The Ultegra-equipped version of Focus’ new Paralane, which BikeRadar took for a test spinWarren Rossiter / Immediate Media
You can see the influence of other Focus models – including the Raven hardtail MTB – in the Paralane’s tube shapesWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The fork crown is 10mm taller than on the Izalco Max, adding tyre clearance and more stack without making the bike look ungainlyWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The hydraulic hose is neatly routed through the fork crownWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
Belgian company Curano provides the full fenders/mudguards that are included in the priceWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The shaped and formed fenders with solid fixtures certainly look at cut above your average guardWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Curano mudguards are custom shaped to clear the front derailleurWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The alloy Paralane, Focus claims, offers similar levels of compliance to the carbon models at the rear thanks to these heavily flattened seat stays – and it also gets commuter-friendly rack mountsWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The alloy model also uses the RAT thru-axle system on all modelsWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
These lumps of alloy show the number of forming processes the Paralane AL goes through just to form the head tubeWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The AL Paralane, like the carbon, uses flat-mount discs front and rearWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The CPX post is a clever comfort-giving flexible post, made even more so by the reduced to 25.4 diameter used on the ParalaneWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The range-topping Paralane eTap Hydro made a short appearance (sadly we didn’t get chance to ride it)Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
A quick glance at the new hydraulic disc version of SRAM’s wireless eTap groupsetWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
This render shows how the Paralane’s back end is designed ‘pre-loaded’ to allow both sets of stays to flexFocus cycles
The diamond-shaped chainstays were designed to remain stiff laterally while allowing for plenty of flex verticallyFocus cycles
The clip-on seat stay bridge means full dedicated mudgards can be fitted (and are included in the price of the bike)Focus cycles
The Paralane’s fork is designed to remain stiff at the crown but to allow flex above the disc mountFocus cycles
The red zones on the Paralane’s frame show where comfort-giving flex is designed inFocus cycles
The new 25.4 diameter standard CPX post works in conjunction with the seat tube to allow for plenty of fore-and-aft movementFocus cycles
The base of the seat tube flattens and broadens, again enabling it to moveFocus cycles
The Paralane carbon 105 comes in this matt/gloss black finish or a black and green versionFocus cycles
The Paralane AL 105 comes with DT’s R552DB wheels, and here is shown with the included dedicated full mudguards fittedFocus cycles
SRAM’s 1x makes an appearance on a few of the Paralanes – this is the aluminium Apex 1Focus cycles
The Paralane AL Donna Tiagra is the cheaper of the women’s-specific modelsFocus cycles
The men’s AL Tiagra looks sharp in this stealthy all-black finishFocus cycles
The top of the tree is also a showcase for the first production bike to feature SRAM’s Red eTap HRD groupsetFocus cycles
The Factory model features SRAM’s 1x group, Zipp 30 wheels and a dedicated 1x framesetFocus cycles