BMC - tickling your fancy?

BMC every time.

The Focus frame is pretty generic Asian mold without any particularly clever engineering in order to get it to a competitive price whereas the BMC is engineered to within an inch of its life; Not a single section of the frame has been overlooked to try to improve function / performance.

If the Focus was £500 quid cheaper, it would be a harder decision but at the same cost, it's no contest.

Are you sure? The 3.0 wich have the same frame won bike of the year twice mainly because the frame was made in germany with a lot of engineering put into it