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Old 11-11-20 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by topflightpro
Have you actually looked at any of Look's frames in recent years? Half of them use proprietary stems that cost $500 a piece. And if you don't want to run their crankset, you have to buy a $200 adapter from them. And their integrated seatposts are a nightmare.
That doesn't seem to be the case with the 785 but the 795 certainly uses a proprietary stem (who doesn't btw).
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Old 11-11-20 | 12:10 PM
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I have a 2009 Look 566 Rival. BSA threaded bottom bracket. This bike has at least 12K miles on it (I know, not much by Bike Forum standards) and looks and rides like brand new. I have upgraded the wheels to Spinergy tubeless and rear derailleur to handle a wider range cluster bringing it more up to date. The bike still catches attention due to its rarity. Just as happy riding this bike as my titanium.

I had a Look 765 1x. Liked that bike a lot but sold it to get a Lysnkey titanium.
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Old 11-11-20 | 05:47 PM
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I think most of it comes down to rarity like 1Lieutenant mentioned. I don't see why their bikes wouldn't be enjoyable to ride regardless if you went their base model to their insane top models.
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Old 11-12-20 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by topflightpro
Have you actually looked at any of Look's frames in recent years? Half of them use proprietary stems that cost $500 a piece. And if you don't want to run their crankset, you have to buy a $200 adapter from them. And their integrated seatposts are a nightmare.
Yes I have, right before posting. Have you? Every higher end road bike sold these days uses a proprietary stem/handlebar and seatpost these days, that's not something you can really call Look out for. Also, none of their bikes use the (excellent) proprietary crank any more. My point stands: Look has never gone to Venge/Madone/System Six levels of proprietary ridiculousness.
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