At Focus, the Sam is responsible for working on rough terrain. The completely revised Sam now features the successful F.O.L.D. suspension system with 170 millimetres of travel to smooth out even the roughest slopes. The Focus engineers have designed the F.O.L.D. kinematics to dampen the most sensitive impacts with an early degressive phase and to make larger impacts more controllable with progressive intensification in the further stroke. This ensures the best acceleration and unsurpassed control.

New geometry

As far as geometry is concerned, it looks like this: The reach has been lengthened, the chainstay, as well as the seat tube visibly shortened. According to Focus, the result is a playful fun machine for the toughest terrain - with space for a water bottle and long-stroke dropper posts. The new Focus Sam will be available in two models - both with carbon frames - from mid-September 2018: As the Focus Sam 9.9 and the Focus Sam 8.9.

Two models

The 9.9 model features a Rock Shox Lyrik RC2 and a Rock Shox Superdeluxe RCT shock for suspension and damping, while the drivetrain is a Sram GX Eagle 1x12 with Truvativ Descendant carbon cranks. The 8.9 is fitted with a Fox 36 Rhythm fork and a Fox Float DPX2 Performance shock, as well as a Sram GX Eagle 1x12 groupset in combination with a Race Face Aeffect crank.

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