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 !

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.