Dave's bike, Switzerland

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

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

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

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

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.