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This dates from Nov 2018 - I searched and couldn't find it posted here already and found it interesting:
Bops back and forth between Look's HQ in France and their factory in Tunisia. Outside of the advertising for Look, I found this informative and interesting, including a bit of history (the 1986 bike (KG86) that was the first carbon fiber frame to win Tour de France (ridden by Greg Lemond).
I was surprised at the amount of hand labor involved and all the glue-ups. Makes on appreciate it when a company is able to show the actual weave vs. being painted over (I know a bit about this from my experiences with a Tesla Roadster, which has a number of carbon fiber body panels and the optional hardtop was $1K more in clear weave than painted).
Bops back and forth between Look's HQ in France and their factory in Tunisia. Outside of the advertising for Look, I found this informative and interesting, including a bit of history (the 1986 bike (KG86) that was the first carbon fiber frame to win Tour de France (ridden by Greg Lemond).
I was surprised at the amount of hand labor involved and all the glue-ups. Makes on appreciate it when a company is able to show the actual weave vs. being painted over (I know a bit about this from my experiences with a Tesla Roadster, which has a number of carbon fiber body panels and the optional hardtop was $1K more in clear weave than painted).
