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    Tested: Focus Paralane2

    Dec 13, 2019 5 minutes
    BY PAT JONKER

    WHEN IT COMES TO mechanical engineering, people seem to sit up and take notice if the product has a German flag on it. This is the case with the the vast majority of products and bicycles are no exception.

    Focus are a German-based bike company who have had some great success in the past with their Izalco Max range. From the WorldTour to your local beach run, the Izalco Max was the light-weight, high-performance machine to be seen on.

    Currently Focus have their eyes set on the ever-evolving and fast-moving world of the e-bike.

    As an old-school former Tour de France rider who raced on a steel bike with downtube shifters and toe clips, naturally I am a sceptic so far as motors on bikes go. Like many I’ve always believed a bike should be powered by legs, lungs and the heart – not an electric motor.

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