2018 Focus

MARES AL 105

An aluminum frame cyclocross bike with upper mid-range components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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FrameAluminum
SuspensionRigid
ForkCarbon
Wheels700c Aluminum
Drivetrain2 × 11
Groupset105
BrakesHydraulic Disc
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smoothrugged
MARES AL 105
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Sizing
XS

5'2" – 5'6"

SM

5'4" – 5'9"

MD

5'6" – 5'11"

LG

5'9" – 6'2"

XL

6'0" – 6'4"

XXL

6'1" – 6'5"

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Reviews
Velo
Pro Bike: Spencer Petrov’s Focus Mares Force 1

Nov 2017 · Michael Better

Spencer Petrov, the newest addition to Jeremy Powers's Aspire program, will ride a yellow Focus Mares CX at the Pan-Am Championships.

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Gran Fondo Magazine
Focus Mares Force 1 – is this the ultimate cyclo-cross bike?

Feb 2017 · Jonas Kaesler

The Focus Mares is considered one of the cyclo-cross bikes of all time. But what does it actually take to make a good cyclo-cross bike?

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Cycling Weekly
Focus Mares CX Disc Ultegra

Nov 2016 · Paul Norman

The Focus Mares CX Disc Ultegra cyclocross bike is the brand's next to top of range crosser. We've put it through its paces in early season races and longer off road rides

Highs
  • Light

  • Confident handling

  • RAT thru-axles give quick wheel changes

Lows
  • A bit stiff off road

  • Not tubeless ready tyres

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Canadian Cycling Magazine
Focus Mares CX gets an update for 2017

Apr 2016 · Philippe Tremblay

New features include 12-mm RAT thru-axles and flat mount disc brakes.

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BikeRadar
Focus Mares CX Disc 105 review

Oct 2015 · James Huang

That the Mares is so good to ride shouldn’t come as a huge surprise given the chassis that it’s built around, which borrows many of its salient features from Focus’s cutting-edge Izalco Max Disc like the aforementioned smaller tube diameters, essentially round tube profiles, a moderately tapered steerer, and oversized PF30 bottom bracket shell.. .

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CX Magazine
Focus Mares CX 3.0 Cyclocross Bike Review 2015 Issue 27 Sneak Peek

Feb 2015 · Cyclocross Magazine

Advertisement Today we offer a sneak peek of our extensive review of Focus’ Mares CX 3.0: be sure to see our full review in Issue ...

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Bikerumor
EB14: 2015 Focus Mares CX 1.0 Disc Cyclocross Race Machine One Ride Review, Plus New Factory Builds

Oct 2014

Cross racing is in full swing here in Europe with us in the middle of the second race weekend of our season long cyclocross test. Spending ever more time off road on skinny tired bikes, I wanted to catch up on one of our Eurobike one-ride-reviews. We had a chance to take out the German-engineered Focus Mares …

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Specs
Build
Frame

7005 aluminum, disc, BSA BB, 142x12 mm through axle, RAT Evo technology, flat mount 140 mm, internal brake & gear cable routing

BB StandardBSA, 68mm, Threaded

Fork

Carbon, disc, 100x12 mm RAT through axle, RAT Evo Technology, flat mount 160/140 mm, internal brake cable routing

Bottom Bracket

BSA, 68mm, threaded

Stem

BBB Basic, aluminium, 31.8mm, +/- 7 degree

Handlebar

BBB Basic, Aluminium, drop: 125 mm, reach: 70mm

Seatpost

BBB Basic, Aluminium, 27,2mm, 350mm, set-back 20mm

TypeRigid

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano 105 5800, 11-speed, short cage

Crank

2x

Shifters

Mechanical shifting

Brakes

Shimano 105 RS505, disc, 160 mm/160 mm

TypeHydraulic Disc

Brake Levers

Shimano 105 RS505

Wheels
Rims

Shimano WH-RS170, disc center-lock,aluminium, 100x12/142x12 mm, 28/28 spokes,17 mm inner rim width

Tires

Continental Race King CX, 700 x 35C

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