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now, your bikes are now loaded on the "news" page.
Désormais, vos vélos sont désormais affichés dans la page "news".

Noble in London : Oliver Ferris

Oliver Ferris from London, UK, confirms what many people think : black bikes are beautiful. His dark ride is not just a show bike for summer friday evening tours. A real communter. Read what he says : "Have loved my bike every second since I bought it in June 2010, i do roughly 100 miles a week commuting to work in London, and still going strong!".

That's true, Focale 44 bikes last long, very long. We've always created our bikes with quality in mind. We don't want you to face quality issues. Not good for you and not good for us either because we have to seriously take care of you when you have trouble. We all prefer spending time riding bikes that fixing problems.

Original bike : Noble 2010 52cm
Wheelset : Foffa Deep Dish
Stem : Bricklane Bikes
Bars : Bricklane bikes "mini me" riser
Saddle : Foffa
Pedals : Duo bmx
Straps : Big Top

New way to use a Focale 44 bike : camping...

Timo Mrukwia from Darmstadt, Germany already sent us his bikecheck on May 1st 2012. Today, we can show his new setup : camping version. Timo's cat really to be shot with the bike.
Upgrades from previous version :
- Ritchey handlebar
- FSA stem
- 80's front wheel, with Fixiepop tire (Timo's word : horrible tire, slips in every corner!)
Enjoy summer nights near the Rhein river, Timo...   .... And golf tournament as well

Another Relax from Singapore : Osman Hafiz

Osman "Haf" Hafiz from Singapore rides a custom 49 cm Relax bike. Black bikes are often (always ?) beautiful.

- Frame/fork : Focale 44 Relax, 49 cm
- Wheels : H+son rims, Paul hubs, Continental Grand Prix 4000 tires
- Steering : Cinelli Valencia bar, Mash stem, Brooks grips
- Seating :  Brooks Swift saddle
- Drivetrain : Paul Royal Flush crank, 46t

Black Relax in Singapore 2 : Roger Chua, second time

Roger Chua from Singapore updated his bike. No more stock bike lile 2.5 months ago. Once again, he took a nice picture and the bike looks great.

- Frame/fork : stock 2012 Relax, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : H+Son SL42 rims, Soma track hubs, Maxxis Re-Fuse tires (23c)
- Steering : Gravity Gap OS stem, Deda Crononero Low Rider handlebar, Endzone bartape.
- Seating : Gravity Logo seatpost, Bioflex Carbon saddle
- Drivetrain : EighthInch lockring, 14t cog, Wellgo WR-1 pedals

Black Relax bike in Singapor : Roger Chua

No doubt about that : a nice picture always make a bike looks nicer. Look at that 2012 Relax bike. It belongs to Roger Chua from Singapore. It is a stock bike, but it looks more beautiful than any other Relax bike. Congratulations for these pictures, Roger.

- Frame/fork : stock 2012 Relax, size 52 cm.
- Wheels : stock 2012 Relax.
- Steering : stock 2012 Relax + Crank Brother grips.
- Seating : stock 2012 Relax
- Drivetrain : stock 2012 Relax
- Brake : stock 2012 Relax

Another German bike : Timo Mrukwia

Germany and Australia are the 2 main countries on this page. One more from Germany. Timo Mrukwia comes from Darmstadt (and his cat too !).
- frame/fork: Focale 44 Noble, size 58cm
- wheels: Vuelta Stylus
- stearing: Noble bar/stem combo
- seating: Brooks, probably
- drivetrain: Noble stock
- Brake : Noble stock +  Shimano 600 aero levers

Marc Lindert's Noble, version 2

We already showed Marc Lindert' bike. It was in november 2011. Still living in Berlin, Germany, he sent us his reveised Noble bike :
- frame/fork: Focale 44 Noble, size 55cm
- wheels: Noble stock
- freewheel: White Industries ENO
- stearing: Focale 44 Revolted stem and  bar + Oury grips
- seating: Brooks B17
- drivetrain: Noble stock with BLB Straps
- Brake : Noble stock + Paul Brake Lever

Australian red frame : Mark Lipski

Mark Lipski from Sidney, Australia owns one of the first Focale 44 ever : a red frame kit from the first batch of the 2010 range. Still looking good.
- Frame/fork : 2010 Focale 44 frame kit, siez 52 cm.
- Wheels : Velocity B43 wheels.
- Steering : Soma bullhorn handlebar, Pro stem.
- Seating : vintage Selle San Marco Concor Supercorsa saddle
- Drivetrain : 46-tooth EighthInch crankset, 18-tooth Surly cog.

Australian 2012 Noble bike : Ashton Papazahariakis

From Adelaide, Australia, Ashton Papazahariakis wants to introduce his 2012 Noble bike.

- Frame/fork : stock Focale 44 Noble frame and fork.
- Wheels : stock Focale 44 wheels and hubs (for the moment)
- Steering : Soma Shotwell stem, Nitto alloy straight bar, Fi'zi:k Microtex tape, Pelican dive torch
- Seating : stock Focale seat post, Brooks Colt saddle.
- Drivetrain : stock Focale 44 drive train/pedals
- Extra : Kryptonite Ulock and Knog Lights

Full Moon from China : Chivel Miao

Chivel Miao from Shanghai, China rides a 49 cm Full Moon bike.
Pictured full stock here (no need to write down the parts list), this bike will soon receive a England-made Brooks saddle. Thanks Chivel and stay on your bike !

Special dutch Relax : Siebe Warmoeskerken

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.