absurd to use this on the streets?


No more than driving an F1 car to Starbucks.

keep that **** on the track

No more than driving an F1 car to Starbucks.

+1

What are you guys smoking? That is a perfect street bike. Note the bent top tube for extra skid leverage, as well as the fork/headset designed to eliminate wheel flop during track stand competitions and an extra beefy rear triangle for wheelies.

sometimes I actually wish threads were started by trolls. this is one of them.

your welcome. Haha. It was just a thought wooow. I really was intent on knowing, because there are some frames on the road that really look like they were supposed to be used exclusively on the track and not for road use? IN other words, stuff that someone woudl say "keep that **** on the track".

Cheers. Btw......im not buying it. It was just a thought that sprung to my mind damnit.

I hope whoever rides that on the street locks it out there as well....

I'm pretty sure a bike that's worth at least $6000 is a damn good enough reason to bust through any u lock, kryptonite or not; if not kill the cyclist for it :D

XD. Yeeeah no doubt. Lol. You can Identify that frame anywhere even if it was logoless. The frame is like trademarked XD. But it is a pretty sweet eye catching frmae.

after all the beatings, robberies, and muggings here lately, You want to go out and ride a $6k + bicycle around? A recognizable $6k bike at that? Go for it but expect to have trouble/inconvenience.

He has a bike,and he rides it........long of the short is its not what you ride,if he he/she has the money to ride it then f/u/c/k/i/n ride quit hateing cause your broke, ride what you have and be happy.we cant all have dream bikes.

you can essentially ride any bike on the street, i dont get the question?

He has a bike,and he rides it........long of the short is its not what you ride,if he he/she has the money to ride it then f/u/c/k/i/n ride quit hateing cause your broke, ride what you have and be happy.we cant all have dream bikes.

The question is not if he has the money to ride it. The question is, does he have the money to repair himself and replace his bike every time it gets stolen and he gets beat up or worse? Not one person here says for him not to ride. They all just said ride something a little less "attractive".

That bike is overkill even for regular and advanced track racers. Even most elites don't have gear like that. Only the US National team and a handful of others.

...Plus, there was a 6 month wait (& $10K) for the 496 as it was custom made carbon fiber to spec.

Try the new Look Aluminum track bike. I can't recall the model name/number. It just came out.

Here it is. The LOOK 464:

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/files/2010/01/48271201-600x359.jpg
http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/blog/look-464-aluminum-track-frameset-first-look/

$900 frame and fork
$1,900 complete

Not a bad option.

that one looks very sleek. The aero tubing is sexy. Love it XD

How about this?

lol wth. Haha!

try this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/3030865087/

try this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/3030865087/

That front wheel (Mavic IO) alone costs $4000. Go for it!

lol. Wooow. Whoever has that setup better be winning a lot to pay for that then!

i'm setting up my 596 for the street. doing it up with an aerospoke front and a velocity/formula rear. wasn't sure what cranks to run, but i thought i'd spend a little more and went for pake since they come in colors and cost more than the eighth inch ones so they must be better. saw the shimano un-54 bb was a popular choice so i'm getting that installed by the shop.

I wanted to run a pearl9 stem with nitto blue risers, but the bike can't be made threaded i found out. think i'll run the stem i had from my kilo tt, and i like the soma late risers, gonna match colors to my cranks. saddle is gonna be a cool vintage rolls i got, and i'm gonna run GR-9's with mks clips and pake straps.

is this a good set up for the street? also, what color ouries should i get?

ouries should match the frame =p

i'm setting up my 596 for the street. doing it up with an aerospoke front and a velocity/formula rear. wasn't sure what cranks to run, but i thought i'd spend a little more and went for pake since they come in colors and cost more than the eighth inch ones so they must be better. saw the shimano un-54 bb was a popular choice so i'm getting that installed by the shop.

I wanted to run a pearl9 stem with nitto blue risers, but the bike can't be made threaded i found out. think i'll run the stem i had from my kilo tt, and i like the soma late risers, gonna match colors to my cranks. saddle is gonna be a cool vintage rolls i got, and i'm gonna run GR-9's with mks clips and pake straps.

is this a good set up for the street? also, what color ouries should i get?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
great troll

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
great troll

Not! Waaaaaaaay too obvious. A good troll needs to be more subtle, so a lot of readers are initially suckered in and get all worked up over it. The thread must degenerate into rude name-calling and obscenities. This attempt at trolling totally fails.

Not! Waaaaaaaay too obvious. A good troll needs to be more subtle, so a lot of readers are initially suckered in and get all worked up over it. The thread must degenerate into rude name-calling and obscenities. This attempt at trolling totally fails.

you're mom's attempt totally fails. at you.

you're mom's attempt totally fails. at you.

Spelling error. Fail!

Here it is. The LOOK 464:

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/files/2010/01/48271201-600x359.jpg
http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/blog/look-464-aluminum-track-frameset-first-look/

$900 frame and fork
$1,900 complete

Not a bad option.

I like that. It's like it's saying, "LOOK! steal this bike".

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
great troll


Not! Waaaaaaaay too obvious. A good troll needs to be more subtle, so a lot of readers are initially suckered in and get all worked up over it. The thread must degenerate into rude name-calling and obscenities. This attempt at trolling totally fails.

both of you fail. that was not any attempt at trolling. is everyone's sarcasm meter turned off here?

both of you fail. that was not any attempt at trolling. is everyone's sarcasm meter turned off here?

Uh, LupinIII has been bragging on other threads that he was trolling. I don't think he was attempting to be sarcastic. :rolleyes:

Spelling error. Fail!

goddammit



also, i'm sarcastically trolling. so ironic i have to fit in here at bfssfg

Uh, LupinIII has been bragging on other threads that he was trolling. I don't think he was attempting to be sarcastic. :rolleyes:

one does not have to pertain to the other. :| anyone that's been lurking on this forum for more than a month can see this was sarcasm.

http://blog.sciencecampaign.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Speakers-and-Chair-Policy-Debate-Cropped2-989x1024.gif

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one does not have to pertain to the other. :| anyone that's been lurking on this forum for more than a month can see this was sarcasm.

Here's an example of sarcasm: Erichsia, you're a genius. :love:

All of you guys fail for getting worked up over trolling when the topic is LOOK lol. FAIL FAIL FAIL.

P.S. This is not a troll.

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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e37/Krunchmastaflex1/successful-troll-is-successful.jpg

damn Carleton, you had to delete ALL of it? S'all good though. :beer:

Tejano, to recap:
I called you a crotchety old bastard, but then said we should hug it out, ending with a word rhyming with hitch. :)

whoa whoa whoa. can someone give me the actual deffinition of a "troll" i think its starting to be a general term. i want to know the actual meaning

whoa whoa whoa. can someone give me the actual deffinition of a "troll" i think its starting to be a general term. i want to know the actual meaning

i make up logical fallacies in order to piss people off so that i may laugh at their reaction.

my favorite is still me saying njs = seal of quality. I only posted that because the guy who i was egging on said "in before someone says njs is a seal of quality"

whoa whoa whoa. can someone give me the actual deffinition of a "troll" i think its starting to be a general term. i want to know the actual meaning

Per Wikipedia:

In Internet slang (http://www.bikeforums.net/wiki/Internet_slang), a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum (http://www.bikeforums.net/wiki/Internet_forum), chat room (http://www.bikeforums.net/wiki/Chat_room) or blog (http://www.bikeforums.net/wiki/Blog), with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional (http://www.bikeforums.net/wiki/Emotion) response[1] (http://www.bikeforums.net/#cite_note-PCMAG_def-0) or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2] (http://www.bikeforums.net/#cite_note-IUKB_def-1)

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You guys are cruisin' for a bruisin'.

Chill a bit and stay on topic.

sorry again carleton. A little to crude in my illustration of a troll. Anyways, I guess the LOOK frame was built primarily for track. But if you guys wanna use it on the road, all for it! Id love to be able to see one of those in real life though. THat would be awesome./

sorry again carleton. A little to crude in my illustration of a troll. Anyways, I guess the LOOK frame was built primarily for track. But if you guys wanna use it on the road, all for it! Id love to be able to see one of those in real life though. THat would be awesome./

As Hammer would say, It's all good :)

i'm setting up my 596 for the street. doing it up with an aerospoke front and a velocity/formula rear. wasn't sure what cranks to run, but i thought i'd spend a little more and went for pake since they come in colors and cost more than the eighth inch ones so they must be better. saw the shimano un-54 bb was a popular choice so i'm getting that installed by the shop.

I wanted to run a pearl9 stem with nitto blue risers, but the bike can't be made threaded i found out. think i'll run the stem i had from my kilo tt, and i like the soma late risers, gonna match colors to my cranks. saddle is gonna be a cool vintage rolls i got, and i'm gonna run GR-9's with mks clips and pake straps.

is this a good set up for the street? also, what color ouries should i get?

i was lughing hard... i mean yeah man sweet set up

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4373203168_b097215e82.jpg
wooooooo

Oh the envy...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4373203168_b097215e82.jpg
wooooooo

It's nice to know that if a guy needed to sell a $7,000 bike (which is very hard to sell) there's a hipster out there that will take it off of his hands.

This is like buying a 911 to use as a golf cart.


...probably purchased to impress other hipsters.