← Review table (e-bike) · shopper page

Focus VAM² SL 9.8

bikeexchange:focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024 · source URL · confidence 0.78 · GTIN 4000990458580

Eligibility

Cannot win: e-bike bikes are not value-ranked yet (no e-bike-specific equipment model)

Size decisions

A shopper asking for: 54 → nothing compatible · 56 → nothing compatible · 58 → nothing compatible · 60 → nothing compatible

Identity

Canonical configuration: Focus | VAM² SL 9.8 | XT | 2025
Confidence: high

• brand exact (Focus)
• model normalized to "vam sl 9.8"
• groupset family exact (XT)
• model year 2025 on 2 of 3 listings, unstated on the rest
• GTIN match (4000990458566, 4000990458573, 4000990458580, +1 more)
• 3 listings across 3 retailers

Provenance — why we believe each fact

Warnings

• info suspicious-discount — Claimed 48% off. Treated as context only; it does not affect the ranking.
• info wheel-material-unknown — Wheel material could not be established.
• info mixed-groupset — Not a uniform groupset: {"rearDerailleur":"XT","cassette":"SLX"}. Ranked on the shifting level, with a penalty.

Score breakdown

{
  "frameScore": 26,
  "drivetrainScore": 22,
  "wheelScore": 5,
  "extrasScore": 3,
  "suspensionScore": 0,
  "weightAdjustment": 0,
  "equipmentValue": 56,
  "notes": [
    "Shimano XT = 23.",
    "Mixed groupset -1: cassette is SLX, 14 tier below XT.",
    "Wheels unknown: scored level with basic aluminium, which is neither a reward for omitting the wheelset nor a penalty for naming a cheap one.",
    "Weight not published: no weight adjustment either way.",
    "Fork series not stated: scored at the bottom of the fork ladder rather than assumed.",
    "Dropper post +3."
  ],
  "marketPrice": null,
  "valueScore": null,
  "savingsVsMarket": null
}

AI normalization

{
  "requested": [
    "wheelMaterial",
    "wheelTier",
    "brakes",
    "weightKg"
  ],
  "applied": [],
  "rejected": [],
  "notes": "The source names RaceFace AR27 wheels but does not establish their material or a defensible wheel tier. It names Magura MT Trail brakes and piston/rotor sizes, but does not explicitly establish the normalized brake type. Complete-bike weight and power-meter status are not stated. Cassette and chain are Shimano SLX and Shimano Deore respectively, but shifter and crank specifications are absent, so mixedGroupset cannot be determined.",
  "raw": {
    "frameMaterial": {
      "value": "carbon",
      "evidence": "Rahmenmaterial: Carbon",
      "confidence": 1
    },
    "groupsetBrand": {
      "value": "Shimano",
      "evidence": "Shimano Deore XT",
      "confidence": 1
    },
    "groupsetFamily": {
      "value": "XT",
      "evidence": "Shimano Deore XT",
      "confidence": 0.99
    },
    "electronicShifting": {
      "value": "false",
      "evidence": "Umwerfer hinten: Shimano Deore XT M8100 | 12-Speed",
      "confidence": 0.85
    },
    "speeds": {
      "value": "12",
      "evidence": "12-Speed",
      "confidence": 1
    },
    "mixedGroupset": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "wheelMaterial": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "wheelTier": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "brakes": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "weightKg": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "powerMeter": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "notes": "The source names RaceFace AR27 wheels but does not establish their material or a defensible wheel tier. It names Magura MT Trail brakes and piston/rotor sizes, but does not explicitly establish the normalized brake type. Complete-bike weight and power-meter status are not stated. Cassette and chain are Shimano SLX and Shimano Deore respectively, but shifter and crank specifications are absent, so mixedGroupset cannot be determined."
  }
}

Normalized record

{
  "id": "bikeexchange:focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024",
  "retailer": "bikeexchange",
  "retailerProductId": "focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024",
  "productUrl": "https://www.bikeexchange.de/de-DE/products/focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024?sku=FOC_0000565772",
  "brand": "Focus",
  "model": "VAM² SL 9.8",
  "modelYear": 2025,
  "category": "e-bike",
  "categoryBasis": "route",
  "sourceCategory": "e-bike",
  "price": 3599,
  "originalPrice": 6899,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "discountPercent": 48,
  "frameMaterial": "carbon",
  "frameModel": "Carbon technology | 125mm | FOLD Gen3 kinematics",
  "frameTier": null,
  "groupsetBrand": "Shimano",
  "groupsetFamily": "XT",
  "groupsetGeneration": null,
  "electronicShifting": false,
  "speeds": 12,
  "mixedGroupset": true,
  "groupsetComponents": {
    "rearDerailleur": "XT",
    "cassette": "SLX"
  },
  "groupsetTierSpread": 14,
  "crank": null,
  "cassette": "Shimano SLX M7100 | 11-51T",
  "brakes": "unknown",
  "brakePistons": 4,
  "brakeTier": "unknown",
  "suspension": "full",
  "fork": null,
  "rearShock": {
    "make": "FOX",
    "line": "Float DPS",
    "tier": "unknown"
  },
  "dropperPost": true,
  "beltDrive": null,
  "hubDynamo": null,
  "rack": null,
  "mudguards": null,
  "chaincase": null,
  "kickstand": null,
  "lighting": null,
  "wheelSize": null,
  "wheelset": "RaceFace AR27",
  "wheelMaterial": "unknown",
  "wheelTier": "unknown",
  "tyres": null,
  "weightKg": null,
  "ebike": {
    "motor": {
      "text": "Fazua | Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm, 430 W max",
      "brand": "fazua",
      "model": "fazua-ride-60",
      "position": "mid",
      "torqueNm": 60,
      "torqueSource": "retailer",
      "ratedPowerW": null,
      "peakPowerW": null
    },
    "battery": {
      "text": "430 Wh | Phase",
      "capacityWh": 430,
      "count": 1,
      "integration": "unknown",
      "removable": null
    },
    "speedClass": "unknown",
    "rangeExtender": "unknown",
    "display": "Phase Ring Control",
    "abs": null,
    "autoShift": null,
    "statedRangeKm": null,
    "eDiscipline": "e-mtb",
    "eDisciplineBasis": "leaf",
    "frameShape": "unknown",
    "cargoType": "unknown",
    "maxSystemWeightKg": null,
    "rackCapacityKg": null,
    "weightIncludesBattery": null
  },
  "powerMeter": false,
  "powerMeterKind": null,
  "availableSizes": [
    {
      "rawSize": "M",
      "size": "M",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": null,
      "deliveryNote": null
    },
    {
      "rawSize": "L",
      "size": "L",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": "Zweirad Holzeitner",
      "deliveryNote": "Reguläre Lieferzeit 7 Tage"
    },
    {
      "rawSize": "XL",
      "size": "XL",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": null,
      "deliveryNote": null
    }
  ],
  "seller": "Zweirad Holzeitner",
  "availability": "in-stock",
  "gtins": [
    "4000990458580"
  ],
  "imageUrl": "https://images.cdn.europe-west1.gcp.commercetools.com/078b97e9-ed31-4c81-baae-cdd44f3bf3c1/9b8bad8383903673bc8d-rAOY_t_A.png",
  "rawTitle": "Focus VAM² SL 9.8",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-09-26T05:58:13.289Z",
  "normalizationConfidence": 0.78,
  "warnings": [
    {
      "code": "suspicious-discount",
      "message": "Claimed 48% off. Treated as context only; it does not affect the ranking.",
      "severity": "info"
    },
    {
      "code": "wheel-material-unknown",
      "message": "Wheel material could not be established.",
      "severity": "info"
    },
    {
      "code": "mixed-groupset",
      "message": "Not a uniform groupset: {\"rearDerailleur\":\"XT\",\"cassette\":\"SLX\"}. Ranked on the shifting level, with a penalty.",
      "severity": "info"
    }
  ],
  "ebikeAi": {
    "requested": [
      "speedClass",
      "batteryIntegration",
      "frameShape"
    ],
    "applied": [],
    "rejected": [],
    "notes": "",
    "raw": {
      "motorBrand": {
        "value": "fazua",
        "evidence": "Motorhersteller: Fazua",
        "confidence": 1
      },
      "motorModel": {
        "value": "fazua-ride-60",
        "evidence": "Motor: Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm, 430 W max",
        "confidence": 1
      },
      "batteryWh": {
        "value": "430",
        "evidence": "Akkukapazität: 430 Wh",
        "confidence": 1
      },
      "speedClass": {
        "value": null,
        "evidence": null,
        "confidence": 0
      },
      "batteryIntegration": {
        "value": null,
        "evidence": null,
        "confidence": 0
      },
      "frameShape": {
        "value": null,
        "evidence": null,
        "confidence": 0
      },
      "notes": ""
    }
  }
}

Parsed specification table

{
  "Rahmenmaterial": "Carbon",
  "Rahmen": "Carbon technology | 125mm | FOLD Gen3 kinematics",
  "Bremse vorne": "Magura MT Trail | 4-piston | 203mm",
  "Bremse hinten": "Magura MT Trail | 2-piston | 180mm",
  "Laufräder": "RaceFace AR27",
  "Bedieneinheit": "Phase Ring Control",
  "Display": "Phase LED Hub",
  "Griffe": "Focus",
  "Akkukapazität": "430 Wh",
  "Drehmoment": "60nm",
  "Motorhersteller": "Fazua",
  "Akku": "Phase",
  "Motor": "Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm, 430 W max",
  "Motorposition": "Mittelmotor",
  "Kassette": "Shimano SLX M7100 | 11-51T",
  "Umwerfer hinten": "Shimano Deore XT M8100 | 12-Speed",
  "Kette / Riemen": "Shimano Deore CN-M6100",
  "Sattel": "fi'zi:k Taiga",
  "Sattelstütze": "Moderne dropper PM-MT171 | 31.6mm",
  "Dämpfer": "FOX Float DPS",
  "Gabelhersteller": "Fox",
  "Jahr": "2025"
}

Raw adapter output

{
  "retailer": "bikeexchange",
  "retailerProductId": "focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024",
  "productUrl": "https://www.bikeexchange.de/de-DE/products/focus_vam2_sl_9_8_2024?sku=FOC_0000565772",
  "extractionMethod": "embedded-json",
  "sourceCategory": "e-bike",
  "rawTitle": "Focus VAM² SL 9.8",
  "rawBrand": "Focus",
  "price": 3599,
  "originalPrice": 6899,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "imageUrl": "https://images.cdn.europe-west1.gcp.commercetools.com/078b97e9-ed31-4c81-baae-cdd44f3bf3c1/9b8bad8383903673bc8d-rAOY_t_A.png",
  "rawSpecifications": {
    "Rahmenmaterial": "Carbon",
    "Rahmen": "Carbon technology | 125mm | FOLD Gen3 kinematics",
    "Bremse vorne": "Magura MT Trail | 4-piston | 203mm",
    "Bremse hinten": "Magura MT Trail | 2-piston | 180mm",
    "Laufräder": "RaceFace AR27",
    "Bedieneinheit": "Phase Ring Control",
    "Display": "Phase LED Hub",
    "Griffe": "Focus",
    "Akkukapazität": "430 Wh",
    "Drehmoment": "60nm",
    "Motorhersteller": "Fazua",
    "Akku": "Phase",
    "Motor": "Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm, 430 W max",
    "Motorposition": "Mittelmotor",
    "Kassette": "Shimano SLX M7100 | 11-51T",
    "Umwerfer hinten": "Shimano Deore XT M8100 | 12-Speed",
    "Kette / Riemen": "Shimano Deore CN-M6100",
    "Sattel": "fi'zi:k Taiga",
    "Sattelstütze": "Moderne dropper PM-MT171 | 31.6mm",
    "Dämpfer": "FOX Float DPS",
    "Gabelhersteller": "Fox",
    "Jahr": "2025"
  },
  "rawFeatures": [
    "Fazua",
    "430wh",
    "Shimano Deore XT",
    "Beschreibung"
  ],
  "rawSizes": [
    {
      "rawSize": "M",
      "size": "M",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": null,
      "deliveryNote": null
    },
    {
      "rawSize": "L",
      "size": "L",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": "Zweirad Holzeitner",
      "deliveryNote": "Reguläre Lieferzeit 7 Tage"
    },
    {
      "rawSize": "XL",
      "size": "XL",
      "sizeCm": null,
      "inStock": true,
      "stockCount": null,
      "price": 3599,
      "seller": null,
      "deliveryNote": null
    }
  ],
  "availabilityText": "sizes 3: 3 stocked, 0 gone, 0 unread",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-09-26T05:58:13.289Z",
  "sourceMeta": {
    "skus": [
      "4000990458580"
    ],
    "shopSkus": [
      "FOC_0000565772",
      "FOC_0000565771",
      "FOC_0000565772",
      "FOC_0000565773"
    ],
    "seller": "Zweirad Holzeitner",
    "sellerOfSize": "L",
    "sellerId": "07660064-8f10-476d-8733-745f01090558",
    "storeKey": "store_01KXNB74QH0QQNCFWBESACD23Y_eur",
    "storeCity": "Winhöring",
    "storeCountry": "DE",
    "storeDelivers": true,
    "storeClickAndCollect": true,
    "storeReservation": true,
    "storeDeliveryTime": "P7D",
    "shippingPrice": 75,
    "hasMoreSellers": true,
    "condition": "NEW",
    "ctProductId": "4ae0fddb-5259-49b3-b268-b87d6ebe9ff8",
    "shopCategory": "E-Fully",
    "colourCount": 1,
    "fetchedSku": "FOC_0000565772"
  },
  "listingPath": [
    "E-Bikes",
    "E-MTB",
    "E-Fully"
  ]
}

Impressum · Privacy · Contact · About BikeFind