Switzerland : Focale 44 country ?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

... 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

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 !