This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
Look's top-of-the-range road bike, the 795, comes in two platforms: the 795 Aerolight, featuring a fork-integrated front brake and rear brake mounted under the chainstay, and the 795 Light, which runs a traditional brake setup. BikeRadar has a 795 Aerolight in for test, but both bikes are detailed below.
The 795 is available in a variety of SRAM and Shimano standard and mechanical builds. The integrated front brake has been optimised to work with Shimano levers, but will also work with SRAM and Campagnolo, although it currently can't take a Campagnolo EPS groupset because of its battery shape. A SRAM Red build with no pedals weighs a claimed 5.77kg / 12.72lb. All the bikes are kitted out with Look's own one-piece carbon crankset, the Zed2, which at a claimed 320g is light, and offers the unique option of three effective crank lengths in one, thanks to triangular inserts around the pedal threads.
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The 795 is not cheap, by anyone's standards. The 795 Aerolight with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and Mavic CXR 60s we have in for test goes for US$13,499 / £7,999. It weighs 7.47kg / 16.47lb in size Large.
Look's product manager, Frederic Caron, told BikeRadarthat the 795 was ready last year but they decided not to launch it because of the financial climate. His analogy of the situation was that "we were like a hunter with one bullet, but not much prey."
The top tube sits inline with the Aerostem, making for a massive head tube
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