Quality & Geometry beats Flex & Faff for Endurance

A short video on my thoughts while riding 700km in Mallorca on my LOOK 765 optimum. The bike rides so well over a huge range of terrain. The bumpier it gets the more it shines. No gimmicks like iso decouplers or damping elastomers, just good precise frame quality, stiff and efficient in all the right places. The frame allows for lots of scope to spec a wide range of wheels and tyres.

I have featured this bike previously, on the channel including a full build review.

The wheels featured are my favorite @ffwdwheels Royt 55. The frame is the 2023 model of the @look_cycle 765 Optimum in Silver Satin and True Blood. The frames are sold out, but we still have pre built options available to order from LOOK in france.

[maniastrat]

I remember when I had a Look 585 how amazed I was by the quality of the frame inside & out. Thanks for a great review this sounds like a great bike!

[MarekMottl]

I'm also absolutely loving mine, what a brilliant frame!

[xmarcika]

2:33 just a normal day around Northampton 🤣 happy to see you are enjoying your bike on Mallorca! I been on the Formentor last year and it’s tough but amazing. Can’t wait to go again in June. Enjoy!👍🏾👍🏾

[StanEby]

I've been longing for one for several years. Wayne of Waynos Fotos in Australia first brought my attention to what an awesome bike this has been for several years. I'll never be able to afford one. Don't care for disc brakes, but if someone gave me one, I'd accept it, lol. Your review gives added meaning to the words, "Take a Look." Words to live by when looking/searching for a bike. All the best.

[daviddjerassi]

Yes well chosen" Look "a great frame good to see life is not always about work keep safe.

[kevinfrost]

Paul glad to see you having immense fun in the sun and the pure joy your Look is giving you 👍. Proper road test and it proves a well thought out build, appropriate fit and frame geometry is the magic formula. For me 17 year old Extreme-C, chorus 12 speed 50 34 
11 /34. Nothing feels better than when a bike is an extension of your body. Happy days
😄

[GNX]

I’m glad you’re happy with the bike. That’s what matters. I hope it’s not the future though as far as the 1x goes. I’m totally against that aspect and would never have it on any road bike I owned. FDs shift great nowadays when set correctly. IMO the positives outweigh the negatives both on a qualitative and quantitative basis.

[davidburgess]

My aluminum track bike becomes an endurance bike after more than 100km on flat smooth roads. My race bike is 45 years old and now sports a 42x36 low gear, 9 speed! Quality is my main concern, and I've found it.

[steppings]

Glad your enjoying the bike in beautiful surroundings, you have put the graft in, just on Youtube alone!

[MrDazPadvntures]

It has a nice clean look to it - pardon the pun and I dare say it offers you a ride all day position, just being tucked in ever so slightly on the hoods for many hours of quality riding.

[dogukantosun]

I really want to have that 74° Seatpost. With my 73.3° I had to buy a new 0 setback seatpost and push the saddle forward as far as possible. I can imagine how efficient you feel on your beautiful bike :)

[richardhaselwood]

Does look nice (see what I did there....), but I do think I'll be sticking with my Giant Defy when I replace in the next couple of years. Also, I am not at all sold on 1x for road, or gravel for that

Cheers guys.

[tmayberry]

It's a mile muncher. That's a new term 😊
More videos of you or the guys in the shop in action on their respective steed of choice 😊

[nomadcarpenter]

This is why I really appreciate my scott addict (non rc)

[Swoop]

I knew this video was coming, spotted you at Palma airport this morning 👍

[arturocantu]

At 41, my lower back and I are looking for an endurance bike (with endurance geometry) to replace my slammed (and cut) BMC Teammachine. I really like your LOOK 765, for both its geometry and finish... but I just can't seem to get over my weight weenie complex! If only they would offer a more expensive frame at least 200 g lighter.

[JasonLatorre]

I have a similar setup 44T and 9-42 cassette. All gearing is there.

[samsepiol]

In my quest of finding the type of cycling I'd like to do I went form a MTB to looking for a gravel bike. Because basically no gravel bike was in stock last year by accident I found the Ridley Kanzo Speed an bought it. I'm super happy with the bike and it turned out to be exactly the right bike because I'm riding on road mostly now anyway. The Ridley has a similar geometry compared to the Look, also slacker head tube angle and longer wheelbase. And more importantly a standard round seatpost and no integrated cockpit! The frame is not so light and aero than pure road bikes, but if nothing else it helps me getting fitter trying to keep up with my riding mates on road bikes

[aljaliah]

I have been to SigmaSport today and Milo helped me understand a little bit more about the differences in geometry between all of my various bikes and why my LOOK BLADE 795 RS is just far superior to the rest (VITUS, PINARELLO and I mentioned how much I love my LOOK BLADE 795 RS before ?

[GianniPhat]

Appropriate for a seasoned MTB-er’s first road bike? Just had a fit and looking for high stack & low reach in a comfortable frame. Not looking for speed records, just a solid, reliable, and comfortable bike. 👍