The new race-bike version of Look's G85 Cezal retains the active geometry of the original, including lively steering and short 425mm chainstays, while getting a makeover that makes the new bike lighter and stiffer than its predecessor.
A new High Modulus (HM) carbon layup shaves 200g from the original's 1,200g claimed frame weight. Look claims the G85 Cezal RS has a new layup that increases bottom bracket stiffness by 19% and head tube stiffness by 20%.
It’s not all about upping the stiffness, though. At the rear, the new 3D wave-flex system seatstays are claimed to filter 15% more vibrations without compromising the back end laterally.
The tyre clearance is 57mm at the front and 50mm at the rear, dropping to 45mm if you run a 2x drivetrain. As has becoming increasingly common, the G85 uses a T47 threaded bottom bracket and UDH rear dropout. A round 27.2mm seatpost means you can upgrade to a gravel dropper post.
Aero, tough and comfortable
The new front-end frame composition gives the RS a Zedler score of 94. The Zedler test is a standardised laboratory measurement developed by Germany’s Zedler Institut to quantify a bicycle frame's torsional steering head stiffness. In context, Look’s own pro-tour proven 795 Blade RS 3 road bike scored 90.
Look claims the improved head tube stiffness gives the G85 RS the edge when it comes to rough technical gravel handling. The new construction is said to be tougher than ever and backed by Look’s lifetime warranty.
Although the G85 Cezal RS isn’t an out-and-out aero gravel race bike in the mould of Argon 18’s Anti Matter or Ridley’s Kanzo Fast 2.0, Look has employed aero shapes for the frame tubes, and the front-end integration and cockpit.
According to Look, the focus for the G85 RS is comfort, control and rider position to yield faster times in typical gravel conditions.
The G85 Cezal RS uses Look’s Aero Carbon RS3 cockpit, which is available with seven stem lengths and three bar widths, along with 50mm of stack adjustment.
Product manager at Look, Romain Simon, explains: “With the G85 Cezal RS, we didn’t want to force riders to choose between weight and capability, so we built one platform that covers virtually every scenario. Our road team knows aerodynamics inside out, which is exactly why we chose not to trade off rider control for marginal aerodynamic gains.”
Look G85 Cezal RS pricing and range details
The G85 Cezal RS is available as a frameset or two complete bike models, built around SRAM’s Force and Red XPLR AXS groupsets.
G85 Cezal RS frameset
- Includes frame, Token T47 bottom bracket, 160mm flat mount hardware and Look LS1 27.2mm carbon seatpost
- Raw Carbon / Chrome Orange
- €3,290
G85 Cezal RS SRAM Force XPLR AXS 1x
- Weight: 8.3kg
- 40T chainring
- Deda Superzero carbon bar and Superbox stem with full integration
- Fulcrum Sharq C25 42mm wheels
- Hutchinson Touareg Race 700x45c tyres
- Hypershift Blue
- €6,990
G85 Cezal RS SRAM Red XPLR AXS 1x
- Weight: 7.9kg
- 44T aero chainring
- Look Aero Carbon stem and Aero Carbon RS 3 handlebar
- Fulcrum Sharq C25 42mm wheels
- Hutchinson Touareg Race 700x45c tyres
