Redesigned frames and more travel for Focus THRON² and EQP
Focus has upgraded its THRON² range with new mid-drive motors, frame design and more suspension travel.
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The broad range of trail e-bikes now feature 150mm forks complemented by 140mm shocks, meaning 10mm more travel at each wheel. Frames are still aluminium, but the suspension linkage and rear triangle designs have evolved to accommodate the increase in travel.
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True to the THRON²’s all-purpose offering, the range doesn’t feature carbon frames, with Focus designers preferring aluminium. A smooth weld finish adds to the slick overall aesthetic, and from a distance, some of the colourway options look almost indistinguishable from a carbon frame.
Bosch e-bike ecosystem
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The 2025 model year THRON² range retains Bosch as its mid-drive motor supplier with its Performance Line CX motors. Battery options are 600- or 800Wh, with 250Wh portable extender units, which can be mounted caged to the frame, creating a 1050Wh battery capacity for those big riding days in steep terrain.
For those riders keen on using the THRON² as a multi-purpose touring or commuting bike, the clever USB-C top tube charger allows you to keep any devices fully charged. This includes your cycling head unit when exploring unfamiliar terrain or routes on a multiday e-bike adventure ride.
More travel – same geo
Despite the increase in suspension, Focus has kept the THRON²’s geometry unchanged. Head angles remain at 66-degrees, across the sizing spectrum, and reach numbers are the same, too. For reference, a size large THRON² measures to 470mm of reach.
What has changed is the cockpit geometry. Keen to give riders more steering leverage and control, the THRON² handlebars have grown from 760- to 800mm in width. Stems have shortened, too, from 70- to 50mm.
2025 focus thron 2.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The Focus product planning team have also configured size-specific dropper posts. THRON² in size small gets a 125mm dropper, mediums use a 150mm, large goes up 175mm, and the extra-large builds feature a 200mm dropper post.
What about the ABS?
Focus is one of the few companies that offer ABS as a standard feature on its bikes. It’s a Bosch system, which works to prevent front-wheel lock up.
Standard on the THRON² 6.9 and THRON² 6.8, riders can select between a general- and trail-modulated ABS setting, with the latter more attuned to the slip and steepness dynamics of trail riding. If you feel it is too muddy or loose for ABS to work for your riding on a particular section of trail, you can go into the THRON²’s Bosch KIOX onboard display screen and disable the ABS.
The braking hardware supporting this Bosch ABS function is from Magura, with its MT-C 4-pot calipers actuating 203mm rotors. If you use the total allowable rider and bike mass rating of 150kg, THRON² has clearance to fit 223mm rotors if you require additional stopping power.
Configured for trail riding confidence, the latest THRON² range rolls Maxxis Minion DHFs, in the EXO casing, sized 29 x 2,5“.
There’s a touring and commuter version
There are EQP versions for riders who want to use the THRON² platform as a true quiver-killer e-bike. These add full-coverage front and rear mudguards, a sturdy rear rack and kickstand. There’s also an integrated high-beam front light and pulsing rear light for enhanced visibility when commuting or on that adventure touring ride, at dawn or dusk.
Handlebar width on the EQPs is slightly narrower than the trail-oriented standard THRON², at 760mm. Tyres are more biased toward faster rolling commuter and off-road touring applications, with a slightly smaller casing, with the EQPs running Schwalbe Nobby Nics, in the Addix compound, sized 29 x 2,4in.
2025 focus urban.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The new Focus THRON² starts at €4,699 for the 6.7 with 600Wh battery and goes up to €6,999 for the ABS-equipped 6.9 with 800Wh battery. EQP commuter and touring trim versions start at €4,899 for the 600Wh battery 6.7 and go up to €5,799 for the 800Wh, ABS-spec, 6.8.
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