Look kg243

bigpantswheels · Feb 17, 2013

I don't know if you would consider a 15 year old bike retro, but it's still a pretty steel bike. This is my wife's late 90's Look kg243 made of Columbus Neuron steel.

Cooker · Feb 20, 2013

I've got one as well. Love the look of them.
Red tape looks good, given me inspiration for my build.

oonaff · Feb 20, 2013

i really like it, tyres and h tape work well i reckon ! I also like the chrome head tub lugs which create a flow to the front..great.

bigpantswheels · Feb 21, 2013

I've been trying to find out more about my bike, I have been told this is probably a 1999 or 1998, but information is scarce on these. I don't think that these were actually made by Look but I haven't been able to find out who really built these frames. The only ones of this era that I've seen were in this color scheme and they were always claimed to be from 1999. It is constructed of Columbus Neuron tubing and has an English threaded bottom bracket.

oonaff · Feb 23, 2013

retrobike post 2011 say's built by billato <brothers ? > italy . I presume it's the same firm which built my lemond gan early 1990/s . you really need to speak to some one who is clued up on the history of look and when their last steel frames were sold . I would be interested in what other models in carbon and alluminium they had for sale in 1998 .

Cooker · Feb 24, 2013

Yep 1999
Billato is correct, LOOK design, made in Italy.

The KG233 was similar but Columbus Brain tubing and blue colours instead of red and Neuron tubing.

LOOK's top carbon road frame in 1999 was the KG296 (successor of the KG196) which is super rare, especially in time trial guise!!!!

bigpantswheels · Feb 24, 2013

Thanks, do you know if 1999 was the only year for these? I know that the Look bicycle division was sold around this time.

Cooker · Feb 25, 2013

All that I've seen have been 1999, but I can't say for sure if it was this year exclusively.

MarieLHT · May 27, 2021

bigpantswheels said:
I don't know if you would consider a 15 year old bike retro, but it's still a pretty steel bike. This is my wife's late 90's Look kg243 made of Columbus Neuron steel.

Any plans to sell this frame? I would love to be it's new guardian.

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