Does anyone have one of these intriguing machines?

Its gnarl appears to be of roughly the correct magnitude for my intended uses, and while it looks a bit gawky it’s only arguably hideous.

13.25 kgs, £2,025.

Thoughts or experiences anyone? 🙂

Thoughts?

It’s a lot of money for something you can’t try beforehand, and seems to have lower spec parts to pay for the carbon frame. Do you want a carbon framed full suss?

Don’t CRC post them out to potential buyers for demo?

If you’re lucky you might even get pedal reflectors like in that pic too!

Gark!
Bleeeeeeuuuuuurrrrgggghhh!!!
Sheeeesh…..

13.25kgs seems a bit lardy for a carbon framed MTB

Tell you what, I have just imagined getting “loose skin” trapped in the exposed shock/linkage area.

That would be beyond all pain imaginable. :-/

Pivot free at the back?

£2k – you can get a ‘safer’ bet for the money – some fine, fine bikes…As ever, its the ride that’s the important bit.

Not very light either.

My heckler with a coil shock is only a kilo heavier.

Internal cable routing, no thanks.

The wheels are a bit so-so aren’t they? What else is dragging the weight up?

Fork Manitou Minute Super Fork with 120mm travel
Rear Shock Manitou Radium RL Air 165mm/38mm Rear Shock
Rims Alex EN24, Eyelet, Disc, Aluminium
Front Hub Shimano M525, Disc, QR
Rear Hub Shimano M525, Disc, QR
Tyres Continental Mountain King 26×2.2
Cassette Shimano Deore HG50 9 speed 11-34T
Crankset Truvativ Stylo 3.3, 44/32/22
Shift Levers Shimano SLX M660
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore XT
Front Derailleur Shimano SLX
Chain Shimano CN-HG53
Brakes Hayes Stroker Ryde, hydraulic disc brake
Stem FSA 90mm, 31.8mm/28.6mm OS150, White
Handlebars FSA XC300 Riser
Saddle Concept Xtreme
Seat Post FSA SL-250
Pedals Aluminium cage with reflector

wheels, cassette, brakes look fairly weighty imo

actually – the brakes are a dirt cheap option for an expensive bike

Ah OK. I have not bought a proper bike for so long that I am really struggling. 🙂

matt page does ok on his … but his specced up considerably ..

does it need to be fs ? id be tempted to look at meridas alloy 96 for 2399….similar sorta bike

any reason why you are looking at a focus?? have you looked at the Cube’s on CRC? nice bikes and a bit unusual too.

Giant Anthem X worth a look for a XC race-ish bike.

i agree with chakaping. IMO the focus looks s**T and the components are basic/standard….

Seen one in real life. Not impressed at all, found it very ugly. Heavy for what it is.

i have to laugh at the above
trapped skin in the linkage +freak
a kilo is a lot of weight in a bike+ffs

its a nice bike & allthough its not as nice as last years in looks or spec .
imo it is light for what it is but the forks are about as good as the comments above =not very.

the main problem is the pound against the euro this has hit all manufacturers in one way or another even orange who import there metal from germany & the us is struggling.

i would opt for the next model up/or go for one of there rather nice carbon ht.

my advice is if you want this bike give it untill aug when wiggle slash there prices.

i have been to the focus factory whhen i was there working for scheppach & it is very impressive .