Bike review: Focus Izalco Max Disc Red
by Ian Tucker from Technology | The Guardian on (#15V4S)
It's the lightest disc bike in the shops, but is it the future of road cycling?
4699; 6.8kg; focus-bikes.com
At first glance it might not clear why this bike is priced at roughly the average cost of a new bathroom. The Izalco Max Disc Red's black carbon finish frame, the lack of flashy aero tube shapes and the exposed cabling don't shout "years of expensive research and development". Yet a closer look reveals this machine could be the shape of road bikes to come.
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