Team USA is at the UCI Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, and for the first time in many years the program fielded two complete team sprint squads. The women’s team rode to 9th place and the men’s to 15th. And today and Saturday, the team is taking on the individual sprint competition.
This is the first worlds since the team started using the advanced LOOK T20 Sprint bike, which features numerous components designed by the French company to work in conjunction with the frameset.
The bike is built with LOOK components down to the crank and pedals, and uses Corima disc wheels.
We took a closer look at the team bike.
LOOK went big on integration with the T20. The seatpost, cockpit, and crankset are all made to integrate with this specific frameset. Corima supplies C+ disc wheels front and rear.
The cockpit, fork, and frame all integrate into one another.
There is still a lot of adjustability in the cockpit despite the integration.
The Look ZED is a single piece track crankset designed to work in conjunction with the frame for maximum efficiency of power and stiffness. The crank can be adjusted in 2.5mm increments, three sizes total, as well.
Both crank arms are one integrated piece.
LOOK Keo Blade pedals are designed for the track. Due to the enormous forces on the upstroke in sprint events, there are also toe straps ensuring riders’ feet stay put.
The front dropouts are interchangeable and adjustable.
This Selle San Marco saddle is one of the few non-LOOK components on this bike.
Track events have the highest average speeds in cycling, so including aerodynamic features like this wheel cut-out is essential to keep riders competitive.
A close up of the front fork and dropout.
There are four different seat tube angles on the T20 depending on how the seat post clamp is installed.