Should I get my LOOK 585 repainted?

proto

I love my LOOK 585 dearly, it really is a fantastic bike, but I quite fancy a bit of a change for no good reason. It's quite an early one, I bought it for Christmas 2005. Nude carbon, silver and red decals. Pic below in an early incarnation (bars/stem now 3T team, black Record skeleton brakes, Record chainset).

So off to the Cycle Show. Sadly nothing really caught my eye. Not even the Colnagos or Pinarellos.

The new LOOK 695 is pretty blingtastic but I keep thinking that how would it be better than my 585. So then I thought how about a repaint? And if so what colours? And then my eye fell on this - 596 Mondrian.

So what say the Bikeradar Massive, repaint my 585 or new frame. And if repaint, Mondrian or something else?

Ta.

Yossie

Errr - you remember the VW Golf Harlequin specials from a few years ago? That's that Mondrian that is. Loved by one, mocked by many.

I'd say no if you don't want to regret it in a few minutes time.

Go stealth black and spend the rest of the wedge on blingy stealth bits (deep wheels, carbon seat post, stems, bars etc) - remember carbon isn't easily painted (see posts passim) and its expensive to do.

The frame is good enough to do anything you want, upgrade the rest - gruppo, forks (if you really want to), pedals, Chris King headset bearings in black, etc.

But that's just me.

Pross

If you do repaint it please don't do it like the Mondrian - my eyes have started suffering with bright colours lately and inducing migraines and looking at that picture has just set them off again!

Chip \'oyler

Could you leave it black but with a matt finish? Like the C59 or new Maxima RS

simonaspinall

I'd do blue with white and red decals - Viva le Look!

inkyfingers

That Look bike reminds me of the old La Vie Claire jersey.

Tom Butcher

I like the Mondrian bike - but I wouldn't spend money on a repaint just to make it look a bit better - depends how much money you have I suppose. It looks OK as it is - same frame and wheels as mine as it happens - though yeah I wouldn't mind a bit more colour on it too.

proto

Yossie, it's already pretty well blinged out. Carbon 3T bars, Campag Record throughout, and I've got some Cosmic Carbones for it as well as the ES wheels. Now with white Arione saddle.

Tom, I probably agree, I also like the stealth look, but not matt black. So maybe nude carbon with simple 'LOOK' and '585' in bright white (not silver as mine), and maybe a small rainbow stripe band for a bit of colour.

Dunno

PS I was out riding with a gang on Sunday, one fellow on a C50 and another on a C40, both in classic Colnago schemes - they looked fantastic. Which is what got me thinking. I'm less keen on the new Colnagos to be honest.

Avanti Roman

You could get some vinyl graphics made up instead - then you avoid the rubbing down, (& extra weight!) and non reversible process of painting. Vinyl graphics dont work so well on curves & joint sections but such gaps could easily be incorporated into a convincing Mondrian style design.

I'm sure I've seen examples of graphics commissioned by others on this board.

Then if you don't like it, go off it, want to sell or want to change it back you can do so easily.

You could mock it up really easily and cheaply for a couple of quid with some rolls of coloured electrical tape from Poundstretcher to see what you think.

Yossie

Sounds like its pretty nigh on Yossie perfect then - then again, I am a bit of a stealth black colour scheme kind of guy.

It's a really pretty frame as well, so I think it would be wrong to detract from the form by slapping a load of colours all over it - design, form, function and all that jazz.

But that's just me.

I'll back to the kettle now - cup of tea and a biccie anyone?

pb21

Just take the saddle bag off and it will look much better and no need for a re-spray.

Mr Dog

Love the Mondrian.. if only I had 6K. Its the only bike that I lust after :oops:

Do it. It has to be the best looking bike EVER made.

Yossie

That Look bike reminds me of the old La Vie Claire jersey.

Wasn't La Vie Claire team in those colours because Look sponsored them and so they wore Look colours?

proto

Indeed.

inkyfingers

Yossie wrote:

That Look bike reminds me of the old La Vie Claire jersey.

Wasn't La Vie Claire team in those colours because Look sponsored them and so they wore Look colours?

Yes, it was a long time ago though so I can be forgiven for forgetting...

edhornby

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=2239

you could just buy the jersey - vnyls are a good idea

Chip \'oyler

Yossie wrote:

That Look bike reminds me of the old La Vie Claire jersey.

Wasn't La Vie Claire team in those colours because Look sponsored them and so they wore Look colours?

It's because both of them were influenced by Piet Mondrian

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mondr ... Yellow.jpg

oscarbudgie

Go for the Mondrian

Monty Dog

I always like the Look Mondrian scheme when introduced in about 1986, never mind the new one. I'd get someone to mock-up the graphics because the 585 tube profiles are narrower so might not have the same proportions / impact. If you do go for the respray, try Atlantic Boulevard for a quality finish - don't expect it to be cheap though as there's lots of masking / colours. I had my Colnago resprayed a few years ago by AB - it's nice to have something unique and it's timeless too.

Squillinossett

oscarbudgie wrote:

Go for the Mondrian

+1

rolf_f

It looks great the way it is! Leave it alone

(surely can't be hard to find something else to spend the money saved on?)