Seeing the very first pair of look pedals. I owned a pair of these, even then they looked like a huge wedge but worked faultlessly for years, then moved onto the Carbon pros (which were also superb). Back then, these were one of the best purchases i made for my road bike.
Always love gcn videos showing how things are made in factory. Makes people understand the price the products command and appreciates the tech and lengthy process that goes into producing them
Hi Ollie, I just worked it out Look has been a big part of my life with bicycles, 13 year old me went all by my self with my new birthday present race bike to Peerless cycles in 1987 the obviously knowledgeable South African gent sold me a pair of Sidi shoes which i still own and a boxy pair of grey looks (stolen with the bike a few years later) I still own the Look Arcs which I replaced them with in the 90s. PS You should have a Science fight with Si maybe he can add some practicality to your theory, lets make industry recommendations to improve durability and value for money.
GREAT VIDEO, I love seeing quality products made! Interesting history report too! The quality control outstanding, makes it clear you get what you pay for. Have you seen the Cinelli M-71 pedals? They pre-date Look and are clipless, but no quick release. They locked you in place for track racing, no accidental release.
Fascinating. I love these factory vids. Interesting to see the quality control. Next time you wonder why one pedal is more expensive than some no name brand (discounting the marketing spend), QA has a lot to do with it and you can be sure that your pedals are more than likely to keep working for a good while. p.s. i don’t own a pair of Looks, just prefer Time but you can’t say they’re not a solid product.
I owned a pair on their original white pedals back in 1987, and changed to TIME then they hit the market a year later...If only LOOK would manufacture different length spindles for their road pedals, so us folks who are broader across the beams could have the correct Q-Factor...
Nice job Ollie, would like to know how many of those pedals go for 2 weeks of stress test per batch? What is their mean time for failure? Someday would like to get me a pair of these carbon bike pedals, they look very cool. Great video!
@@thibaultpiona7983 TIME Frames are all hand made as well as the actual carbon are all produced and controlled in house in their factory in France Their LATEST OSMOS shoes #timecycling are hand made in Italy at Rossignol factory that now owns www.timesport.fr and FELT BICYCLES
@@andrewlipsiner9791 Unfortunately it has been announced recently, the frame production is going to be made in Slovakia in their own factory due to sales trouble www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/bientot-la-fin-des-velos-time-fabriques-en-isere-1549912620 Concerning the new Osmos, they are indeed designed in Italy but made in a romanian factory owned by Time and Lange www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post/2698/osmos-time-renoue-avec-une-gamme-de-chaussures
I tried Look pedals cept the back plate worn down (which hooks to the back of the cleat) - the carbon spring of the top pedals is too stiff on it, and on the front of the pedal, the cleat wears the inner section of the front of the carbon body tho Shimano's wears a bit better. You've got to keep carbon-body pedals pretty clean!
Interesting seeing all the testing - although my brothers look pedals failed on him, causing him to crash and lose a heap of skin and damage his bike... so maybe they need to do some even tougher testing...
Please don't upset brand's dude, it blows my mind after watching this video how people shit on China making stuff... None of this is ground breaking. Hope he recovered
LOOK is a good product. I have some KEO Blades. The only complaint is that the packaging for the screws and washers was bad. They were loose in the bottom of the pedal box and one washer fell out into the shipping box. Please suggest to LOOK that they should improve this. If plastic is the issue than use a paper bag or attach the screws and washers to a card.
Have you folks at gcn looked at time road bike pedals? They also make great carbon pedals. Look pedals are not the only great pedal in the world. Perhaps a test?
I'm trying to deicide which pedal to use on my Specialized Flat Bar Sirrus Elite? I would like to try the keo max 2 but I like the freedom of flat pedal so I can just jump on the bike and ride without having to put on special shoes.
Anyone have thoughts on the Look SPD vs Shimano SPD? I won a set of Look ones through racing and trying to figure out whether to sell the Look unused, or change from my Shimano. Thx.
I have Look 2Max Blade pedals that use the cabon spring blades. These pedals have the pre fixed tension settings that cannot be adjusted. The problem I have is that the spring tension of one is different from the other. And there is no way I can change this.
With all that testing it’s a pity Look don’t do a waterproof/sweat test. The last 4 sets of Keo Blade 2 Carbon/Ti pedals that I bought were all sent back with seized/graining bearings within 6 months of purchase. I sweat a lot and live in Malaysia but that’s no excuse with their most expensive top end pedals. I use Speedplay now which I love because I can service them myself whenever they need it. Super easy to do compared to Look pedals that cannot be serviced!
Is that a Crank Brothers Eggbeater under Ollie's left hand at 0:52 or a Look knockoff of it? Are the two Look factories the only places Ollie can teleport between?
I use the Keo 2 pedals.. Super light pedals, but just like how the pros put tape/sticky bar tape on them, the pedals have slide to slide play when pushing the power up hill :\
It went together easily in less than an hour. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.
Has anyone worked out how to remove the axel endcaps on the blade 2 (2nd gen) pedals? This video shows them being pressed in, is a special tool needed to extract them?
@@janwillemkuilenburg7561 yeah I can do that with the 1st gen blade 2s but haven't succeeded doing it with the 2nd gen blade 2s. I dig in with a small flat head screwdriver but it refuses to budge. Feels like i will destroy the end cap if I dig in more agressively.
The first generation you needed to remove the cup because that was the way to release the nut that hold the axle in position. The second generation (the one in this great video) can not be removed, the way to take the axle out is to be able to unscrew the cup-holder from the inside of the pedal but you have to find a tool to unscrew it. I believe the threads are left and right handed and also the thread is glue (not permanently). I have not done myself, but this video was very informative for what not to do.
I used look keo classic pedals for a while and i loved thecoefaks but the cleats just wear out too fast and are expensive. I now use time and shimano but i miss the action of look. If look can get cheaper and longer lasting cleats to the customer id consider giving them a g again
Plaickner Simon Not heavier depending upon model, more aero and easier to walk in with v.2 Zero Walkable cleats. More float or less available due to fully adjustable cleat float with heel-in and heel-out being independently adjustable to the most minute degree. Fully serviceable and rebuildable. Customizable with many different length spindles to optimize q-factore/stance width. Fore-aft adaptor plates available for those who prefer mid-foot positioning. No possibility of unintended release while sprinting. Double-sided self-centering design for faster and easier entry. Lower stack height for better bio position. But use what works for you.
The steerer tube on my Look carbon fibre bike snapped while I was out riding. I went down head first, broke my helmet, double vision, broken collarbone and cracked ribs. I then had to live in a chair for 3 weeks and it was another 4 weeks after that before I could return to work. I figure I'm lucky to be alive - I've hit 83 kph on that bike - imagine what could happen due to structural failure at that speed....or if I was turning in front of a bus. The Look people ignored me when i wrote to them. I will never buy a Look product.
What did you find most fascinating about the LOOK factory tour?
funny that they decided to reappoint you for advertising their brand after last time’s blunder!
quality control. Hope those tested pedals don't enter the market with 2,000,000 cycles on it.
Seeing the very first pair of look pedals.
I owned a pair of these, even then they looked like a huge wedge but worked faultlessly for years, then moved onto the Carbon pros (which were also superb).
Back then, these were one of the best purchases i made for my road bike.
@@DanRC69 bet they cost a huge wedge too!
I can't believe EVERY pedal goes thru quality control, if they did it would take 15+ days to put together and you'd be buying USED pedals! LOL
Always love gcn videos showing how things are made in factory. Makes people understand the price the products command and appreciates the tech and lengthy process that goes into producing them
GCN: Send Ollie to more factories. Great naration.
Love how excited Ollie gets about his work!
03:45 I think we all know someone like that at work.... in the background and trying to look busy.....😂😂😂😂
Guessing he's the boss, you can see him on the phone at 9:17 asking someone who the hell 'GCN' are...
@@GTiR23 well obviously it's someone with a higher rank, everyone with a lower rank is too scared to lose their jobs when they don't do anything ;)
Just walking around aimlessly. lol
Very interesting video. Ty. I use Look pedals and have never ever got any problems with them. Top quality. Now I know why.
alain pfammatter I’ve seen Leo blade carbon plated fail --can’t be repaired on the road- too many parts attached that can fail in the real world
Found this bizarrely fascinating. These are my pedals and they’re great and superbly serviceable.
I've been riding on a pair of Keo Look Classic for years and I love them. Really interesting video.
Great video Ollie! I started on Look in 1986! Thanks for the history lesson and the behind the scenes. The testing/QC process was fascinating.
Thanks T-bone 👊
Very interesting history on the lowly clipless pedal!
Lovely video. Well done Ollie.
Hey GCN: A comparison between the different brands of clipp in pedals would be welcome: weight, height, aero properties, user feedback, etc
Cool and awesome as always!
The production of LOOK carbon road bike pedals look fascinating... I like it!
hahah i just received my new look keo carbon pedals!...thanks for the vid guys!
More of these please. Love it
Great video. Love my LOOK pedals, have them on all of my bikes, getting new bike soon and will have them on it also. LOOK or nothing.
"...wraps things up nicely!"
Ya got me there
The press is imPRESSive :)
Nice pedals. I hadn’t given them a thought, but I will now. Thank you
Hi Ollie, I just worked it out Look has been a big part of my life with bicycles, 13 year old me went all by my self with my new birthday present race bike to Peerless cycles in 1987 the obviously knowledgeable South African gent sold me a pair of Sidi shoes which i still own and a boxy pair of grey looks (stolen with the bike a few years later) I still own the Look Arcs which I replaced them with in the 90s. PS You should have a Science fight with Si maybe he can add some practicality to your theory, lets make industry recommendations to improve durability and value for money.
Nice LOOK at the LOOK factory
Ollie, congratulations!
You’ve just won the hair combat between all presenters!
Awesome pedals, I'm very satisfied with mines!
Great one Ollie. I am surprised you didn’t mentioned why the Mondrian logo of the brand. I love the blade pedals. Super light and comfortable.
Thanks Sandro, glad you enjoyed the video!
Global Cycling Network 🤙🏽🤙🏽
GREAT VIDEO, I love seeing quality products made! Interesting history report too! The quality control outstanding, makes it clear you get what you pay for. Have you seen the Cinelli M-71 pedals? They pre-date Look and are clipless, but no quick release. They locked you in place for track racing, no accidental release.
Most fascinating was how skinny Ollie been :). Is it because the upcoming GCN challenge or the climb challenge? However go all in Ollie!
Fascinating. I love these factory vids. Interesting to see the quality control. Next time you wonder why one pedal is more expensive than some no name brand (discounting the marketing spend), QA has a lot to do with it and you can be sure that your pedals are more than likely to keep working for a good while.
p.s. i don’t own a pair of Looks, just prefer Time but you can’t say they’re not a solid product.
130,000km on my Keo 2 and still going 💪 perfect without any servicing. :-)
Great video
Following you as always..go GCN from the Philippines
@Unliahon Kapayak
Excellent
Let's go have a look.
I started with Look many moons ago. What do you guys view as the best clipless pedal? I’m in love with my speedplays
I just love to hear left "hand" and right "hand" pedals 🙃
Antoine Molinatti another great step for mankind.
We should probably refer to left-foot and right-foot brake levers, to compensate for this.
well i guess it looks like the only right solution left
VIVA LOOK !!!
I owned a pair on their original white pedals back in 1987, and changed to TIME then they hit the market a year later...If only LOOK would manufacture different length spindles for their road pedals, so us folks who are broader across the beams could have the correct Q-Factor...
Nice job Ollie, would like to know how many of those pedals go for 2 weeks of stress test per batch? What is their mean time for failure? Someday would like to get me a pair of these carbon bike pedals, they look very cool. Great video!
Nice one, Ollie ;-)
Likey Looky!! Seems they copied TWIX with Left and Right only coming together at the end! Nice one Ollie..
Love my keo blades.
I have ordered my Look Keo Ti Carbon Pedals. Along with a 12 speed Ultegra Di2 Groupset/ Rotor ALDHU Crankset instead of Ultegra. Lighter & stronger
Great video GCN. I still use look delta. 👍
Cool! Thanks Mark - really pleased you liked the video.
Thanks for making a boring topic more interesting :)
Haha.... Thanks?
Oh Look! GCN made a video about the Look pedal manufacturer! LOOK WHERE ? LOOK IS EVERYWHERE!
Just ordered them they day before 😀😀
Good timing!
The clip-in-clip-out test is all well and good, but what about the test where a pair of cleats walks across a coffee shop car park 1,000,000 times?
love to see production of more items, tires, components , etc. Where can i get my hands on one of those jackets?
Noted Joe. They're in our online shop at shop.globalcyclingnetwork.com ✌️
Have you considered also doing a tour of www.timesport.fr, facilities to see how this other iconic brand does it ?
#timesport #timecycling
Great idea!
Just before it will be closed and the frame production sent to Slovakia ;(
@@thibaultpiona7983
TIME Frames are all hand made as well as the actual carbon are all produced and controlled in house in their factory in France
Their LATEST OSMOS shoes #timecycling are hand made in Italy at Rossignol factory that now owns
www.timesport.fr and FELT BICYCLES
@@andrewlipsiner9791 Unfortunately it has been announced recently, the frame production is going to be made in Slovakia in their own factory due to sales trouble www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/bientot-la-fin-des-velos-time-fabriques-en-isere-1549912620 Concerning the new Osmos, they are indeed designed in Italy but made in a romanian factory owned by Time and Lange www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post/2698/osmos-time-renoue-avec-une-gamme-de-chaussures
Totally agree!
I do use their cleats.... But its because I ride Garmin Vector 3 pedals :-)
Is Olli a dad? Because, you know... all the dad jokes
Richard Mathie not that I know of... 😏
Next time show us close ups of the legendary bikes you can see in the background!
we need a GCN Olie and GMBN Blake collaboration
super nice video
shimano or look?
Shimano
Look
Ring that bell! Thanks dude.
Speedplay
I'm a bit surprised they're making them in France, and not China or Vietnam or something.
I. Using carbon look pedals.. very light and durable
I tried Look pedals cept the back plate worn down (which hooks to the back of the cleat) - the carbon spring of the top pedals is too stiff on it, and on the front of the pedal, the cleat wears the inner section of the front of the carbon body tho Shimano's wears a bit better. You've got to keep carbon-body pedals pretty clean!
Look, man, stop saying it so many times. And I grin, marveling that this video already has hundreds of likes and thousands of looks.
Hahahhaa
Cool
Ollie looks like the airline lost his luggage!
12:20 Wait, so that's a box of right pedals?
Interesting seeing all the testing - although my brothers look pedals failed on him, causing him to crash and lose a heap of skin and damage his bike... so maybe they need to do some even tougher testing...
Please don't upset brand's dude, it blows my mind after watching this video how people shit on China making stuff... None of this is ground breaking. Hope he recovered
LOOK is a good product. I have some KEO Blades. The only complaint is that the packaging for the screws and washers was bad. They were loose in the bottom of the pedal box and one washer fell out into the shipping box. Please suggest to LOOK that they should improve this. If plastic is the issue than use a paper bag or attach the screws and washers to a card.
Have you folks at gcn looked at time road bike pedals? They also make great carbon pedals. Look pedals are not the only great pedal in the world. Perhaps a test?
Just ordered a pair of carbon with titanium spindles. Need to knock off a few grams.
What happens when you pedal backwards with Keo Blades??? You Look Kool... 😳🤦🏼♂️
I'm trying to deicide which pedal to use on my Specialized Flat Bar Sirrus Elite? I would like to try the keo max 2 but I like the freedom of flat pedal so I can just jump on the bike and ride without having to put on special shoes.
OLLIE! OLLIE! OLLIE!
Anyone have thoughts on the Look SPD vs Shimano SPD? I won a set of Look ones through racing and trying to figure out whether to sell the Look unused, or change from my Shimano. Thx.
I wonder what brand of bearings they use. I believe they use NTN for their BB bearings
Viewing game: Every time "Look" is said in a pun take a drink
I have Look 2Max Blade pedals that use the cabon spring blades.
These pedals have the pre fixed tension settings that cannot be adjusted.
The problem I have is that the spring tension of one is different from the other.
And there is no way I can change this.
Snow skiing to road biking I could see that
Run Keo 2 Blade pedals on the road bike, and X-Track Race Carbon on my "gravel bike"
Please what is the width of the tire?
Please review giant factory and Giant TCR advanced 1 disk please please please
Where are the pedal bodies injection molded at?
With all that testing it’s a pity Look don’t do a waterproof/sweat test. The last 4 sets of Keo Blade 2 Carbon/Ti pedals that I bought were all sent back with seized/graining bearings within 6 months of purchase. I sweat a lot and live in Malaysia but that’s no excuse with their most expensive top end pedals. I use Speedplay now which I love because I can service them myself whenever they need it. Super easy to do compared to Look pedals that cannot be serviced!
I would lose all my fingers the first week working those machines.
Is that a Crank Brothers Eggbeater under Ollie's left hand at 0:52 or a Look knockoff of it?
Are the two Look factories the only places Ollie can teleport between?
I use the Keo 2 pedals.. Super light pedals, but just like how the pros put tape/sticky bar tape on them, the pedals have slide to slide play when pushing the power up hill :\
4:35 Lasty is that you???
That would be hilarious if they started dropping Lasty Easter eggs in their videos. 😁
It went together easily in less than an hour. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.
Has anyone worked out how to remove the axel endcaps on the blade 2 (2nd gen) pedals? This video shows them being pressed in, is a special tool needed to extract them?
They are pushed in and stay by friction.
You can simply pop them out with a very small and thin screwdriver.
@@janwillemkuilenburg7561 yeah I can do that with the 1st gen blade 2s but haven't succeeded doing it with the 2nd gen blade 2s. I dig in with a small flat head screwdriver but it refuses to budge. Feels like i will destroy the end cap if I dig in more agressively.
The first generation you needed to remove the cup because that was the way to release the nut that hold the axle in position. The second generation (the one in this great video) can not be removed, the way to take the axle out is to be able to unscrew the cup-holder from the inside of the pedal but you have to find a tool to unscrew it. I believe the threads are left and right handed and also the thread is glue (not permanently). I have not done myself, but this video was very informative for what not to do.
I used look keo classic pedals for a while and i loved thecoefaks but the cleats just wear out too fast and are expensive. I now use time and shimano but i miss the action of look. If look can get cheaper and longer lasting cleats to the customer id consider giving them a g again
Lots of haters but I love my LOOK pedals
So many unimpressed french factory workers at Ollie's antics . xD
it’s a wonder they didn’t go on strike and block the local autoroute
I had a pair of the Look EggBeaters on my Single Speed CX bike. They weren't on the bike when the police returned it :(
What will be the first part of the pedal that will wear out and how much does it cost to replace it?
The cleats. About $25
What is oille like shaking his head 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
As much as I’d like to upgrade my pedals idk if I can stomach buying a nice carbon set that I can’t adjust to my liking.
What would you prefer shimano ultegra spd-sl or look keo blade?
Plaickner Simon Speedplay Zero
@@prestachuck2867 no
Plaickner Simon Yes.
@@prestachuck2867 why? Heavier and less comfortable to walk
Plaickner Simon Not heavier depending upon model, more aero and easier to walk in with v.2 Zero Walkable cleats. More float or less available due to fully adjustable cleat float with heel-in and heel-out being independently adjustable to the most minute degree. Fully serviceable and rebuildable. Customizable with many different length spindles to optimize q-factore/stance width. Fore-aft adaptor plates available for those who prefer mid-foot positioning. No possibility of unintended release while sprinting. Double-sided self-centering design for faster and easier entry. Lower stack height for better bio position. But use what works for you.
It's like the commercial for Twix candy bars. Are you a Left pedal or Right pedal? That's why they keep em separated!🤣🤣
speedplay !!
what about Time pedal Factory tour
So the pun was intended, when you said: "Cyclist's are always obsessed, with the weight of their parts"?
#AskGCNTech Hi guys! Can I use Ultegra RX rear derailleur with a 105 R7000 groupset?
Yes. Works flawlessly. Shifting will be a bit harder, if you activate the clutch though
productinfo.shimano.com/#/com/3.8?cid=C-453&acid=C-454 works perfectly
Shame you didn't show us the cheese Look use to make their cleats :-)
will you ask them why they can not fix bloody loose bearing in their keo/blade pedals? :)
French workers on their lunchbreak? No worries Ollie, gives you a spare 3 hours or so!
The steerer tube on my Look carbon fibre bike snapped while I was out riding. I went down head first, broke my helmet, double vision, broken collarbone and cracked ribs. I then had to live in a chair for 3 weeks and it was another 4 weeks after that before I could return to work.
I figure I'm lucky to be alive - I've hit 83 kph on that bike - imagine what could happen due to structural failure at that speed....or if I was turning in front of a bus.
The Look people ignored me when i wrote to them. I will never buy a Look product.
Sorry to hear about that Yoj, I'm far too tubsy to ride anything but steel, but my cf forks always gave me some unease, until it was nicked.