Look's new 596 frame bucks some current trends
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As usual, there's the deep-section seat tube,
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…and Look has fitted the front end with an updated version
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A lighter and stiffer two-piece carbon stem
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Instead of tightening up clearances,
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The rear end is particularly generous
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Don't scratch your head too hard
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The stays are bonded on
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Lying at the heart of the 596
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Nope, it's not BB30;
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A simple threaded collar on the non-driveside
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Users can easily choose between three different effective crank lengths
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The one-piece hollow carbon assembly
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A small depression in the spindle
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The enormous spindle diameter
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The clever integrated spider
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The top of the 596 is capped
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Multisport athletes get a new 576 frame
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Though not as advanced as the 596,
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A conventional fork replaces the 596's Monoblade.
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Look says there's more clearance here
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Check out the gap between the seat tube
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The carbon seat stays are naturally deep-profile as well.
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There isn't quite as much room here
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A 5mm-offset E Post R5
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The new 566 is intended as a price point bike
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Just as on the 596,
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Flattened chain stays offer a little extra vertical squish
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The seat stays are also similarly flattened.
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There isn't much depth in this dimension
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The 566 fork uses a fairly beefy crown
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Look's own Ergopost 4 caps off the new 566.
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Last year's 586 won't change for '09.
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An ultra-premium build kit for the 586
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The new 'Pro Team' paint job
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The 585 also hasn't changed
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The 585 Optimum uses a slightly more upright geometry
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More powerful riders can opt for the stiffer 585 Ultra.
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The Ergopost 4 provides an unusual amount of fore-aft adjustment.
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The 585 and 595 get the Head Fit system for '09.
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Look jumps into the full-suspension scene
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The fully enclosed rear end
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The rear end drives a RockShox Monarch 4.2 rear shock.
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Look says the 996 behaves
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A conventional seatpost allows for easier saddle adjustments
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Aluminum is reserved for the hard points
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