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Pro bike: Thor Hushovd's Paris-Roubaix Look 585

Crédit Agricole head mechanic Pascal Ridel has been with the team for two decades

  • The team had special machines waiting, but a standard Look 585 was enough to do the trick.
  • Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) departed from the start of Paris-Roubaix aboard a Look 585 Origin.
  • There's no tapered-and-oversized trickery here…
  • …as a standard 1 1/8
  • No carbon in the wheels, but plenty of it in the full-carbon frame and HSC5 SL fork.
  • The Look 585 provides Hushovd with a slightly softer ride than his usual Look 595.
  • Look still prefers tube-and-lug technology instead of monocoque or tube-to-tube construction
  • The bottom bracket area looks rather small but the stiffness is apparently still good enough.
  • Hushovd took the conservative approach with traditional spoked wheels and aluminum box-section rims.
  • With straight guage spokes, Hushovd's wheels were even more conservative than most
  • The Continental Pro Limited Competition ProTection tubulars with beefy 25mm profile
  • Hushovd prefers a deep traditional drop instead of more anatomic bends.
  • Not many riders can also say that they have their own signature line of components.
  • The Look Ergopost 2 Ti seatpost is topped with a Selle Italia Flite Team Edition saddle.
  • Shimano's ubiquitous Dura-Ace STI Dual Control levers take care of business up front.
  • A standard Dura-Ace rear derailleur moves the chain across the tight ratio cassette.
  • Hushovd's bike didn't have much clearance back here…
  • …nor up here although the dry conditions didn't require much.
  • Hushovd runs relatively long 175mm Dura-Ace cranks.
  • The flat Paris-Roubaix parcours found most riders, Hushovd included, running 46T inner chainrings.
  • One of the few departures from the Shimano Dura-Ace group is Hushovd's Look KéO Carbon pedals.
  • Tacx Tao cages look like they're a solid loop of aluminum but they spring open in the middle.
  • A wireless Shimano Flight Deck computer offers up plenty of information.
  • Crédit Agricole head mechanic Pascal Ridel has been with the team for two decades

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Crédit Agricole head mechanic Pascal Ridel has been with the team for two decades

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