Wanting feedback on Look KG361 with Centaur drivetrain, Vento wheels

I'm looking for any comments that folks out there might have on a road
bike that I am considering purchasing.

It is a new Look KG361 with Centaur drivetrain and brakes. Likely it
will have Campy Vento wheels, although I may possibly upgrade to
Scirocco. Seatpost, handlebars, seat etc. should be "decent", according
to the vendor.

The price is ~2500 CAD (approx 2140 USD at current conversion rate).

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks, --Marc Riehm,

Without question Look is the finest riding carbon bike I have ever road. I
am 45 and have tried most of them and owned quite a few. These bikes have a
perfect ride and finish. Might not be the lightest bike but what is a few
ounces to the average rider at 19 - 20 mph average. If you climb the Alp's
then a few ounce's might matter. Great bike go for it.

Larry wrote:
Without question Look is the finest riding carbon bike I have ever road.

I have heard many good things about Look but wonder at your blanket
statement. What makes it the finest riding carbon bike? Is it stiffer
or softer than others? How does it track on a fast downhill and how
does it turn at slow speeds?

My experience is that different riders will rate ride characteristic
differently based on personal preference. So, for example I love being
on an extra stiff frame. One of my best friends and a rider well
matched to me prefers a softer ride. Is one "better" than the other?
Only in terms of our preferences,

So, I think, the best advice is for the OP to ride that frame and
decide if he likes it for himself. No question Look makes good frames,
the issue is will the individual rider prefer it (or not) to others.

I bought a Look KG241 off of the internet. I read a report that
compared the Time and the Look bikes and the Look was supposedly very
inferior to the Time. So I wasn't expecting much and just bought it
because it was cheap and because it would make a good winter beater.
The Look fork was missing and in it's place was an Easton EC70 fork.
I'm familiar with this and have talked about it here before as I put
one on my Colnago Super and it completely transformed the bike from a
scary riding pig into a great ride.

Well, the Look arrived and looked better than a new bike. The original
owner left in the BB, the Ultegra cranks, the headset and stem and the
Look seat post. I put it together with Dura Ace bar end shifters and
derailleurs and mostly medium grade components.

I've ridden it over 200 miles now and I've got to tell you that I
couldn't want a better riding bike. No discernable flex. No vibrations
or noises.

Going very fast on the bike it handles almost perfectly. I had to keep
looking down at the speedometer to believe that I was going 30 through
some chicanes. The bike was rock solid and felt like it was going 10
mph slower. At nearly 40 it still felt the same.

I assume that the rest of the Look bikes ride like this.

Tom Kunich wrote:
I bought a Look KG241 off of the internet. I read a report that
compared the Time and the Look bikes and the Look was supposedly very
inferior to the Time. So I wasn't expecting much and just bought it
because it was cheap and because it would make a good winter beater.
The Look fork was missing and in it's place was an Easton EC70 fork.
I'm familiar with this and have talked about it here before as I put
one on my Colnago Super and it completely transformed the bike from a
scary riding pig into a great ride.

Well, the Look arrived and looked better than a new bike. The original
owner left in the BB, the Ultegra cranks, the headset and stem and the
Look seat post. I put it together with Dura Ace bar end shifters and
derailleurs and mostly medium grade components.

I've ridden it over 200 miles now and I've got to tell you that I
couldn't want a better riding bike. No discernable flex. No vibrations
or noises.

Going very fast on the bike it handles almost perfectly. I had to keep
looking down at the speedometer to believe that I was going 30 through
some chicanes. The bike was rock solid and felt like it was going 10
mph slower. At nearly 40 it still felt the same.

I assume that the rest of the Look bikes ride like this.

{sarcams mode on}

Discussing a bike like this has no place in rec.bicycles.misc.

{sarcams mode off}

:-P

This belongs in rec.bicycles.tech, not rbracing or rbmisc.

Thanks

JT

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And you belong minding your own business. The guy has a simple question and
may not even know of any other groups. So instead of being a jerk why not
just try and help.

http://www.bikyle.com/Look2005.asp


"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
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This belongs in rec.bicycles.tech, not rbracing or rbmisc.

Thanks

JT

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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:10:53 -0400, "Larry"
wrote:


The guy has a simple question and
may not even know of any other groups.
So instead of being a jerk why not
just try and help.

I don't understand why you are insulting me. I told him about two
groups which are appropriate for his questions. That's actually
helping him.


And you belong minding your own business.
Why is it that you can object to my providing good facts to someone?

Please step back, take a deep breath and think about it.

Thanks,

JT



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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:25:28 -0400, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:



I don't understand why you are insulting me. I told him about two
groups which are appropriate for his questions. That's actually
helping him.
What two groups? You mentioned two groups that you didn't want him
posting in, but only one [ rec.bicycle.tech] that you thought
appropriate.

Jeff

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:26:44 GMT, Jeff Starr
wrote:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:25:28 -0400, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:



I don't understand why you are insulting me. I told him about two
groups which are appropriate for his questions. That's actually
helping him.
What two groups? You mentioned two groups that you didn't want him
posting in, but only one [ rec.bicycle.tech] that you thought
appropriate.


Right, sorry, I thought marketplace was good (in terms of assessing
value) and included that in follow-up -- meant to mention that.

JT

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