Fuji Bicycles Finest AL

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Look HSC3 fork, clipless pedals, new kevlar rear tire, Cateye Mity3. Probably will buy a new or build another bike before investing alot into this one (ultegra, wheels, frame, etc.)

Summary:
Great bike for the price. the first review describes my setup with the exception of a Look HSC3 fork (major difference - $100, $350 new). Basically you get a light bike for the price and will need to replace the pedals, fork, tires to have a solid entry level bike. I can live with that.

Strengths:
weight, price ($390 for me)

Weaknesses:
chromoly fork (what you can expect at this price), rear tire had a flat around every 200 miles (replaced for $20), and pedals (you'll need clipless for more serious riding).

Similar Products Used:
Giant OCR3, Trek 1000 - both were heavier and about $200 more than what I paid. Same drivetrain. Probably the Trek frame is better.

Price Paid:  $390.00 at ebay

Favorite Ride:
all of them

Bike Setup:
dual entry clipless pedals, performance forte rear tire, easton ec70 fork (smoothes out the ride, drops weight).

Summary:
Best bike for this price. Light at 20lbs, and you still have money for gear or upgrades. Like any other bike in this range you will need: clipless pedals, computer, fork if doing long rides.

Strengths:
Low weight, good total package for the price. Replacing the chromoly fork, tires, and pedals will give you a pretty solid bike.

Weaknesses:
Kenda tires have good grip, but are sliced and diced pretty easily. I average one flat on the rear every 200 miles. I recently replaced the rear tire. It needed to be replaced at 1000 miles anyway.

Similar Products Used:
Giant OCR3 - heavy (24lbs), nice colors though.

Price Paid:  $503.00 at ebay

Favorite Ride:
uphill

Bike Setup:
58cm c-t Fuji Finest Al
Shimano 105 pedals
Everything else stock
(like i said not for racing)

Summary:
Good training bike. My first bike, I planed on using it to train for a year, then I would begin racing the next summer, after buying a better bike of course!

Strengths:
Nice frame.
I like the spacers.
Good cheap first bike.
Great for training (21 pounds).

Weaknesses:
Bad Sora componets (yuck).
Stiff, rough ride.
I would not use it for racing.

Price Paid:  $550.00 at LBS

Favorite Ride:
Turkey Hill/Summit House

Summary:
Seat is better now that I have it adjusted correctly. I also really like the anatomical bars, didn't realized they had em cause its so comfortable.

Price Paid:  $550.00 at LBS

Favorite Ride:
Turkey Hill Road

Bike Setup:
Stock with TIME mountain pedals and a Cateye computer.

Summary:
I'm really a moutain bike racer who wanted a road bike to train on, so I looked up some bikes onlinee, and this was the best deal I found. I did my first road race yesterday which really showed the strengths and weaknesses of this bike.

Strengths:
Price, Sora components work well, Tires hook up well.

Weaknesses:
Harsh aluminum ride. Heavy rims and the front hub makes a funky noise when going over 40mph. Seat, uncomfortable as hell

Similar Products Used:
None