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Giant propel or look 675

  • 24-10-2015 7:59pm
    #1
    pot p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭


    In the market for a new bike and have it narrowed down to these 2, a giant propel advance 0 or the look 675 light. I know they are 2 totally different bikes but just looking to see if any1 has an experience/opinion on either bike, thanks


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  • #2
    onthefringe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭onthefringe


    pot p wrote: »
    In the market for a new bike and have it narrowed down to these 2, a giant propel advance 0 or the look 675 light. I know they are 2 totally different bikes but just looking to see if any1 has an experience/opinion on either bike, thanks

    had a 675...

    your right ...totally different..
    675 is billed as being more relaxed geometry wise....
    i didnt find it overly relaxed...head tube short enough and sizing meant that i had to go for a Medium which possibly didnt help either...
    nice bike but in my opinon not as good as LOOK's of old..

    the headset/stem system also irked me after a while...
    quiet limited by comparison to other manufactures

    i sold it to a guy whos raced it since the day he got it and raced it well..
    so its ok for that too..!!


  • #3
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭cython


    The OH has the Liv Envie (the top end frame from the 2015 range rebuilt with 11 speed 105 and different wheels), which is basically the Propel in a WSD variant, and she's very happy with it. Only real gotcha in it is that the brakes are non-standard in keeping with the aero frame (basically kind of v-brakes type rather than calipers), and can be a bit finicky if you take the wheels on and off regularly. She has done the the race around Ireland as part of an 8 person team on it, as well as several sportives, training, etc. and has had no complaints beyond the caveat I mentioned around the brakes.


  • #4
    pot p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭pot p


    onthefringe wrote: »
    had a 675...

    your right ...totally different..
    675 is billed as being more relaxed geometry wise....
    i didnt find it overly relaxed...head tube short enough and sizing meant that i had to go for a Medium which possibly didnt help either...

    I went to check 1 out today, sat on a medium which seemed comfortable but not sure about the sizing, normally ride a felt ar in a size 56


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