Should LOOK revive their 989 as a Gravel bike?
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2024
- Indulge in some @look_cycle fandom with this look back at the bonkers 989 and 989 RS. A Cross Country MTB last seen in 2018 at the Cape Epic. Now, over 5 years old should LOOK bring this bike back as a progressive fat tyre gravel bike. Maybe all the tech was just too bonkers.
In this video we show you the carbon seatpost, the integrated stem, and that massive BB65 bottom bracket, made for the famous ZED cranks.
I hope you enjoy this video, as much I enjoyed working on the bike. - Спорт
100% it would be absolutely fucking mental. BUT DIFFERENT. honestly something like this would be such a laugh down a gravel road with your mates
this is something that @DylanJohnsonCycling would probably race to be completely fair
to victory 👌
Dylan Johnson could probably do something amazing with this
That is just bonkers gorgeous 🤩. Not jealous at an all! 😫
The big deal with Look is that they don't put profit above quality. Big win for the buyer.
Failed Tunisian factory said otherwise ...
Crazy looks ...Love it!
Now that is pimp. Admire the bar width too, proper 90's stylee.
My kind of mountain bike! It's got me to thinking that one day soon I need to get around to restoring my Proflex 959 that I've had from new... 😎
That’s so cool. I just saw a Look frame locally on FB Marketplace, it may have been a 989. Now I need to go searching
A thing of beauty.
Certainly looks very cool. It was, however, from a period where Look lost their way a bit with too much pretty user unfriendly stuff like the intergrated stem and seat mast. Glad they’ve come back to reality with bikes that can be tuned better to fit. I’ve a pre this period 585 Optimum which is still one of my favourite bikes.
The 989 is a classic. I lusted after it back in the day. I’m glad I didn’t take the plunge with all the proprietary guff going on. It feels like we’re getting over the gravel fad, so maybe it’s time for Look to get back into the XC game. We all know the fastest gravel bike is an XC hardtail with drop bars! 😊
Only the stem was proprietary. I owned one of those frames until 2021 when it got stolen and never recovered. It was pretty easy to live with, but the ISP made it impossible to install a dropper seat post. The bottom bracket PF30 inserts already came bonded in with the new frame so all I had to do was install the correct bb. The only "issue" I ever had with that frame was loud creaking that was coming somewhere on the bike when pedalling hard uphill which I thought must have been the bottom bracket, so I kept replacing those until I accidentally found out the creaking was coming from the rear DT Swiss thru-axle which came with the bike. The axle tapers and that tapered face is in direct contact with bare carbon on the frame and the friction between the two materials under load caused the creaking 🤣. Once I put grease on that face the creaking stopped.
I like the Idea of consolidating to more standardized compatible things. Phew. Maybe the main Idea for 2024? Cues for exemple: same chain for all the cassette sizes.
I have a Look 595 Road bike which I bought in 2007 (I think). Which has the original Look integrated seat post/mast system but with threaded BSA BB. It a wonderful bike. Which I still ride and still looks up to date. The finish is still immaculate looking,
A LOOK with bsa. Woah 😳 that’s actually very rare now.
I have a 595 Mondrian spec'd out with a Hambini BSA BB, Di2 12 Speed on Corima wheels, Look carbon cranks w/SRM PM. One of my favorite Look bikes, hands down
damn I need it 😅
I had a Look 989 bike .I loved it.
My ex convinced me to sell it.
Guess that’s why they are the ex. 😳
The Look e-Post was amazing for road but just took away any options for a dropper on an MTB. Can't deny the lines are absolutely beautiful though ❤️
That's really not far off what gravel bikes will look like in the near future. I'm looking deep into gravel bike design right now to be able to design my own, and I really think it needs at least 700x55c tire clearance, bigger tires are so much better that it will be a common size in a few years, I'm sure. Although it might take a while, because Facebook curmudgeons laughed at me when I mentioned it 😂
Everyone always wants the widest tyres possible for their frame.
7:15 it’s a case of (convergent) evolution. Of all possible ways to make a bike do its job a few have ‘won’, which are now more and more accepted industry wide.
Do the elastomers make any difference with big tyres? 🤔
The bike is a cool collectible item though.
Hell no. 😂
Are you planning on filming the build? If not, at least post a picture of the finished bike!
Maybe. We were just asked to sort the MTB for now while the owner considers the future of the frame.
Unrelated questin, How do you determine if brake mounts need facing or If possibly your brake mount adapter is cheap junk and not flat?
Engineering set squares.
I'd take a Titanium MOOTS over this😁🤘🤘
I find MOOT's YBB frames cool🤘🤘
I have a Merlin Echo that was named after the Moots, but let's see how this performs in comparison, I can't wait to find out.
just out of curiosity - did you my post from yesterday ???
Probably. I read everything. Respond to interesting things. Depends if I get distracted
What I wanted to say is - did you deleate it - I was referencing towrads the LOOOK Fournales suspension fork ...@@Mapdec
@@martinhotan8946 I am sorry. I didn’t see it. I very rarely delete comments. Even most of the offensive stuff is still live. I only delete comments that relate to my team really. You can be as rude as you want about me.
I'm glad that's not a 2024 bike, oof. Are Look going to make a grave bike?
They already do..765 Gravel
And it’s really quite good. A bit on the racy side maybe.
You mean hybrids with drop bars
French bikes are like their cars. Renault, Peugeot, Citroen are all a nightmare to service.
I heard this.
Hi everyone, I am searching for a long time one Look 989 to buy. Is there anybody here who has Look 989 for sale?
oh, email us. The owner of these is only keeping 1.
Oh great. 🙂Just did it. Thank you for the quick response. Looking forward to hear from you! @@Mapdec
If they could engineer it to take a 50mm 700c tire - sure, why not?
That’s what this is. 🤟
@@Mapdec then sign me up, Paul !
I wouldn’t run a zed2 off road.the 989 rs is an absolute super-bike.
For info look stopped doing those pouch full stop…all their bikes used to be supplied with one, spare mech hanger and so on
@@jsvecten The RS weren't commercially available though, to my knowledge, so you wouldn't be able to put a ZED crank set into a regular 989. You could potentially try to remove the PF30 converter risking voiding the warranty, and to damage the frame, but even if you managed to, you would then be looking at having to press the BB65 bearings straight against bare carbon, which is not a good idea, and having to purchase a ZED crank set separately, and those retailed for close to £1000 not including the proprietary chain rings, back in the day. Plus to remove the NDS bearing which is installed on the crank set you need a proprietary tool which cost another £100 and Look initially weren't selling it commercially either, as they didn't want owners to be able to remove/install the bearings themselves, but instead, take the bike to an authorised Look service centre each time.
Hardtail MTB would all make better gravel bikes than actual gravel bikes if it wasnt for the low gearing and inability to run big chainrings.
The things that make mountain bikes great mountain bikes also make them terrible gravel bikes. It's not just gearing. The geometry that let's you do technical single track makes for a terrible bike that's going to be doing higher speed descents and very long stretches of riding in a straight line
Absolutely not. There is nothing terrible in riding road with a locked suspension mtb equipped with fast tire. The main reason of gravel bike is road riders can't wap their head around riding a flat bar. They think serious bike can only come with drop bar. The only other good reason is if you only really ride a mix of really smooth gravel and road and never ride anything close to interesting.
@TheAntoine191 I ride plenty with both. I'll also comfortably hit 50mph on a gravel descent which is something I definitely don't wanna do on a mountain bike🤡
*I live in Utah and have access to any terrain I want.
@@veganpotterthevegan that's actually not the case at all. I used a BMC 2Stroke for my gravel bike at its pretty much perfect. I chose it because I was able to get close to good gearing (44t) with a road crank. The long wheelbase and long front center is right on modern gravel geometry only better, the industry will probably get to where I am in 2026 or so 😁
Watch this space …
While I’ve no desire to own one (based on the points you outlined yourself) I am more than happy to ogle at it😲
Totally nailed the point of the video. Admire from afar
I would ride the sh$t out of that bike!!!!!
I don't care how this thing rides or if it's any good. It's an optical abomination of the worst kind, especially with this fork 🙈 Just horrible. My eyes hurt. This is not meant as an insult to anyone, it's totally subjective, but I wouldn't be caught dead on that thing if it's the last bike on earth... Well, maybe not then, but close.
Haha. Just say what’s on your mind, we’re all friends here 😂
The Spine Killer
You have obviously never ridden one. They were surprisingly comfortable to ride.