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Description:The Quartz shows very light eight for a product at less than 60 euros (125 grams). It is by far the lightest weight on the market in this price range. Completely hollowed out around the axis line, it offers an excellent evacuation of mud. The very large pressure area optimizes the pedalling power. This new pedal offers great engagement and disengagement smoothness. Efficient in competitions, it also reassures beginners.
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Submitted by
Redwards
a Racer
from Oakland, Ca. U.S.
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | competitive cyclist | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | disengages too easily. Is not as intuitive as eggbeater to engage | | Similar Products Used: | eggbeater | | Bike Setup: | cyclocross | | Bottom Line: | So far not that happy with Look Quartz. Hopefully by 'cross season I will be, but I am easily ready and willing to go back to my Eggbeaters. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CLAW
a Weekend Warrior
from colorado
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Excel | | Strengths: | Light weight, Simple design, Good shoe/pedal contact, Relatively Cheap, Durable | | Weaknesses: | HORRIBLE FOR AGGRESSIVE TRAIL RIDING!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Assorted Crank Brothers and Shimano Pedals | | Bike Setup: | Ventana El Ciclon, Sinister Ridge | | Bottom Line: | These pedals are great if your idea of mountain biking is riding on the sidewalk.
I read some of the other negative reviews below and thought maybe people were being a little rash, "the Looks couldn't be that bad". After all, the price was reasonable, they were nice and light, and they seemed like they would be more durable than the Crank Brothers pedals (which they are). But please believe me when I say, these pedal a effin dangerous if you ride hard...
If you make a quick move to get up a technical section, lean to far into a turn, hop a log, air off a berm, or just pedal too hard these things release. The results can be catastrophic if you aren't prepared to have your feet blow off the pedal. Perhaps a cleat with more float will solve this issue but I am skeptical. These pedals just don't have what it takes for trail riding.
They might not be too bad for a commuter or even a road bike. But for proper mountain biking, these things are a disaster waiting to happen.
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Submitted by
xchkek
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder CO
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Hall Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light, have never slipped out, never had a problem | | Weaknesses: | Cost, but worth it | | Similar Products Used: | eggbeaters, time atac, etc... | | Bike Setup: | metal and rubber | | Bottom Line: | I don't know what these people are talking about! If you set them up correctly like everything else on your bike they will work flawlessly. Pay particular attention to the shoes you use. Pick a model that has raised rubber bars that run on the outside of the cleat like Look says, rubber should be hitting the pedal!! it gives the clips more strength and decreases weight by not needing a big spring. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guv
a Weekend Warrior
from Stouffville, ON
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Durham Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Shed mud | | Weaknesses: | Unclips easily and at the most inopportune times | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano M540 | | Bike Setup: | 07 Specialized FSRxc Pro, upgraded to XT crank/bb, Avid Juicy 7..blah, blah | | Bottom Line: | Rather expensive pedals that just don't work! When I first installed them I was able to get the cleats set on my Specialized Comp shoes as per Look's instructions. Everything seemed good on a short test ride but when I hit the trails I was disengaging when traveling over bump and logs, while going downhill and sometimes when cranking hard out of the saddle. Tried fiddling around with spacers but still couldn't solve any of the problems. In fact some (notably spitting out of the pedals when I out of the saddle) got much worse. The Quartz doesn't have a very positive engagement either.
Got them since my Shimanos weren't good in the mud and the Look appeared more promising, too bad. Moving on to Speedplay Frogs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
solo bert
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Prospect Hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Oxygen Cycles | | Strengths: | Solid feel under shoe when clipped in, my knees are loving the lack of rocking I've come to expect on with MTB pedals. Light. Sexy carbon. Really like the ease of entry and disengagement. | | Weaknesses: | None so far, but I haven't had a chance to really push them yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Bros. Candy's & Eggbeaters, Ritchey's, assorted Shimano SPD's, Kore clipless things... | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Scalpel '06. X-0/X-9 drivechain, FSA cranks, Mavic's etc | | Bottom Line: | I really like the feel and hope they're more durable than anything else I've chewed through. Hopefully I'll still have nice things to say in 12 months, about the time when I'd be throwing new internals into a set of Candy's.
I've snapped wings off CB pedals and mutilated SPD's so I'm not about to be scared off by one person's account of crash damage. And the other early bad review sounds more a classic on-line purchasing experience rather than a bad product review; aftermarket care and fitting advice IS why you shop at a shop rather than on-line. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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snowdrifter
a Cross Country Rider
from Somewhere, Somewhere, Somewhere
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Your Mamas Backdoor | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | light weight | | Weaknesses: | engagement sucks! stupid shims.. CRAPOLA! | | Similar Products Used: | Time Atacs, which I went back to.. | | Bike Setup: | All Mtn | | Bottom Line: | The pedals did not engage without the stupid shims, with the shims my shoes would not contact the pedal body.. Talked to Look, told me to get new shoes, F them!! Make a pedal that works out of the box, tinkering is lame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
philze
a Cross Country Rider
from Broomfield, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Chimney Gulch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Light weight, solid clip in | | Weaknesses: | stack height | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 540, Speedplay Frogs | | Bike Setup: | 69er Rock Lobster, Klein Palomino | | Bottom Line: | Once setup with the shims, worked great. It took some time for the cleats to set with the pedals, a little un-nerving, felt like they might unclip, but wore in after a couple hours on the trail. I would imagine good mud clean out, but the stack height caught more rocks than previous Shimano pedals I've had. All together, be patient with the setup and expect some time for wear in, great pedal for the money. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jdcowboy
a Weekend Warrior
from Moorpark, CA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Guadalasca | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Michael's in Newbury | | Strengths: | Light. Easy set up. Easy entry and release | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Eggbeaters | | Bike Setup: | New Trance X0 | | Bottom Line: | I have about 40 miles on these pedals. Love them. Great pedal. Used Eggbeaters for years, but these are easier to get into and to release. Nice to have the shoe against the platform. Took a couple of tries to get the right shim in, but that was no problem. Worked well. I found it easier to clip into and out of than the Eggbeaters. They were also easier to start and push on the pedal when you couldn't clip in but still needed to pedal than the Eggbeaters. They are not loud when you clip in and are rather subtle, but its still not hard to tell when you clip in to them. No problems accidently unclipping or being locked in and not being able to clip out.
Great pedal at a great price. Try it and you won't go back to anything else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kiwijames
a Racer
from Lafayette, CA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Joaquin Miller Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light, relative ease in and out, design clears mud. Not too difficult to set up the shims. | | Weaknesses: | No audible or distinct tactile feedback to know you're clipped in. No tension adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | Time Atac, Ritchey Logic Pro, Shimano SPDs | | Bike Setup: | Scott Spark 20, XT, DT Swiss Nude shock, Fox F100RL, Stylo, Juicy 7, DT Swiss X455 | | Bottom Line: | I've had years of hassle free use from my Ritcheys w/o servicing anything...I just wanted something new on the new steed. The Quartz Carbon, are so lite!! In and out is very similar to the Time series, but the Look pedal body rests on the sole/tread of the MTB shoe, thus there are shims for the cleat to attain that zero clearance, thus a stable platform and limiting of any hot spots. There is a learning curve to getting them in, when on a technical trail with some portage, you just have to have faith that you're clipped in when you start off again. Getting the hang of it, but on the maiden voyage I was wondering WTF! The carbons are plenty light and don't break the piggy bank1 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RWGreen
a Cross Country Rider
from Cowtown. OH
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Mohican | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Durability | | Similar Products Used: | pretty much any and all clipless since the original Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Sultan, Fox 120, XTR, Hope Mono Mini | | Bottom Line: | These had a slight learning curve relative to XTR and Eggbeaters which I was coming off of. Was actually thinking about picking up another pair or two until I broke one yesterday after only 10 rides or so. Was a low speed endo, and one of the rear cleat retention bars snapped completely off the pedal. I rode the original egg 3 ti for years and years, bashed on rocks, etc, and never broke. I think these are an interesting design, but too fragile. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven
a
from Jay, ME
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Solid connection, lightweight, great mud clearance, price | | Weaknesses: | Non so far | | Similar Products Used: | Eggbeaters, Xpedo, Shimano, Bebops, Frogs | | Bike Setup: | Which one? | | Bottom Line: | I'm liking these pedals more each time I use them. I bought them specifically for cyclocross and after riding them, have since bought two more pair for two of my mtbs. Granted setting up the cleat may take a little more time than your average clipless pedal. But these aren't your average pedals. Your foot is supported by the shoe tread resting on the pedal body providing a stable platform and eliminating the hotspot under some other pedal's cleats. I've ridden these in sand, mud, rain and dry and they have performed flawlessly. So if buttery smooth clip in and release with great mud clearance are priority one, then you should have a pair of these. It's an added bonus that they are lightweight and inexpensive to boot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Greg
a Racer
from Cedarburg, WI, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Eau Claire, Tosa, Sheboygan | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Ben's Cycle & Fitness | | Strengths: | Very easy to clip in and out, sheds mud like I've never seen before, strong. | | Weaknesses: | None to date | | Similar Products Used: | Wellgo, candy c's | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakota Sport | | Bottom Line: | I have no idea what the first guy is talking about, these pedals are great. When I was buying them at first there was not many reviews so I was skeptical, but they stay in really well when your pedaling, and clip out really nice to. If your deciding or not to get these between another pair, get these pair, very good pedals. I race and ride technical trails alot and I've hit rocks and they never clip out or anything. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Large Stack Height, Vaque Release, poor engagement | | Similar Products Used: | Time ATAC's, Eggbeaters, SPD's | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur XC | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THESE PEDALS. I have been a serious mountain biker for 10 years and these are buy far the worst pedal I have ever used. They have a very large stack height so you will be hitting rocks and roots like never before. They also have a vaque and unpredicatable release that almost caused me serious bodily harm several times riding down Porcupine Rim last week.
Bottom line - don't let the low price and weight sucker you, my buddy brought a pair and used them once and discarded them to the trash which is where mine are going. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Demonic1
a Cross Country Rider
from WI, USA
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | http://www.universalcycles.com/ | | Strengths: | Good design, short axle length, good sized pedal body feels stable, no hot spots on my feet because pedal body rests firmly on shoe treads. | | Weaknesses: | no loud click upon engagement | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano 747, 959, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Truth- also using these on my Specialized Tarmac. | | Bottom Line: | Great pedal! sheds mud well, no setup problems using Sidi Dominator 5s, Engages and disengages really well, very smooth action.
Since I also use these on my road bike I wanted something light and they beat the pants off Shimanos which I've been using for years.
I normally bend a set of Shimano axles in about a year of hard use (Clyde), so I contacted Look about it. According to them they have the strongest clipless axles out there. I've been riding these a while and I've had no complaints.
I have the base model and I'm really liking them for both mtb and road applications. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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