Description
Focus Izalco Max 9.8 Road Bike | White & Lightgrey
✅ 12 Months Unlimited Free Servicing + Extended Warranty Included
Introducing the Focus Izalco Max 9.8, winner of BikeRadar's 2024 Race Bike of the Year and widely praised as an outstanding all round road racing machine. Built for riders who demand serious performance without compromise, the Izalco Max 9.8 blends lightweight construction, aerodynamic efficiency, and precision componentry into one of the most complete race bikes available today.
Award Winning Performance
Named Race Bike of the Year by BikeRadar's expert testers in 2024, the Izalco Max 9.8 earned its reputation through elegant design, confident handling, and an impressively well considered spec list. It's the kind of bike that performs at the front of the pack without demanding compromise from the rider.
Lightweight, Aerodynamic Frame
At the heart of the Izalco Max 9.8 is a high modulus carbon frame, engineered to strike the ideal balance between low weight and stiffness for a responsive, agile ride. Sleek, refined tube shapes and fully integrated cable routing work together to reduce drag, helping you hold speed with less effort, whether you're sprinting for the line or grinding up a climb.
Precision Shifting, Race Ready Wheels
The Izalco Max 9.8 is equipped with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 electronic groupset, delivering fast, precise, and consistent shifting under pressure, exactly what you want when the pace lifts. Lightweight, durable DT Swiss carbon wheels complete the build, improving acceleration and helping you maintain speed across varied terrain and race conditions.
Built for Racing and Endurance Alike
Optimised geometry gives the Izalco Max 9.8 a riding position that's comfortable enough for long days in the saddle, yet aggressive enough for competitive racing, making it a genuinely versatile choice for riders who race, train, and ride long distances on the same bike.
Key Features
- BikeRadar 2024 Race Bike of the Year winner
- High modulus carbon frame for a lightweight, responsive ride
- Aerodynamic frame design with fully integrated cable routing
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 electronic groupset
- DT Swiss carbon wheelset for improved acceleration and speed retention
- Optimised geometry suited to both racing and long distance riding
- Colour: White & Lightgrey
Backed by over 40 years of family owned expertise, every Focus Izalco Max 9.8 from bikes.com.au comes with 12 months of unlimited servicing and extended warranty, so you can race and ride with total confidence.
Available now at bikes.com.au. Visit our Prahran store or call (03) 9529 3752 to learn more or book a test ride.
Specification
| Frame | |
| Frame | MAX technology carbon, disc, BB86, 142x12 mm thru axle, flat mount 160/140 mm, internal cable routing |
| Fork | MAX technology carbon, integrated cable routing, disc, 100x12 mm, flat mount |
| Drivetrain | |
| Shifter | Shimano Ultegra, R8150 Di2, 12-Speed |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra, R8150 Di2, 12-Speed |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra, RD-R8150 Di2, 12-Speed |
| Cassette | Shimano Ultegra CS-R8100, 12-Speed |
| Chain | Shimano XT CN-M8100, 12-Speed |
| Crankset | Shimano Ultegra FC-R8100, 12-Speed |
| Transmission | Front: 52/36, Rear: 11-30 |
| Chainring | Shimano Ultegra CS-R8100, 12-Speed |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano Pressfit Road BB86 |
| Cockpit | |
| Handlebar | Easton EC70 Aero, carbon, drop: 125 mm, reach: 80 mm |
| Grips | FOCUS Bartape SL |
| Stem | FOCUS C.I.S. 2.0 integrated, 31.8 mm, aluminium, with Garmin / Wahoo-Mount |
| Headset | ACROS IS 52/286-IS52/40 (ICR), FOCUS integrated C.I.S. |
| Components | |
| Saddle | fi'zi:k Vento Argo R5 |
| Seatpost | FOCUS Aero Carbon, D-shape, 350 mm, set-back: 15 mm |
| Brakes | |
| Front Brake | Shimano Ultegra Di2, BR-R8170, 12-Speed |
| Rear Brake | Shimano Ultegra Di2, BR-R8170, 12-Speed |
| Disc Size | 160mm |
| Wheels | |
| Wheelset | DT Swiss ERC1600, carbon, 622-22, 12x100 mm / 12x142 mm, 45 mm height |
| Tyres | Vittoria Corsa, Next TLR, 28-622, Folding |
| Configuration | |
| Weight | 7.8kg (M) |
| Max. Weight | 110kg |
*Subject to technical modification without notice. Errors and omissions excepted.
Geometry
| Geometry | XXS | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
| Size in mm | 470 | 500 | 520 | 540 | 560 | 580 | 610 | |
| Handlebar Width | 400 | 400 | 400 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 440 | |
| Stem Length | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 120 | |
| Crank Length | 165 | 165 | 170 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 175 | 175 | |
| Seatpost Length | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
| A | Seat Tube Length | 455 | 475 | 495 | 515 | 535 | 555 | 585 |
| B | Top Tube Length | 505 | 517 | 530 | 543 | 568 | 582 | 607 |
| C | Head Angle (°) | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 73 | 73 |
| D | Seat Angle (°) | 75 | 74.5 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73 | 73 |
| E | Chainstay Length | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 |
| F | Bottom Bracket Drop | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| G | Head Tube Length | 90 | 100 | 115 | 135 | 155 | 175 | 195 |
| H | Fork Length | 371.5 | 371.5 | 371.5 | 371.5 | 371.5 | 371.5 | 371.5 |
| I | Fork Offset | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| J | Wheelbase | 975 | 976 | 975 | 979 | 1004 | 1008 | 1033 |
| K | Stack | 500 | 513 | 531 | 552 | 571 | 592 | 611 |
| L | Reach | 370 | 375 | 378 | 380 | 399 | 401 | 420 |
| M | Standover Height | 746 | 762 | 778 | 795 | 814 | 835 | 857 |
