MARES AL 105
An aluminum frame cyclocross bike with upper mid-range components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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Frame | Aluminum |
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Suspension | Rigid |
Fork | Carbon |
Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
Drivetrain | 2 × 11 |
Groupset | 105 |
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"
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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?
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
Light
Confident handling
RAT thru-axles give quick wheel changes
A bit stiff off road
Not tubeless ready tyres
Apr 2016 · Philippe Tremblay
New features include 12-mm RAT thru-axles and flat mount disc brakes.
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.. .
Feb 2015 · Cyclocross Magazine
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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 …
Frame | 7005 aluminum, disc, BSA BB, 142x12 mm through axle, RAT Evo technology, flat mount 140 mm, internal brake & gear cable routing BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded |
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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 Type: Rigid |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano 105 5800, 11-speed, short cage |
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Crank | 2x |
Shifters | Mechanical shifting |
Brakes | Shimano 105 RS505, disc, 160 mm/160 mm Type: Hydraulic Disc |
Brake Levers | Shimano 105 RS505 |
Rims | Shimano WH-RS170, disc center-lock,aluminium, 100x12/142x12 mm, 28/28 spokes,17 mm inner rim width |
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Tires | Continental Race King CX, 700 x 35C |
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