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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.
- Will either fit a 25mm tyre on a modern wide rim (say, GP5000S on a 20mm ID rim?)
- How annoying is the ISP on the 595?
- Is there much of a difference in ride quality between the 595 and 585?
- Is there anything that I should look out for when buying second hand? Seems like the thrust washers in the headset can be painful to find but other than that seems okay? How about spacers for the 595 ISP?
- How's the internal cable routing on the 595? Would be looking to set up with mechanical group.
- Anything else I should know?
- Will either fit a 25mm tyre on a modern wide rim (say, GP5000S on a 20mm ID rim?)
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Indeed it does:
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My attempt at this game. It's a Repco Vertex Vicenza from 1989, Reynolds 531 tubing and their top frame at the time. This Vicenza model came with Campagnolo and had a funky triple triangle design. It's seen a repaint, and I'd say it's a fairly tasteful one. Went with Campag Chorus 10 speed and a Praxis compact crank.
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Most nicer ones are around the 250g mark, Deda Zero 100, Ritchey WCS, 3T Pro series, etc.
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You sure that's exactly the same setup? The Guerc looks just right.
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Generally when using classic drops, rather than having a flat transition between level and bar, you have a slight drop before the lever - this post just above yours provides a good example of how they're usually set up:
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/14324411/
As @Tijs was saying, you're probably better off with a compact bar, where the transition is flat, but the drops will come around normally rather than being at the funny angles yours are, not to mention they'll be a bit closer on. Best option for a 26mm compact bar is a Deda Piega, modern shape, works great with Campy levers and only costs about £20.
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I would've thought so too. The 2015 Athena and Veloce groupsets used these Shimano compatible shoes as well, so we're stuck in the weird situation where half of Campagnolo's brakes are compatible with Campagnolo brake pads, and the other half with Shimano. Hopefully in the near future that's extended to all groups.
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Potenza calipers (and now Centaur too) use Shimano compatible brake pads rather than Campagnolo ones (finally!), so any Shimano-compatible brake pads will work in those calipers. The brake pads that come with Potenza are definitely very good, but I haven't had experience with the Record ones to compare them to. In any case, I don't think you'd get an improvement in braking performance by switching calipers.
As Scily.Suffolk has pointed out, Kool Stop Salmons and Swissstop BXP pads are popular choices for good brake pads.
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Couple of interesting things I've noticed browsing recently.
Specialized Power copies:
Stem-mounted combo Garmin/GoPro mount:
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.