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Special dutch Relax : Siebe Warmoeskerken

2012-01-26T15:35:00.000+01:00

Siebe Warmoeskerken from Bergen op Zoom in The Netherlands is not only a Focale 44 user. He is a photographer and he can manufacture parts as well. Wood parts. His handlebar is self-made. You can see the whole work here : http://goo.gl/4Dg1k

And here is his current bike setup :
- Frame/fork : 2011 Focale 44 Relax, size 58 cm, matt brown
- Wheels : Wit Industries WIT39, 16T cog, Vredestein Fortezza tires.
- Steering : Ritchey 90 mm stem, self-made RiserAX wood handlebar.
- Seating : Selle Italia Turbo saddle, Gran Compe seat post.
- Drivetrain : BLB crank, 46T chainring, All City pedals, BLB clips.

Philippines Relax : Mark Astilla, version 2

2011-12-09T19:33:00.000+01:00

Mark Astilla from Philippines already submitted his bike in march 2011. Here is his modified Relax bike :
- Frame/fork : stock Focale 44 Relax frame, 52 cm, Mongoose cr-mo straight fork.
- Wheels : H+son rims, Miche hubs, Thickslick tires.
- Steering : Focale 44 Relax combo, Enemy headset.
- Seating : San Marco Rolls saddle, Miche seat post.
- Drivetrain : Miche crank and BB set, MKS pedals and straps, KMC SL chain, 8inch 17t cog.

Berlin Noble : Marc Lindert

2011-11-25T11:25:00.000+01:00

Marc Lindert is a polish rider living in Berlin, Germany. He recently bought a 2012 Noble bike. His nice words : "Thx for this perfekt Bike".

Here is the setup of that almost new bike :

- frame/fork: Focale 44 Noble, size 55cm
- wheels: Noble stock
- stearing: Noble stock with Cinelli bar tape.
- seating: Noble stock
- drivetrain: Noble stock without Straps
- Brake : Noble stock

Red Revolted in Brittany, France : Julien Faby

2011-10-27T17:33:00.001+02:00

Here is a 2010 Revoled bike, first production of the Revolted. Julien Faby rides that bike in Rennes, Brittany region, France. Nice shot, Julien.

- Frame/fork : 2010 Focale 44 Revolted, size 52 cm
- Wheels : Miche Pistard (sometimes, front Spinergy Rev-X)
- Steering : Deda Chrononero handlebar, Specialized stem
- Seating : San Marco Concor seat, Focale 44 seat post
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 crank, Sugino Messenger 46T chainring, 16T Miche cog.
- Brake : Focale 44 front caliper.

American owned Relax in France : Ryan Jones

2011-10-18T13:58:00.000+02:00

Ryan Jones is a student living in Montpellier, France. His ride : custom Focale 44 Relax.

Frame/Fork: Focale 44 Relax, size 52cm
Wheels: Weinmann DP18 track wheelset laced to Formula hubs
Steering: Mavic drops bar
Seating: Seatpost and saddle from a Bianchi Pista
Drivetrain: Sugino XD2 cranks with 42 tooth chainring, Dura-Ace 15-tooth fixed cog, Bianchi Pista pedals.
Brake : Diatech BMX lever, black caliper.

His words on his bike :
"While living in France I wanted a fixed bike made here and this Focale exceeds my expectations. The geometry is a aggressive enough to make it fun and nimble without sacrificing stability, and the CroMo frame is surprisingly light and stiff while retaining enough compliance for comfort. It honestly doesn't feel much different than my cyclocross bike made of Reynolds 853 steel."

2011 Noble from Finland : Jukka Kolehmainen

2011-08-17T10:40:00.001+02:00

Jukka Kolehmainen from Lahti in Finland sent us his Noble bike with green tires and pedals.
- Frame/fork : 2011 Noble, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : Noble stock, with Schwalbe Durano tires
- Steering : Noble stock with BBB bar tape.
- Seating : Noble stock
- Drivetrain : Noble stock with Wellgo plastic pedals.
- Brake : Noble stock, front only

Noble in Paris : Julien S.

2011-07-27T12:31:00.004+02:00

Julien S. lives in Paris, France. His current ride : a Focale 44 Noble with almost nothing stock on it...

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Noble, size 55 cm.

- Wheels : Velocity Deep V rims + BLB hubs + Continental Gatorskin tires.

- Steering : Octone handlebar + Race Face stem + Oury grips.

- Seating : San Marco Concor Supercorsa saddle + Focale 44 stock seatpost.

- Drivetrain : BLB track + 46t chainring + Wellgo pedals and straps + Shadow Conspiracy chain

Finland 44 : Ville Kauhanen's Relax

2011-07-26T20:00:00.002+02:00

Here is a fully customized Focale 44 Relax bike from Helsinki in Finland.
Owner : Ville Kauhanen.

Frame/Fork: Focale 44 Relax, size 58 cm.

Wheels: Front Relax stock. Rear Halo trackhub, H+Son SL42 rim. Specialized Armadillo 23c tires.

Steering: Bontrager SSR 110mm stem, Velosolo 40cm riser and Oury grips.

Seating: Selle Italia XR saddle, Focale 44 Relax stock seatpost.

Drivetrain: stock Focale 44 Relax crank, 48t Sugino Messenger front chainring , 17t rear cog, NS Bikes Aerial pedals and KRNKY pedalstraps.

Obviously, Ville is an happy man. He says : "Just love the frame! Was my first fixie and couldn't have been happier about it".

2011 Revolted bike in UK : Jason Forde

2011-07-08T10:25:00.001+02:00

Jason Forde is a long time St-Martin team rider (St-Martin is our BMX flatland brand). He just bought a 2011 Revolted bike for his personal transportation in south London. A BMX-inspired Focale 44 bike.

Frame/Fork: Focale 44 Revolted, size 55 cm. Was green powder coating. Now is raw.

Wheels: Revolted stock with Schwalbe Kojac 28c tyres.

Steering: Revolted stock handlebar, Flybikes stem, Mankind headset, Oury grips.

Seating: Season Pivotal seat, DMR Lock Jaw Pivotal seatpost.

Drivetrain: Focale 44 stock crank, Izumi chain, Odyssey pedals.

Brake: Campagnolo Mirage caliper, Odyssey Monolever.

Another german Focale 44 : Leon Herz

2011-06-16T15:25:00.003+02:00

Here is a green/red 2011 Revolted bike, from Berlin, Germany. Owner Leon Herz seems happy of riding as he told us :"...I love my bike... y ou did a good job with it."
Frame/Fork: Focale 44 Revolted, size 58 cm
Wheels: Revolted stock with Dia-Compe Gran Compe front tire and Fixie Pop rear tire
Steering: Revolted stock
Seating: Selle Italia Pro Link Light seat, Leader Bike Trickstar cr-mo seatpost
Drivetrain: Revolted stock

Red framekit from Germany : Thorsten Henschel

2011-06-14T16:57:00.003+02:00

Fully custom built Focale 44 bike from Thorsten Henschel living in Krefeld, Germany.
Frame/Fork: Focale 44 Frame Kit, red, size 55 cm
Wheels: Alexrims Race 28, Formula Hubs, 16T fixed
Steering: BrickLaneBikes Road Rat Riser Bar 480 mm, alloy stem 80m m, Oury MTB grips
Seating: Brooks Swift, RaceFace seatpost
Drivetrain: FSA Gossamer 42T, MKS MT-E Ezy pedals
Brake: Diacompe Golfd Finger lever, road caliper

"Crash survivor" Relax in Germany : Denni Schulz

2011-06-09T19:56:00.002+02:00

Denni Schulz from Neubrandenburg in Germany had to change his Relax fork after an accident with a car which did not see him coming. See second picture. Only fork was the fuse. Front wheel and frame are fine.
- frame/fork: Focale 44 Relax, size 58cm, Pake fork
- wheels: stock Focale 44 front wheel, Velocity Deep-V + Focale 44 hub rear wheel, Vittoria Zafiro tires
- stearing: BLB Bull Bar, Deda bar tape
- seating: Charge Spoon
- drivetrain: stock Focale 44 crank, Izumi Track chain, MKS Sylvan track pedals, BLB Straps, All City Toe Clips

Full Moon in Boston, USA : Yuri V.

2011-06-08T12:16:00.002+02:00

Yuri V. from Boston, MA in the USA rides a full stock Full Moon bike, except the saddle. Nicely pictured bike, isn't it ?
- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Full Moon, size 55 cm
- Wheels : Full Moon stock
- Steering : Full Moon stock
- Seating : Snafu Lumberjack plaid saddle
- Drivetrain : Full Moon stock
- Brake : Full Moon front stock

Relax in Philippines : Mark Astilla

2011-03-28T12:17:00.002+02:00

Mark Astilla rides this Focale 44 Relax around Caloocan city in Philippines.
- Frame/fork : stock Focale 4 Relax frame, 52 cm, Eightinch straight fork.
- Wheels : Aerospoke, Fyxation tires.
- Steering : Eightinch combo, Fyxation grips.
- Seating : Fyxation saddle.
- Drivetrain : Eightinch crank, Primo pedals, half-links chain.

Real customized bike from France : Julien Fritsch

2011-02-27T21:54:00.002+01:00

Chambery-based, Julien Fristch actualy customized his 58 cm Relax bike. Custom paint on handelbar and front hub, custom bar tape, custom seat cover. Beside these points, that's a completely stock Relax bike. And Julien is a good photographer too. Enjoy "Forrest Gump", Julien.

Basé à Chambéry, Julien Fritsch a réellement personnalisé son Relax 58 cm. Peinture perso sur guidon et moyeu avant, guidoline et couvre-selle perso également. A part ces points, il s'agit d'un Relax complètement d'origine. Et Julien est un bon photographe également. Profite bien de "Forrest Gump", Julien.

Full Moon from the Netherlands : Rick Erfmann

2011-02-21T19:32:00.002+01:00

The first Full Moon on this page come from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Rick Erfmann owns that almost all stock bike.
Le premier Full Moon de cette page provient d'Amesterdam, Pays Bas. Ce vélo quasi d'origine appartient à Rick Erfmann.

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Full Moon, size 55 cm
- Wheels : Full Moon, stock
- Steering : Full Moon stock + Oury grips
- Seating : BLB saddle, Full Moon seat post
- Drivetrain : stock Full Moon + Riders way x Pristine straps

Black Relax from Australia : Miklav, Crossley Cycles

2011-02-08T15:24:00.001+01:00

It is always a good news when a bike shop employee/owner rides on a Focale 44 bike. That's the case in Brisbane, Australia. Miklav from Crossley Cycles assembled a nice full black bike

C'est toujours une bonne nouvelle lorsqu'un employé ou patron de magasin de vélo roule en Focale 44. C'est le cas à Brisbane, Australie. Miklav de Crossley Cycles s'est monté un beau vélo tout noir

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Relax, size 52 cm.

- Wheels : Velocity Deep V

- Steering : Proper stem, Focale 44 handlebar, Cult grips

- Seating : Odyssey Intac seatpost, ?? racing saddle

- Drivetrain : stock Focale 44 crank, Flybikes pedals

2011 Revolted in Switzerland : Antoine Hoffman

2011-02-07T09:46:00.001+01:00

Geneva-based Antoine Hoffman rides a 2011 Revolted bike since december 2010. He turned it into a trick/freestyle bike. Antoine loves his bike, he said. Perfect.
Basé à Genève, Antoine Hoffman roule sur un Revolted 2011 depuis decembre 2010. Il l'a transformé en vélo trick/freestyle. Antoine dit qu'il adore le look de son vélo. Parfait !

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Revolte frame, size 55 cm, BLB fork
- Wheels : Velocity B43
- Steering : Revolted stock
- Seating : Brook saddle, Revolted stock seatpost
- Drivetrain : Revolted stock

Snow fighter in Montreal, Quebec, Canada : Jean-François Le Strat

2011-02-01T10:47:00.002+01:00

Jeff Le Strat is the toughest Focale 44 rider known so far. He lives in Montreal, he's been riding a Relax bike, named Pier Jackez. He says he rides 100 km a day (around 60 miles) to discover all areas of Montreal. He started his "trip" early november 2010. Obviously, that is a good test for our bikes. Jeff did not send us the parts list of his bike. Pier Jackez seems to be quite a stock bike, except grips.
Bravo Jeff pour ce courage.

French black frame kit : Nicolas Poix

2011-01-25T10:20:00.002+01:00

We exchanged a few emails with Nicolas Poix from Reims, France while he was assembling his Focale 44 frame kit. And here is the beast with its horns :
- Frame/fork : Focale 44 frame kit, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : Mavic Open Pro rims with Miche hubs.
- Steering : Bianchi stem with Deda Crono Nero bar.
- Seating : Selle Italia XR saddle with Decathlon seatpost.
- Drivetrain : Miche Advanced crank wtih Miche BB set, chain and MKS Sylvan Stream pedals.
His words about the bike : "it is more beautiful in real than pictured".

Relax 55 in Australia : Nick Cook

2011-01-10T19:47:00.003+01:00

Nick Cook comes from Sydney, Australia. He rides a highly customized 2010 Relax. His words on his bike : "Such a good frame very happy with my purchase and subsequent build!!!!! yeeeeew!"

A happy man...

- Frame/fork : matt grey Focale 44 Relax, size 55 cm.

- Wheels : Velocity B43 rims, Velocity hubs, Gatorskin rear tire, Vittoria front tire.

- Steering : Thomson Elite 90 mm stem, Nitto riser bar (chopped down), Champ grips.

- Seating : Focale 44 stock seatpost, soft saddle.

- Drivetrain : Focale 44 stock crank, Shimano chain, alloy BMX pedals, Brisbane Outdoor Gear toe straps.

Relax from Australia : Colony's Clint Millar

2011-01-01T11:20:00.003+01:00

Some of you may know the famous BMX brand from Australia : Colony. Clint Millar, the owner now rides a Focale 44 Relax bike to help him recovering from his highly damaged ankle ("nice" crash in september 2010). Beside being competitors of our 2 BMX brands, Clint and his wife Niki are good persons. We are glad he rides a Focale 44 bike.

To Clint : leave the Golf R and the Type 3 in the garage, ride bike !!!

Special thanks to Mike Daly at Kickassbmx our distributor in Australia for the good deal to his friend Clint.

Aussie are always cool people !

- Frame/fork : matt grey 2010 Focale 44 Relax, size 52 cm.

- Wheels : stock Focale 44 Relax.

- Steering : Focale 44 flat bar/stem combo, with Colony gold headset and Colony Mountjoy grips.

- Seating : stock Focale 44 Relax.

- Drivetrain : stock Focale 44 Relax, with Colony Fantastic plastic pedals.

- Brake : stock Focale 44 Relax, front only.

- Extra : speedometer to let Clint know when it is time to U-turn...

Switzerland : Focale 44 country ?

2010-09-20T10:39:00.005+02:00

Switzerland is probably the country from where we received the biggest quantity of bikechecks. One more today with Gil from Zürich. Nice bike and nice picture !
- Frame/fork : matt black Focale 44 Noble, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : noname hubs, white H+son Formation Face rims, Continental Ultra Sport tires.
- Steering : 60mm Ritchey stem, 38cm BLB drop bar, Fizik bar tape.
- Seating : Focale 44 stock.
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 stock with Wellgo M111 pedals, BLB toe clips and double straps.

Relax 55, from Bruyères, France : Seb P.

2010-08-18T18:55:00.009+02:00

Good stem choice, Seb...
- Frame/fork : dark grey Focale 44 Relax, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : stock Focale 44 Relax, with Fyxation Session green front tire.
- Steering : Superstar Edge9 stem, SE Racing "Small" BMX handlebar, green ODI grips.
- Seating : Volume Pivotal seatpost, Eclat Gonzo Pivotal seat.
- Drivetrain : stock Focale 44
- Brake : rear stock Focale 44

Unique : pre-serial 2010 Relax bike in UK

2010-07-30T14:51:00.004+02:00

You won't see this bike in stores. Aaron Bellerby is the happy owner of that unique 2010 pre-production Relax bike, size 58 cm. Being one of the two supermen at Zeal, our UK distributor, Aaron rides that sample bike as his first non-20-inch bike. Finally, that's not that bad to use a big-wheeled bicycle for communting...
Here is the assembly list :
- Frame/fork : pre-serial Focale 44 Relax, 58 cm, with too-long fork rake, no engraved logo on head tube and cream white color.
- Wheels : same as production, except loose balls hubs and non-radial spokes on front wheel.
- Steering : Focale 44 stock components.
- Seating : Focale 44 stock components.
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 stock components. Check that so-called gold chainring...
- Brake : Focale 44 stock front brake.
Aaron, your bike is unique. Keep it as a treasure. Within 40 years, you'll make a lot of money selling it on a famous auction website !!!

Noble in Quebec : Alex Belzil

2010-07-26T10:11:00.005+02:00

French canadian customized Noble bike from Alex Belzil. Alex lives in Montréal. Beau vélo Alex.
- Frame/fork : matt black Focale 44 Noble, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : Halo with Halo Courrier tires.
- Steering : stock Focale 44 bar/stem combo, Wethepoeple grips.
- Seating : stock Focale 44 seat and seatpost.
- Drivetrain : Sram S300, 170mm, 46/16, NS Aerial pedals.
- Brake : stock Focale 44 caliper, Diatech Gold Finger lever.

Relax from USA : Heesang Byun

2010-07-20T16:54:00.004+02:00

A Brooks-equiped Relax from Eugene, Oregon. This bike belongs to Heesang Byun, who is a good photographer.
- Frame/fork : swamp green Focale 44 Relax, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : stock Focale 44, gold hubs.
- Steering : Canondale 110 mm stem, 5 cm riser bar cut to 48 cm wide.
- Seating : Brooks B-17 honey saddle
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 stock.
- Brake : stock Focale 44 front brake

Hi-tech assembly from Switzerland : Angel Jauregui

2010-06-16T19:35:00.005+02:00

Angel Jauregui from Biel, Switzerland assembled an expensive and hi-tech Focale 44 bike. That's the 4th bike from Switzerland on this page. Congratulations Swiss guys...
- Frame/fork : matt black Focale 44 frame, Easton EC90SL 2009 fork.
- Wheels : Campagnolo Record Pista hubs, DTSwiss RR485 rims, DTSwiss Comp spokes.
- Steering : FSA 120 mm stem, flat handlebar, 31.8 mm.
- Seating : Campagnolo Chorus seatpost, FSA saddle.
- Drivetrain : Campagnolo Record Pista crank and bottom bracket, Campagnolo road pedals, Campagnolo Record toeclips, BBB chain.

South Germany Relax : Tobi Wahn

2010-05-28T15:20:00.002+02:00

If I am not wrong Tobi Wahn is the first one from Germany on this page. He lives in south Germany near Lake of Constance.
Frame/Fork : swamp green Focale 44 Relax, size 55 cm.
Wheels : stock Focale 44, gold hubs, Continental Grand Prix 4Season 28c tires.
Steering : Syntace F99 stem, Sixpack Rizerbar gold, XLC real wood grips.
Seating : stock Focale 44 saddle, Sixpack seatpost gold.
Drivtrain : stock Focale 44 crank with gold torx alloy chainring bolts, BBB pedals.
Brake : stock Focale 44 front caliper, random lever.
Do you ride the "Tour du Lake" with it, Tobi ?

At last, a Focale 44 from France

2010-05-10T16:16:00.004+02:00

That one belongs to Fab Germanetti, from Sarcelles, near Paris, France.
- Frame/fork : swamp green Focale 44 Relax, size 58 cm, black sprayed fork.
- Front wheel : stock Focale 44 with Continental Grand Prix 4 Season 23c tire
- Rear Wheel : Velocity B43 rim, All City hub, 16 BLB cog, Specialized All Conditions Armadillo 25c tire (long lasting tire, said Fab).
- Steering : short Specialized stem, raised handlebars, Specialized grips.
- Seating : stock Focale 44 seat post, Specialized saddle.
- Drivetrain : stock Focale 44 crank, alloy chainring bolts, alloy axle bolts, Shimano SPD pedals.
Thanks Fab, enjoy your future removal to Marseille. Vivement le prochain OM-PSG, du fait...

Kiwi-zed Focale 44 Relax

2010-03-28T16:41:00.001+02:00

For most of us, New Zealand is a far far away country. Not for James Pringle. Over there in Auckland, James rides his very customized Relax bike. Check this out :
- Frame/fork : swamp green Focale 44 Relax, size 58 cm.
- Wheels : Velocity B43 black rims, Focale 44 stock hubs and stock tires.
- Steering : Ritchey Pro stem, Ritchey Pro Bullhorns handlebar.
- Seating : Charge Spoon saddle, Ritchey Comp seatpost
- Drivetrain : Sram crank, 48/17 gearing, Fit Bike Co pedals, All-City clips and straps.
T Whites Bikes store helped James to build his very own Relax. Thanks guys.

The first Focale 44 from USA

2010-03-14T09:23:00.001+01:00

Nick Strianse from Phoenix, Arizona is the first US citizen to send us his bike check : a custom Noble built at Rage Cycles in Scottsdale, in Arizona too.
- Frame/fork : black Focale 44 Noble, size 58 cm.
- Wheels : Velocity Deep V wheels, white Focale 44 tires.
- Steering : Pivit stem, Pivit riser handlebar, Lizard Skin grips.
- Seating : Brooks B-17 saddle
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 Noble cranks and pedals, gold racing chain.
- Brake : Focale 44 front caliper, random lever.
Enjoy the ride in Arizona, Nick.

One more bike from Switzerland...

2010-01-31T11:14:00.001+01:00

... From Crab Cycles in Luzern, precisely. This one belong to Daniel from the shop itself. It is always good to have shop owners/employees riding Focale 44 bikes. Here is the setup :
- Frame/fork : black Focale 44 Noble, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : silver mate H+SON wheels, Continental Ultra-Sport 700x25c
- Steering : Zoom stem and bar 31.8 mm.
- Seating : Demolition saddle, Satori seat post
- Drivetrain : Five Star crank, 44/18gearing, Genetic pedals with double straps.
Thanks for your bike and feedback, Daniel.

Dave's bike, Switzerland, Version 2

2010-01-08T21:39:00.001+01:00

Dave from Switzerland sent us an updated version of his Focale 44 bike. Check all these changes :
- Frame/fork : black Focale 44 Noble, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : Aerospoke front, H+son rear, Fyxation Session tires, front green, rear pink.
- Steering : BMX stem, rizer bar, Oury Pyramid Grips.
- Seating : stock Focale 44 Noble, Wave Seatpost.
- Drivetrain : Noname Crankset "THE SAW" (Made in Switzerland), 38/16 gearing, stock Focale 44 Noble pedals, Spank Tweet Tweet Halflink Chain,
- Brake : stock Focale 44 Noble.
- Light: Rear Wheel Monkeylights.
- Framepad: "Die drei Königinnen" (Handmade in Luzern, Switzerland)
Bike prepared by Crab Cycles, Luzern, Switzerland.
Happy to see the return of the Focale 44 seat !

Dave's bike, Switzerland

2009-12-16T21:12:00.001+01:00

Dave sent us his bike check a few days ago, from Switzerland.
- Frame/fork : black Focale 44 Noble, size 55 cm.
- Wheels : Aerospoke front, H+son rear, Focale 44 Noble tires.
- Steering : Focale 44 straight bar/stem combo, narrowed, Oury grips.
- Seating : Charge spoon.
- Drivetrain : Focale 44 Noble stock, crank and pedals, KMC red chain.
- Brake : Focale 44 Noble stock.
Thanks for your bikecheck Dave.

The first european Focale 44 on this page

2009-12-05T12:10:00.001+01:00

Walter Beckers from Tongeren, Belgium is the first European on this page. Congratulations for that and for your very nice bike, Walter.

- Frame/fork : green Focale 44 framekit, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : Miche Pistard WR, Vittoria Rubino tires.
- Steering : Ritchey WCS Road Classic 44cm bar, Pro PLT 120 mm stem.
- Seating : Selle Italia SLR saddle, Ritchey Comp seat post.
- Drivetrain : Miche Advanced 165mm crank, 46/17 gearing, KMC chain, All City pedals + All City double toeclips and Zefal straps.

Taka's bike, Japan

2009-11-15T10:57:00.001+01:00

Nishikawa Yoshihiro, a.k.a. Taka, is one of our St-Martin team riders in Japan (St-Martin is our BMX flatland brand). He got a Focale 44 bike from Brett at DirtyBike, our Japan distributor. Here is the bike :

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Noble frame, size 52 cm, NS Bikes RNS-2 fork.
- Wheels : Focale 44 Noble stock.
- Steering : St-Martin X26 stem, NS Bikes District bar.
- Drivetrain : Primo Powerbite crank, Primo 44T sprocket, Wellgo pedals (from stock Noble bike).
- Brake : rear only, BMX lever.
To Taka : ride, ride...
To Brett : thanks, thanks...

First custom Focale 44 bikes direct from Australia

2009-10-26T15:33:00.001+01:00

The green one belongs to Grant Mein from Brisbane :

- Frame/fork : green Focale 44, 55 cm.
- Wheels : Velocity aero track wheels, Fyxation tires.
- Steering : Proper stem, Hoffman Bikes jump bar (cut down).
- Seating : Hoffman Bikes pivotal seat, Mankind seatpost.
- Drivetrain : DK crank, Profile spider 36/13 gearing, Primo magnesium pedals.
Grant, you are the first ever to have you personal bike loaded here. No one can steal you this !!!

The red one belong to Hell on Wheels, respected dealer in Sydney :
- Frame/fork : red Focale 44, 55 cm.
- Wheels : Focale 44 stock.
- Steering : season stem, raised bar.
- Seating : Fit saddle.
- Drivetrain : Odyssey Twisted plastic pedals.
If I am not wrong, this bike is for sale.

Med's Focale 44

2009-10-14T15:07:00.002+02:00

Well, I'm the first one to post a bike on this page. As a co-owner of Focale 44, I had to post my bike to fill in this page before we put this website online. Andorran mountains are too steep to ride fixed, I have a freewheel on my bike.
My Focale 44 is built that way :
- Frame/fork : stock Focale 44, custom purple paint, 52 cm.
- Wheels : old Mavic G40 rims, Mavic hubs, custom theaded female axles
- Steering : Thomson X4 70 mm stem, 31.8 mm flat bar
- Seating : Thomson Elite setback seat post, Fizik Arione saddle
- Drivetrain : Truvativ Rouleur crank, TA 38T chainring, Sedis chain, 15T Maillard freewheel
- Brake : Dia-Compe Tech 77 lever, Tektro caliper
I am happy with this bike. Now, let's see yours, we're waiting for them.