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    2019 Focus Izalco Max

    Feb 22, 2019 5 minutes
    BY PAT JONKER

    DURING THE PAST 35YEARS I have ridden many bikes, the most exciting times were during the ‘90s … the wild west of bicycle manufacturing when the governing body had implemented little to no restrictions. That period was all out fun and creativity for the engineers.

    Think the monocoque Look KG TT bikes that the Spanish team ONCE raced on - they looked more like something that belonged in F1 than the TDF.

    The TT bikes we used during the mountain time trials at the TDF were so light they were dangerous to descend on. I recall the mechanics telling us they were designed strictly for climbing only, and we were to hop off straight after the finish line as riding downhill to the hotel was too risky. It was all about speed and weight savings during the

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