Next gen LOOK

[wheelsONfire]

Another bike launch with 420 mm wide bars as standard in size M Just maybe, if only the bars could be swapped, that's cheaper than swap the integrated cockpits of many competitors.

From the quoted frame weights for size S, there's nothing lightweight actually.

Geometry is a few mm longer than many others for equivalent letter sizes.

Pricing isn't stratospheric (relatively speaking).

I like the red-black colour.

You see price of the new Blade?
No prices either frameset or complete bike. Just components or such but not the new Blade.
How much does it cost?

[tymon_tm]

..uhmm...maybe here?

https://795bladers.lookcycle.com/en

8,5k euro for an Ultegra and heavy Corima wheels version...unless it scores low 200s W in a windtunnel it's a rather 'thanks but no thanks'

also it's a pity there's no mondrian theme paintjob, although there are pictures of one on some sites

[Leon]

Frame only (size s): 890g | frame + fork (size s): 1315g

from: https://www.lookcycle.com/uk-en/product ... 3-frameset

That is 250 grams lighter than the old one (frame, fork and headset). Seems about right they advertise a complete bike at 7kg since mine is 7.2kg (with not too much exquisite parts).

Frameset price is strong.... Luckely I don't like the new frame so I'm not tempted at all.

[rudye9mr]

[C36]

It's nearly double the retail price its predecessor has been sitting at for the past nearly 18 months.

Previous frame was neither very fast in the wind tunnel nor super stiff on the lab. If newest outperforms a SL7, then price is aligned with competition…

[Nickldn]

It's nearly double the retail price its predecessor has been sitting at for the past nearly 18 months.

Previous frame was neither very fast in the wind tunnel nor super stiff on the lab. If newest outperforms a SL7, then price is aligned with competition…

Doubt that would have mattered much to most Look customers, who are primarily buying the 'Euro coolness' of the brand. All the aero performance and stiffness orientated buyers would have opted for a SL7/S5/SystemSix anyway, which are more research led brands.

I guess the low price of the previous Look frames just shows that brand image can only get you so far and the real money is spent by the guys who value ultimate performance (whatever that is).

[rudye9mr]

It's nearly double the retail price its predecessor has been sitting at for the past nearly 18 months.

Previous frame was neither very fast in the wind tunnel nor super stiff on the lab. If newest outperforms a SL7, then price is aligned with competition…

Doubt that would have mattered much to most Look customers, who are primarily buying the 'Euro coolness' of the brand. All the aero performance and stiffness orientated buyers would have opted for a SL7/S5/SystemSix anyway, which are more research led brands.

I guess the low price of the previous Look frames just shows that brand image can only get you so far and the real money is spent by the guys who value ultimate performance (whatever that is).

Last gen 795 Blade RS could also accomodate mechanical groupsets so potentially have a lower build cost than SL7 /S5 / System6



Transmission / Headset /Lat.fork / Seatpost stiffness / seatpost deflection
SL7: 58/97/53/156 /6.41
S5: 67/108/52/291 / 3.44
System6: ?
795BladeRS: 69/ 99/ 57 /297 / 3.37

Seems on par with stiffness.

Aero at 219W whereas the others would have come in lower.

The SL7 is the goldilocks option for electronic gruppos

[fatpinarellorider]

Germans and their stiffness tests!

[njleach]

Handlebar failure on Bryan Coquard's new 795 Blade RS - hopefully Look are examining the failure and it's not a design fault:

Seems to be near the recessed edge of the handlebar aero-cover:

[Lina]

Any handlebar design that can't be mounted on a standard stem is a design failure.

[njleach]

The 2023 Look 795 Blade RS Press Book w/ all current models, weights, and part numbers for anyone interested:

https://www.lookcycle.com/download/prod ... -RS-EN.pdf

[jlidds]

Does anyone know of stockists for bars for the new 2023 795 Blade RS?

There's very little informaiton available on them, in terms of detailed measurement/diagram. I did see the document link above (thanks for sharing).

Again, so annoying that a medium bike is being supplied with 42cm bars (asuming it's 42cm c-c at the hoods).

It's like steering a bloody bus!

[njleach]

Stem and handlebar for new Look 795 Blade RS are now available from Anjoy Cycle in HK:

https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... -handlebar
https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... 95-blade-2

[RDY]

Stem and handlebar for new Look 795 Blade RS are now available from Anjoy Cycle in HK:

https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... -handlebar
https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... 95-blade-2

550 euros before VAT for a bar (no stem) that's compatible with exactly one stem that fits exactly one bike ... they really are going for the big spenders this time round.

[njleach]

Stem and handlebar for new Look 795 Blade RS are now available from Anjoy Cycle in HK:

https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... -handlebar
https://www.anjoycycle.com/products/loo ... 95-blade-2

550 euros before VAT for a bar (no stem) that's compatible with exactly one stem that fits exactly one bike ... they really are going for the big spenders this time round.

It's expensive, no doubt. Unfortunately Anjoy Cycle seem to be the only online retailer currently selling the new stems and bars, which limits your options.

I wish bike manufacturers would allow buyers to specify the stem length & bar width when buying a frameset.

As an aside, the reason Anjoy Cycle may have stock of the new stems & bars is because the new Look 795 Blade RS framesets they sell on their website do not include a bar & stem, which should come standard when you buy a 795 frameset (and they don't appear to be discounting the frameset to account for the lack of stem & bar). So I wonder if they are getting all the stems & bars from Look w/ the framesets, removing them, then selling them separately to customers ? Seems a little dodgy