Focus offers their new Paralane a recent lease on life. Evolving the favored all-road bike with extra aero and built-in highway inspiration, whereas not shedding its mixed-surface roots. It’s comfy like an endurance highway bike. Its quick and sleekly built-in like an aero highway bike. And it has large enough tire clearance to fall into the quick gravel class. We’re calling it a contemporary aero all-road bike. A motorbike to trip quick and much, with nearly no limits what sort of roads you select to discover…
2024 Focus Paralane carbon aero all-road bike
What began as an endurance highway racing bike constructed to deal with gravel all-the manner again in 2016, has some again round to the highway because of loads of different nice gravel choices within the lineup. Choose the Atlas in carbon or alloy if you wish to go gravel adventuring. Focus haven’t really scaled again the gravel capabilities of the Paralane. It’s simply that within the final 7.5 years, what we used to name gravel clearance has nearly change into de rigeur for all-road bikes. I imply, loads of fashionable highway race bikes now have room for 32mm tires.
So I kinda really feel like the old fashioned highway bike is lifeless in lots of riders’ eyes. We need to trip 12 months spherical in any climate and comfortably on any highway floor. And the trail ahead is a contemporary aero all-road bike like this new Focus Paralane.
What’s new?
The obvious new bits are the totally built-in inside cable routing. And truncated NACA airfoil tube shapes for improved aerodynamic efficiency. However there’s nonetheless a traditional 27.2 spherical seatpost, as a result of usually occasions consolation trumps incremental aero good points.
Focus feels just like the all-road candy spot is 32mm tires, however there’s room for no less than 35mm tires, too.
For those who aren’t the sort to need to sit inside on the coach, Focus has your again. The brand new Paralane additionally has its personal set of sleekly built-in full-coverage fenders, with mounts that disappear when not in use. Focus says they appear nice, gained’t rattle, and nonetheless have area for 33mm tires inside.
Focus new Paralane – Choices & availability
Three specs of the brand new carbon Focus Paralane can be found now out of your native vendor. In 5 inventory body sizes (XS-XL) choose from fashions beginning at 3000€ with 105 mechanical and topping out at 5300€ with Ultegra Di2.
