MARES 9.8
A carbon frame cyclocross bike with high-end components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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Weight | 19.6 lbs |
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Frame | Carbon |
Suspension | Rigid |
Fork | Carbon |
Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
Drivetrain | 2 × 11 |
Groupset | Ultegra |
Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
For This Bike
5'2" – 5'6"
5'4" – 5'9"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'9" – 6'2"
6'0" – 6'4"
6'1" – 6'5"
🐐 Estimated
Dec 2018 · Robin Wilmott
The Mares 6.9 is a lot of fun on flat or downhill terrain, but gravity isn’t its friend. Buy if you want a solid performer with a little extra versatility
Great fork, decent drivetrain and very secure handling
The chainring is a little large and there’s a lot of rotational weight
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.
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?
Apr 2016 · Philippe Tremblay
New features include 12-mm RAT thru-axles and flat mount disc brakes.
Frame | Carbon, disc, PF30 BB, 142x12 mm thru axle, R.A.T Evo technology, flat mount 140 mm, internal cable routing BB Standard: PF30, Press Fit |
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Fork | Carbon, disc, 100x12 mm R.A.T thru axle, R.A.T Evo Technology, flat mount 160/160 mm, internal cable routing |
Bottom Bracket | Token PF30 |
Headset | IS 42/286 - IS47/33 |
Stem | BBB Deluxe, aluminium, 31.8mm, +/- 7 degree |
Handlebar | BBB Deluxe, aluminium, drop: 125mm, reach: 70mm |
Saddle | Prologo Scratch |
Seatpost | BBB CPX Plus, Carbon, 27,2mm, 350mm, set-back: 20mm Type: Rigid |
Grips | FOCUS Bartape SL |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra R8000 |
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Front Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra R8000 |
Crank | Shimano Ultegra R8000, 46/36T |
Shifters | Shimano Ultegra R8020 |
Cassette | Shimano Ultegra R8000 |
Chain | Shimano CN-HG701 |
Brakes | Shimano Ultegra R8020 hydraulic disc, 160 / 160 mm Type: Hydraulic Disc |
Brake Levers | Shimano Ultegra R8020 |
Rims | Novatec N30, disc center-lock, aluminium, 100x12 / 142x12 mm, 20 mm inner rim width |
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Tires | Vittoria Terreno Mix, 700 x 33C, Folding |
First added May 12
Last updated June 23
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