Look 585 Elle

leedsmjh

Thought I'd finally post a pic of my 2009 Look 585 Elle. It's become progressively more pink since I bought it.
Look 585 Elle frameset size small
Sram Force groupset with wussy gearing (50-34; 11-28)
FSA K-Force bars
Easton EA90SL wheelset with Pro4 tyres
Crank Brothers quattro pedals

diamonddog

Nice bike, I think black bar tape to match the saddle would look good with your pink hoods. Nothing wrong with the gearing a lot of people have easier ratios than yours.

declan1

Why do people ALWAYS angle SRAM hoods down???

theobrixton

declan1 wrote:

Why do people ALWAYS angle SRAM hoods down???

Hoods look parallel to the ground to me. What are you seeing?

Great looking bike by the way. Love the slender tubes of Looks from that period.

declan1

theobrixton wrote:

declan1 wrote:

Why do people ALWAYS angle SRAM hoods down???

Hoods look parallel to the ground to me. What are you seeing?

Great looking bike by the way. Love the slender tubes of Looks from that period.

They're not level with the top of the bars.

smidsy

Shifters should be mounted so that the lever is vertical, so the OP seems to have that right. If anything the bars may be angled slightly up (giving the effect you describe).

So rotate bars down slightly and move shifters to compensate (if you are bothered about such trivial things).

Yossie

Hoods and 'bars look good to me - nowt wrong there.

Can you post a piccie of how you run yours for comparison?

Bozman

Slightly anal. :roll:
It's a nice bike and it's a Look too, so who gives a toss if the levers are "apparently" slightly out. Comfort.

Just checked the bikes and one's out, It looks like I've got a bit of work to do later, it feels comfy but rules are rules.

napoleond

Now, I'm as finicky as anyone out there about how a bike is set up aesthetically and, well, looks fine to me! Yes it'd be even better if the bars were rotated down a tiny touch and the shifters back up so top of bars/shifters are one straight line and horizontal.
Looks great! I have a real soft spot for Look bikes, my first carbon bike was a 555. Still waiting for a 595 ultra to come up on eBay!

Enjoy!

leedsmjh

Cheers all, input appreciated. Might try rotating the bars down a bit.

diamonddog wrote:

Nice bike, I think black bar tape to match the saddle would look good with your pink hoods. Nothing wrong with the gearing a lot of people have easier ratios than yours.

Thanks. I tried black bar tape and thought the contrast made the pink hoods a bit too garish

napoleond

leedsmjh wrote:

Cheers all, input appreciated. Might try rotating the bars down a bit.

diamonddog wrote:

Nice bike, I think black bar tape to match the saddle would look good with your pink hoods. Nothing wrong with the gearing a lot of people have easier ratios than yours.

Thanks. I tried black bar tape and thought the contrast made the pink hoods a bit too garish

The way to set you bars up (best done on a turbo) is to loosen the bar clamp enough that the bars can rotate but stay in place when left, get on the turbo, hold the drops and rotate so you are comfy on the drops. Then adjust the shifters accordingly.

declan1

I'm not saying your bike is a big example of it - the bars/hoods are only slightly out, however I would like to know why it's always SRAM hoods that are angled down?

sloppyschleckonds

I bet that is a nice ride, just the right smattering of pink.

Ber Nard

declan1 wrote:

I'm not saying your bike is a big example of it - the bars/hoods are only slightly out, however I would like to know why it's always SRAM hoods that are angled down?

Some thing I've noticed, too. I wonder whether the levers are quite short requiring them to be fitted low on the bars?

Rob

rolf_f

leedsmjh wrote:

Thought I'd finally post a pic of my 2009 Look 585 Elle.

Oh, no need to hurry! Nice to see it again - just please don't put a pink saddle on it as well!

But more to the point - are you actually riding it now?

leedsmjh

Rolf F wrote:

leedsmjh wrote:

Thought I'd finally post a pic of my 2009 Look 585 Elle.

Oh, no need to hurry! Nice to see it again - just please don't put a pink saddle on it as well!

But more to the point - are you actually riding it now?

Yes but certainly not breaking any speed or distance records. I promise no pink saddle!

sloppyschleckonds

There is a Rapha Condor Sharp version that would look perfect.

adowling92

leedsmjh wrote:

Very nice