Look launches new 785 Huez for climbing purists on a budget, complete with carbon nanotubes

In a surprise move, Look has today launched a new top-flight climbing bike. Normally we see models such as this piloted by WorldTour teams first in subtly choreographed, ‘accidentally’ released events at big races, but the new 785 Huez hasn’t been seen under the riders from Cofidis, at least not that we can remember. 

As the name would suggest, the bike takes aim at the big mountains like Alpe d’Huez, focussing on a low weight and a high stiffness-to-weight ratio, rather than aerodynamic efficiency.

Round tubes and ‘normal’ kit