R96

LOOK is a storied French company from Nevers, founded in 1951, that revolutionised cycling in 1984 by adapting its ski-binding expertise into the first successful clipless pedal, then became a pioneer of carbon-fibre frame construction. The R96 is the flagship of that heritage on the track. It descends directly from the L96, a velodrome frame the French national team rode to countless world and Olympic titles. For the 2016 Rio Games LOOK reworked the platform - the 'R' stands for Rio - shaving around 150 grams by moving to a higher grade of carbon and redesigning the integrated seatmast, while borrowing the head and aero language of its 796 Monoblade time-trial bike. The result dominated Rio: it was the single most-used track bike at the Games, with roughly 80 R96s in the velodrome ridden by nine different national teams. The later SPEED EVO and TT EVO revisions refined the aerodynamics and paired the frame with the ZED monobloc crankset that is now central to LOOK's track identity.