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  • Mountain Bike Rider

    JAMES’S FOCUS JAM 6.9

    Sep 15, 2021 3 minutes

    £3,199/29in/focus-bikes.com

    Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability

    THE RIDER

    JAMES BRACEY

    Position Freelance writer

    Mostly rides South Wales

    Height 6ft 1in

    Weight 75kg

    THE BIKE

    ■ New Jam platform ups travel to 150mm with 29in wheels

    ■ Same linkage driven single pivot suspension of the old Jam but changes the shock position and kinematics to make it more progressive.

    ■ Integrated cable routing where the cables route through the 50mm C.I.S. stem

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