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Old 10-18-11 | 09:41 AM
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ilovecycling
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Bikes: LOOK 595 & Cannondale CAAD9

No offense to Rippin or anyone else that likes their 586, but this is my least favorite of all the Look road bikes. IMHO it lacks the flair and sex appeal of all their other bikes. The lugged construction of the 585 and 595 is just beautiful. You get the classic lugged look with state of the art technology and performance kind of like what Colnago does with their EPQ/C59. The 695 is a stunning monocoque design and the integrated I-pack system is great IMO. Then we have the 586. It just seems out of place. They already have the 566 which is a lower-end (price wise) monocoque design, so I don't get the need for the mid-range monocoque 586. The market is already saturated with similar designs. IMHO Look should have the 566 at the lower end, 585/595 (depending on what kind of seatpost you want) at the mid-high end, and then the flagship 695. I've actually thought about writing Look a letter requesting a re-release of the 595, but I know I'd just be wasting my time. I just hope mine lasts forever!
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