How is a carbon fibre road bike made? Well, look no further… GCN takes a look around the LOOK Cycle headquarters in France and their production facility in Tunisia, to get a thorough insight into the manufacture of carbon fiber road bikes.
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Throughout Ollie’s time away he learnt the intricate detail that goes into each and every LOOK bike and he was certainly pretty impressed. What did you find most interesting about the factory tour? Let us know in the comments below. 👇
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47 Comments
Your first sentence is a joke. Carbon bikes are junk and expensive. There are so many alloys that are better for bikes frames. Carbon fiber is just another fad.
Ill take steel.
Dude spraying the bike without face protection though
In a world turning to automation and robots it is amazing to see people still doing this kind of work – and almost all the skilled workers seem to be women.
They have to make these in a country with low labor costs – in the USA these frames would cost a million $ each to make.
I want to see how to make it, not a lot of words
Awesome & Thanks 🙂 I had so much fun & Learnt a lot from watching this video 🙂
да говно карбон! на какой вес расчитан? сел на карбон. скрепит как телега. оптималально титан за такие бабки. еще сдача будет. тупой развод.
у меня товарищь голимую раму карбон конандейл по гарантии менял. лэфт. даже алюминий кто нибудь менял?
а если еще наебнешься иди покупай новую. голимая замануха как и элекомобили. тупик. в швейцарии уже запретили. дружи с мозгами..
why do the women wear the hair protection but this guy doesnt? his hair can fall down too
That was a long ways to run you broke the record
I'm so sick of 19 pounds with carbon. things should be interesting and I know why it's not being done with graphene and it's because of carbon sales will die almost immediately
Ollie can run on water!? No surprise that he can drop almost anybody nowadays
Cheaply
This is a fascinating look into the workings of the LOOK factory in Indonesia as well as the design and testing facility in France. However – I would be very interested in learning more about the dangers of carbon fiber dust (as there appears to be quite a lot created during the machining steps) and whether and how these dangers are mitigated (use of masks, filters, eye-wear, etc.) so that workers are protected. From all appearances there is little in the way of worker protective gear being employed!
A bit like cooking? Bloody hell.
can help but notice that none of these workers are wearing breathing mask despite the fact that both carbonfiber dust and resin are highly toxic
Dream bike. Can only afford in my dreams.
Fascinating
ollie, such a legend
hello i love bicycles so i want to be a bike designer and where can i learn it ?
I love carbon fiber but I'm all about the carbon fiber pattern not when it's all painted up
Very impressive how carbon bicycles are made 😮
As fascinating as this was, it makes me want to ditch my carbon bike for a hand built titanium or steel frame. I like the hand built aspect of metal bikes vs carbon. Both beautiful, but I like the craftsmanship required for metal frames.
Those cranks have to be “SRM Origin Carbon Power Meter” 13:57 , am i right?
I can’t afford one so I’ll just look all I want.
0:43 no Mask😅 good luck!
15:53. Mask below nose. Not smart.
Which (widely available in Europe) grease shall I use to assembly Token Ninja screwed press fit BB in the carbon fibre frame made by Storck (Aernario Pro G1)???
Cool, bro.
Good
Ocean gate brought me here
Sorry, had to stop watchingn after 5 minutes. The presenter is such a ponce – how long does he stare at himself in the mirror
They even make submarines out of this stuff…not good ones but they do.
Don't they need to wear masks?
Super informative, very entertaining. Ollie is the best. He looked like a kid in a candy shop!
Vague and repetitive. Did I mention repetive and vague?
Spent about 500 miles on it and so far so good. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA Pros:1. Very light2. Solid quality build3. Fast delivery: It arrived 5 weeks earlier than expected.4. Easy assemblyJust a few cons but nothing major:1. Cheap tin tubes and had flat on first day… but not a big deal. I replaced the tubes.2. Seat is a bit uncomfortable but that's pretty much the same situation with most bikes.3. Seat post is a bit long/high for a smaller size 48 bike – had to saw 2 inch off to fit properly. The lowest setting is too high. The post locking system does not seem to hold well (perhaps because I saw 2 inch off).4. wheels are not tubeless compatible (from what I can tell)
Just wondering since top end carbon frames takes so much effort, time and cost to build. Why are the carbon frame builders not getting the recognitions compare to a metal frame builder? I still have a vintage Dean frame hand build in the U.S signed off and credit to the frame builder.
Im a big fan of look bikes,,
0:43 why this guy don't use mask?
Are they recyclable? Or forever materials?
I liked how they were comparing the carbon fiber to aluminum and steel but didn't include superior Titanium 😅
I see the labor not as impressive but rather problematic if it's 90% of the cost
Oooh this kind of bicycle materials made it so complicated.
It is very important to have the Legitimate Manufacturers in this kind of materials for safety reasons.
I hope it can help and benefits our EcoSystem.
I hope my DT class sees this comment!
40 years ago, my roommate was working in an aerospace test and development lab. He came home all excited about this new material, "carbon fiber," and told me how it was going to change everything. He was right. Thanks for the tour of the exact process for bikes. I have been wondering about it for a long time. 👍