Tuesday, January 25, 2011

French black frame kit : Nicolas Poix


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".

Monday, January 10, 2011

Relax 55 in Australia : Nick Cook

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.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Relax from Australia : Colony's Clint Millar

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...