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Just googled them... That club still exists!
http://www.bekanabou.fr

Thanks! I love it... I did about 25 miles on it yesterday, to work and back: it was faster than I expected, and really really nice (ok, it was on road, but still...)
As a teenager, at the end of one year of high school, which I'd barely passed because I wasn't working hard enough, my mum bought me my first mountain bike... A cheap supermarket one (still, they were better than today's equivalent). Full Shimano 200GS groupset, oh yeah! It was totally undeserved; she said she wanted to encourage me to do better the next year. One of my happiest memory from these times. It was stolen few years later when I was at uni. That Look, because of the early 90s geometry I guess (though it's much lighter, the supermarket one was hi-ten / gas pipes), totally reminds me of it, and brings back nice memories (the little Normandy VTT club, summer evening rides through little countryside local paths, the absolute pain to clean the bike because off road in Normandy is well muddy... All very modest mountain biking, but for me it as awesome)

Hi, I have both systems.
From reading the instructions back when I bought these, I think they recommend using either adaptor only on a steel stem or steel steerer. Seems quite risk averse on their part but in my case I was able to comply.
The ahead stem adaptor works perfectly fine, so can positively feedback like @FarCorfe
Can take pictures if you want. The plate that goes over the steerer isn't very thick so unless you've not much insertion height already in your stem, you don't really need to remove any spacers (you're only raising bars by 1-2mm max)
I found the seat impossible to use with drop handle bars (I feel silly I even tried), only works (for me) with city bike-like bars.

Top option is really lovely.
I was very pleased with H Lloyd for my custom decals btw.

Yes, it is... They make me nervous, so thin at the end! Had a non drive side crank arm with a crack in the 90s - Shimano stx RC - luckily spotted in time by a mechanic, and square tapers going loose... Plus I'd hate to damage them... I'm looking for a suitably styled 5 bolt triple crankset with splined fitting, best candidate so far, which wouldn't look out of place is a Truvativ Elita.

Finished my Look today!

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Finished this today, as I enjoy a couple of days off...

Please can I dibs the Dia Compe brake levers?
Can pick at some point this week (in principle)

Should have said, if anyone has a 1 inch threaded fork with cantilever bosses that they are looking to sell - please let me know.

Very nice frame!
If you want a place holder fork to try the bike / use during the good days, you can have this for free if you can pick up on London area. Approx 230mm of steerer. It's cheap stuff.

You could also speak to Winston to get forks made.

Thank you both, now I need to find time too ride it (further than the local woods), and figure out where to go...

Hadn’t really considered that

The tyres I bought in the end (Bontrager GR1) are described by the manufacturer as "tubeless ready", which I assumed meant they were considered ok with tubes. No idea. Chose them because, although probably the most expensive tyres I've ever bought, they were comparatively not too pricey, I liked their look, they were in stock, fast delivery, bla bla...
So far, after a short test ride today, all good...

Because a tyre says ‘tubeless’ that doesn’t mean you can’t run it with tubes.

Didn't know that, had read somewhere that tubeless tyres had stiffer side walls and didn't work well with tubes

Thanks for the tips all... And @russmeyer for the kind comment.

@Skülly sadly the WTB horizon doesn't come in the size I need...
@knowthejo good thing RH don't do the size I need either because you could have tempted me to spend more that I had initially thought, like with the MKS pedals! (Coming from you I'd always assume it is money well spent)

These WTBs I was contemplating on previous page seem to be meant for tubeless install, unfortunately.

So paselas... Never been disappointed by them and if they size large, probably my best bet...

Oooh!
What about these? Available in tan/black version?

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/WTB/ByWay-Road-Plus-TCS-Clincher-Tyre/JJCY?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&co=GBR&cu=GBP&glCountry=GB&id=911575&ds_eid=700000001845766&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=UK_EN_Profit_Google_Shopping_All+Users_Brand_All+Products_Mobile&ds_cid=71700000053301088&ds_ag=D_B_911554_WTB_ByWay+Road+Plus+TCS+Clincher+Tyre_Tubeless+Tyre_45+GBP&ds_agid=58700005115281645&ds_k=PRODUCT_GROUP&ds_kid=92700051420732182&ds_kids=p51420732182&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8IaGBhCHARIsAGIRRYpGfBUSxEOPYcVqTQo5JTNAtIXQr6DF58BRt2edl2P12IUgkqW7kR8aAuOrEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Ah, thanks... May play it safe with Paselas then, always liked them (if I can't find something in 40c)

Would you happen to know if that's true for gravel kings too? Saw a guy with some of these in me commute back home tonight, tempting...

Hi, I've been recommended this thread, as I need help finding decent looking tan walled 700X40c?
Schwable g-one nearly fit the requirements but having now seen pictures of them installed, I'd like to find something else.
I currently have Planet X jack brown in 33 1/2c, and like them, but now I've removed mudguards for the summer, I want to fill the gaps a bit. Curious to try something else too (with hardly any time to ride I need to find excuses to play with my bike when I have 5 minutes to spare).
Ta!

Ah yes, I see.
Your neo-retro qualification makes sense indeed...
Shame the planet X ones I have atm (can't remember the name, made by panaracer) don't come in bigger size. I love the 33 1/2 I have, bought a spare pair, they're perfect with mudguards...

Thanks for sorting me out @Harry with the Look BB!

Thanks for the confirmed recommendation.
Internet photo didn't look bad to me (the tan wall version), are they disappointing in the flesh?

They do look good, pricier than the Paselas but if they're bigger: currently running 33c - or around there - so I'd want to see as much difference as possible.

Thanks and I love Paselas too... May consider this if no obvious 40c presents itself...

how about a full-powered Freddy Mamani tribute?!

Yes! (I confess I had to Google him).
You're better at colors though...

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