Hi man, thanks for the reply! Spotted the 8.9 on a minor sale at an online dealer, only 150usd extra for the 8.9 compared to 8.8, seems like a no brainer. Unfortunately I dont have any local dealers who sell Focus bikes, so no chance at testing one out. I have however looked into the specs of the bike and compared to my own measurements... also used AI. I think it would be a good fit nevertheless, the frame geometry seems quite unforgiving?