New Focus Izalco Max is up on website
Moderator: robbosmans
https://www.focus-bikes.com/au_en/bikes/road/izalco-max
Kind of like the minimalist looks. A bit more aero without being chunky looking like a full on aero bike like the Madone/SystemSix/Venge and still looks light and agile. Bit like a tarmac but with hidden cables.
I like it. What do you think?
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Kind of like the minimalist looks. A bit more aero without being chunky looking like a full on aero bike like the Madone/SystemSix/Venge and still looks light and agile. Bit like a tarmac but with hidden cables.
I like it. What do you think?
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Basically a slightly heavier Tarmac or Teammachine that hides its stack with the tall fork / short head tube. As these bikes all chase the same aero efficiency numbers with the same truncated tube shapes, they also invoke the same lukewarm response. It is what it is...aerodynamics are important and there’s only so many ways to improve upon it.
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Pretty aggressive stack/reach, but slack head tube angles, also a very low BB. Looks like it’s meant for use with 28mm tires.
Wow, that's a really good spot. Partly it looks like an optical illusion from the angle of the scalloped cutaway, but checking the Geo chart it is in most sizes about a degree slacker than the classic Izalco Max!
With a few other changes it sounds like they've really aimed for like a carving turn Gran Fondo bike instead of snappy crit racer style cornering.
With a few other changes it sounds like they've really aimed for like a carving turn Gran Fondo bike instead of snappy crit racer style cornering.
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Since when are straight, round tubes a “standout” design? The Izalco Max and SuperSix Evo of old never bothered to be anything but traditional looking.
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That doesn’t mean they stand out. Semi-aero bikes with dropped stays are still not even a plurality. The Scott Addict, Giant TCR, Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Trek Emonda, Cervelo R5, etc. are still the norm. Each has varying degrees of top tube slope, but none have dropped stays
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which current high end frames (of course from mass manufacturers, not parlee, crumpton, etc), consequently executed with slim-, round-, straight tubes, and a simple-, traditional look, can you name?spdntrxi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:48 amyou are still not making sense...velov wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:28 amYou answered it yourself...since the herd moved towards aero shaped tubes.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:25 am
Since when are straight, round tubes a “standout” design? The Izalco Max and SuperSix Evo of old never bothered to be anything but traditional looking.
You keep proving my point...I'll leave it upto you to decipher as to how...reedplayer's comment will point you in the right direction.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:30 amThat doesn’t mean they stand out. Semi-aero bikes with dropped stays are still not even a plurality. The Scott Addict, Giant TCR, Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Trek Emonda, Cervelo R5, etc. are still the norm. Each has varying degrees of top tube slope, but none have dropped stays
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