Focus 2015 road, TT, mountain and cyclocross bikes - gallery
Focus 2015 road, TT, mountain and cyclocross bikes - gallery
Additions and updates to Cayo, Mares and Izalco lines
The super light Izalco Max (740g frame in a size 56) gets a wider range for 2015 – from £2,999 for the Izalco Max 5.0 with Shimano Ultegra and a FSA SLK carbon chainset up to the sub-5 kilo £7,999 0.0 superbike. Shown here is the SRAM Red equipped Izalco Max 3.0 at £3,999
The super light Izalco Max (740g frame in a size 56) gets a wider range for 2015 – from £2,999 for the Izalco Max 5.0 with Shimano Ultegra and a FSA SLK carbon chainset up to the sub-5 kilo £7,999 0.0 superbike. Shown here is the SRAM Red equipped Izalco Max 3.0 at £3,999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Izalco Max 2.0 uses Shimano Dura Ace and DT Swiss's new all-carbon RC38 Spline wheelset for £4,999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Izalco Max 5.0 at £2,999 comes with Ultegra, the new four-arm carbon SL-K chainset from FSA and DT Swiss's R20 Dicut wheels - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Izalco Chrono Max range starts with this 3.0 model at £2,499 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Chrono's integrated stem comes with plenty of spacers so you can tune the height of the front end - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
TRP supplies the Chrono's integrated brakes - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Chrono 3.0 has the same frame as ridden by AG2R - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Chrono Max 2.0 is £3,799 with Ultegra Di2 and Fulcrum wheels - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Chrono Max 0.0 is DA Di2-equipped, and also comes with full carbon Fulcrum Racing Speed wheels and Rotor's aero Flow crankset - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Izalco Max 0.0 weighs just 4.9kg (for the 56cm size). It has to be in with a shout for the accolade of world’s lightest production bike - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The sportive special Izalco Ergoride comes in three versions, starting with this Tiagra-equipped 3.0 model for £1,199 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The 2.0 Ergoride gets 11-speed 105 for £1,399 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Completing the value-packed Ergoride range is the Ultegra equipped 1.0 Ergoride for £1,699 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
We love the paintscheme on the base model women’s Izalco Donna 3.0 (£1,199) - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Donna 2.0 is 105-equipped for £1,399 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The alloy Culebro 2.0 SL uses 11-speed 105 and costs £899 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Culebro SL's base model 4.0 uses an all-new V2 triple-butted alloy frame, and comes with Shimano Sora and a full-carbon fork for £699 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The all-new Cayo frameset combines an 860g (size 56cm) frame with a 350g fork on the caliper setup (disc version 880g frame/fork 380g). This 2.0 model comes with Ultegra Di2 and Fulcrum CEX 6.5 aero wheels for £2,699 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The top-of-the-range caliper-braked Cayo is the 6.7kg 1.0. It comes with mechanical Dura-Ace, DT Swiss Dicut wheels and Rotor 3D cranks. It looks stunning value at £2,899 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Cayo 4.0 comes with SRAM Force 22 and Fulcrum wheels for £2,099 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Cayo 3.0 features DT Swiss Spline wheels, Shimano Ultegra and hydraulic brakes for £2,299. It tips the scales at 8.1kg - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Cayo 5.0 is £1,899 and has mechanical Ultegra - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The new Mares CX 1.0 uses the same RAT (rapid thru-axle technology) as the disc-equipped Cayo. This 1.0 version comes with mechanical Ultegra and the new hydraulic RS685 brakes for £2,799 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The range-topping Mares CX 0.0 is a featherweight for a CX machine at 7.3kg. It uses SRAM Force HRD CX1 and a DT Swiss RC38 wheelset for £4,199 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Traditionalist CX riders are still catered for by the Mares range. This CX3.0 uses Shimano 105 and Avid shorty 4s for £1,599 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Mares AX 3.0 Disc uses a new lighter triple-butted frameset and full-carbon disc fork. Both the frame and fork use RAT thru-axles. It comes with Shimano Tiagra and R517 disc brakes for £999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The innovative RAT thru-axle system - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The AX 3.0's Schwalbes’ skinwalls give them the look of classic Dugast CX tubulars - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The AX 3.0 could easily be put into service as a commuter as it comes with rack mounts - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The commuter special AX4.0 looks great for 2015, coming with cross-knobblies and full guards for £849 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Mares AX range is topped by this 1.0 coming with SRAM HRD 700 hydraulic brakes and an Apex group for £1,499 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The highly regarded SAM 160mm travel enduro bike has a part in the new Factory range, this SAM 3.0 Factory comes with SRAM X1/X.01 11-speed group, Magura MT-5s and a RockShox Pike RC Solo fork for £2,999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The SAM range starts with this understated matt-black 4.0 model with SLX, a Fox Float CTD fork and Deore hydraulic discs for £2,299 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The Raven 27R 3.0 is also available in the Factory finish for £2,999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Or if you're more of a 29er fan then there is the 29R Factory at £2,999 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The hardtail 29er range is topped by the 0.0, which weighs just 9.7kg. Its spec is pure superbike, with the new RockShox RS1 upside-down fork, Shimano XTR Di2 drivetrain and XTR discs. It runs on black label Reynolds 29r XC wheels, and has a Fizik Tundra saddle sitting atop a FSA SL-K Di2 compatible carbon post. As you can imagine all this jewellery doesn't come cheap – it’s £7,699 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
XTR Di2 makes its way onto the Raven 29r 0.0 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
XTR Di2 makes its way onto the Raven 29r 0.0 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
XTR Di2 makes its way onto the Raven 29r 0.0 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
XTR Di2 makes its way onto the Raven 29r 0.0 - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
The impulse motor-equipped e-bikes are available in both hardtail and full-suspension versions - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
Though legally restricted on road, off-road performance is a claimed from the Impulse Speed (for off-road use only) has a claimed top speed of 45kph - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
BikeRadar recently visited Derby Cycles in Cloppenberg, Germany, where we were shown the 2015 ranges of road, TT, mountain, cyclocross and e-bikes from Focus.
Next year looks set to be a big one for the company. Not only does it have the new 840g-framed Cayo debuting, it has has the new Cayo Disc Frame, which features the super fast and highly innovative RAT thru-axle design and weighs a claimed 880g.
The RAT thru-axle also features on the new Mares cyclocross bike – in both alloy and carbon. The range-topping Mares CX0.0 comes with SRAM Force HRD CX1 and a DT Swiss RC38 wheelset, and costs £4,199.
Focus now has a full set of TT bikes too, in the form of the Izalco Chrono Max range. We also took a look at the company's Factory edition mountain bikes.
Warren is our senior technical editor for road and gravel. With 27 years of experience, he’s been testing bikes since before BikeRadar and the internet existed!
With an encyclopedic knowledge of bikes and what some would consider an excessive bike collection, Warren has been the mastermind behind our road Bike of the Year tests for over a decade. He has penned more than 2,750 bike tests.
His words have been published in Cycling Plus, Bikeradar, Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cycling News, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, T3 and a whole host of other publications. You’ll also find Warren as a regular on the BikeRadar Podcast and our YouTube channel.
He’s covered all the 21st-century innovations in cycling and ridden in Europe, Asia, Australasia, America and Africa. He’s been a judge for the Eurobike awards and judged handmade bikes at Bespoked.
Height: 6’2”/188cm
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