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25mm tyre is tight. You won’t be able to get much wider on. I can’t remember what width my rims are but they’re quite narrow lightbicycle carbon rims.
Internal cabling is a doddle, I run mine with mechanical Campagnolo Super Record 11 speed. Rear brake runs through the top tube, and the derailleur cables run internally down the downtube in plastic housing and then come out just before the BB. ISP is great - you’ll know your saddle will never not be straight. I think Look don’t advise using more than 30mm of spacers - I never cut mine down as the person I bought it off was close enough to me in size that I could make it work with spacers. If you want a pdf copy of the 595 manual I have one. I think if you need to cut the ISP down Look made a guide for the job, I don’t know how easily they are to track down, but I’m sure people on this parish can help.
I love my 595, I’d thoroughly recommend getting one; they do come up on eBay every now and then
ghostface-
Huge thanks for this - all really useful. I think if the seatpost needed cutting for me it'd go to a mechanic, I've not got a steady hand at the best of times so probably wisest that someone else does the chopping.
I'm down in Australia so availability is a little less, but there's a Look 595 going for a reasonable-ish price (£1250 with 2009 Record 11 and Shamals which I'd probably sell off) if I can convince the seller to ship. Not in a hurry so might spend some time deciding whether I'd prefer a 585 or 595 but it sounds like both would be pretty up my alley.
Light Bicycle report that a GP5000S 25mm comes up at 26.5mm on a 21mm ID rim, so seems like I'm probably safe on that front with a 585 or 595.
Hmmmm, decisions, decisions.
raisinberry777
Can someone school me on the Look 585/595? I'm thinking about tracking down one of these and getting it custom painted for a 2023 project - they've always struck me as a wonderful example of the old style mixed with modern materials and (apparently) a great ride feel.