Mountain Bike Rider

JAMES’S FOCUS JAM 6.9

£3,199 / 29in / focus-bikes.com

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

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