Look G85 Cezal RS Red Xplr AXS
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Prices and stock checked Oct 22.
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The Look G85 Cezal RS Red XPLR AXS Bike is Look's race-oriented gravel bike, built around a high modulus carbon frame and a full SRAM Red XPLR AXS wireless group. Look has been building carbon bikes in France since the early 1980s and has a long record in road racing. The G85 Cezal RS brings that background to gravel, where the frame was designed to be light, stiff and quick over mixed terrain.
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A frame made for racing
The RS frame uses a UD high modulus carbon racing lay-up, a step up from the standard G85 Cezal. Look and the cycling press report a weight saving of roughly 200 grams over the original frame, along with added stiffness at the bottom bracket and head tube. In practice, that should mean a bike that responds quickly when you stand to sprint out of a corner or push a climb on loose gravel. The seatstays use a wave shape that Look designed to add some compliance at the rear, which matters when a course turns rough.
Geometry is built for stability at speed. The head tube angle is 69.5 degrees on the XS and S, 70 degrees on the M and L, and 70.5 degrees on the XL. Chainstays are a short 425mm on every size, which keeps the rear end tight and helps the bike change direction without feeling nervous. Our size M has a 380mm reach and 590mm stack, a position that is fairly upright for a race bike and easier to hold on long days.
Clearance for the course you pick
Look rates the frame for tires up to 57mm wide at the front and 50mm at the rear with this 1x drivetrain. The bike uses a T47 threaded bottom bracket and a Look LS1 UD carbon seatpost, and the frame is designed to work with suspension forks, so you can adapt it as your riding changes.
The wheels are Fulcrum Sharq C25, a 42mm-deep 700c set. That depth gives a measure of aero benefit on fast, open sections without making the bike hard to handle in…
