LOOK KG 396 Piste Track Bike Small with New Campagnolo Record Pista Track Wheels

  

LOOK KG 396 Piste (Full Track Bike) size Small w/ New Campagnolo Track Wheels. LOOK KG 396 Piste Professional track bike. Monobloc carbon frame and fork made with the HM / High Modulus designation.

Color is the classic Look yellow with logos and trim in blue, silver and red. This frame is an early model KG 396 P (see serial number badge images), this frameset has been professionally restored to its original standard and appearance. Professionally re-painted, down to the carbon paint removal, three coats of high quality paint with two coats of clear coat over the original Look logo decals.

Also including a complete frame integrity analysis, the incredible amount of meticulous work has restored this iconic track classic to a fine example of the classic Look 396. The Look KG 396 P design is registered on 14 December 1999, with sights firmly set on the Sydney Olympic Games. A patent for the offset fork follows - EP0490120 (B1). This singular fork design was already implemented on the KG 196, 296 and adapted for the new 396 frame.

Frames with the HM designation are made of a superior reinforced carbon construction, designed to take the rigors of track sprints, substantially increasing value and manufacturing cost. Offered is an original Look 396 P (track model), developed by Look France for the 2000 Olympic French Track Cycling Team, which has continued in use with minor updates until its current and newest version the Look T20. This 396 model was the frame of choice for a multitude of Olympic gold medal champions. This restored mint example is one of the early KG 396 P models (see serial number badge images). Frameset is in overall absolutely mint condition (10 out of 10).

Beautiful unblemished paint without any structural issues of any kind. 53.5 cm Top Tube (center-to-center). 51 cm Seat Tube (center-to-center).

Very High Modulus Aero Carbon Monobloc Construction. 100mm / 120mm Wheel Spacing. 700c Wheel Size (front & rear).

New Look Original Track Seat-post 400mm (uncut). New Look Original Speed Model Stem 110mm. Look Original Black Carbon Track Handlebars 370mm. Campagnolo Record Pista 165mm Crankset. Campagnolo Record Pista Bottom Bracket. Campagnolo Record 48T 1/8 Track Chain-ring. Izumi Black & Gold 1/8 Track Chain.

NEW Phil Wood 16 Tooth 1/8 Cog. NEW Campagnolo Pista Front & Rear Track Wheelset (these are never ridden).

NEW Tofu S33 Pro Blackwall tubular tires (mounted but not glued). With the right legs to launch it, the KG 396 brings magic to the velodrome, and it doesn't take the French Team long to figure it out.

The Sydney 2000 team includes Florian ROUSSEAU, Arnaud TOURNANT, Laurent GANE, or Felicia BALLANGER and Marion CLIGNET, and each of them races the bike to an Olympic medal. The Sydney Look KG 396 is probably the best bike on the track today. In fact, many other federations are envious of this absolute jewel, says Arnaud Tournant (Team Sprint Olympic Champion in Sydney 2000).

Aboard the KG 396, Arnaud Tournant was the first rider in history to crack the symbolic one-minute barrier for the 1km standing start.