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Mike
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 20, 2011
Strengths: Affordable build ($2100 total investment). Durable. Great paint/color scheme(white/red).Comfortable distance/endurance bike. Quiet/smooth. Reynolds 870 thin tube steel + english geometry just looks great.Weaknesses: Flex on speed turns and corners requires caution. Little slow and heavy.Bottom Line: Craigslist stock bike I found sitting in Baltimore with less than 100 original miles on it. Frame and paint are virgin. Cleaned it up, upgraded to full DuraAce 9 gruppo. Easton 70 wheelset, Continental GP4k rubber. Trashed the Fuji saddle for a Selle SMP Avant on a Ritchie WSC carbon post. Officially now a good century bike, with just enough flex for forgiveness past 100 miles and 6 hours saddle time. Love the look of classic English geometry and the thin tubed steel. She is not fast or light (21.5lbs fitted out), but man is she sharp looking and comfy. Built for distance...not speed
Favorite Ride: 2005 Fuji Marseille
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: craigslist
Similar Products Used: Cdale R100
Fuji Grand Tourer (the Beast)
Bike Setup: DuraAce 9 complete
Easton 70 wheelset
Ritchie Pro carbon bars
Selle SMP Avant saddle
Ritchie WCS carbon post and 110 stem
Conti GP4000 tires
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captainshapely
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: November 16, 2004
Strengths: cheap, steel is stiff enough for rec riding. Descends nicely, but not agressivly.Weaknesses: Cheesy paint. Some flex, look to aluminum or titanium if you are a strong rider.Bottom Line: I use this bike only for training for mountain racing. It does this quite well. Frame fairly stiff, although it has been said before, it is not a sprinter. It is smooth and comfortable, but light enough to keep up with the boys.
Favorite Ride: Rist canyon Ft Collins
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At: Phx Bike
Similar Products Used: S-works.
Bike Setup: stock.
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jodyhughes
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: October 20, 2004
Strengths: pretty light, very comfortable, great components, and nice looking. A great bike for club rides.Weaknesses: a little flexy when sprinting; but then again, it's not really a race bike.Bottom Line: A really nice ride, esp. for the price I paid (about half of retail). The components and wheels alone are worth the price.
Favorite Ride: anything in the hill country
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: EBay
Similar Products Used: this replaced an old 14-speed Trek 470. night and day...
Bike Setup: pretty much stock, except for WTB rocket saddle and old Mavic front wheel (don't leave wheels leaning against your car...)I replaced the stock Richey stem with a higher-angle and longer stem to alleviate neck problems.
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RoadT
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 4, 2004
Strengths: Steel frame is forgiving and soaks up the bumps. Classic european road geometry is great for long, fast rides. Short chainstays help it climb like a billy goat. Carbon fork is a bit stiff, but much more forgiving than steel. Front end turns on a dime due to 73.5 head angle. Ritchey Pro components are excellent especially the wheelset. Bladed spokes are fast and require little truing.Weaknesses: Steel frame is a bit heavier than other materials out there. Decals on Fork have to go! Look cheesy (I peeled mine off) Fuji seat must be replaced as well. Carbon fork is a bit stiff. Slight toe overlap with front wheel (I wear a size 45 shoe)Bottom Line: I have ridden numerous high end steel bikes and I have to say that the Fuji Marseille handles with the best of them. I ride approximately 150 miles per week with many of these miles fast club rides. The Fuji has treated me quite well on all types of roads.
Favorite Ride: Rolling Hills of New Hampshire
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: Brand new at Ebay
Similar Products Used: Raleigh Team - Reynolds 531, Team Miyata -Tange Champion, Basso - Columbus SL
Bike Setup: Bike has Ultegra 9 speed, Selle Italia Max Flow Saddle, Shimano Dura Ace pedals, Cinelli Tape, Michelin Pro Tires.
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JDD
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: June 23, 2004
Strengths: Reynolds 853 tubeset, Ultegra drive train and Richey Pro Logic components!Weaknesses: House brand seat breaks down quickly and the carbon fork is a little too flexy for my liking.Bottom Line: My last bike was an old borrowed Panasonic decked out with Shimano 105. (The Trek was stolen!) It was an old 80's thing (I think) of the cromoly variety. Let me tell you...I think Fuji did a diservice to this bike by changing the tubeset for '04! (Check out the '04...bad idea!) Reynolds tubing is great. However, there is a little too much flex at the bottom bracket. I am not racing right now so no biggy! But sprinters beware! The bike is very light for the price; somewhere between 18 and 19 pounds with pedals. I have always loved reynolds tubing...I have ridden some of my friend's rides. There is just something to be said for the appropriate flex and feel of steel. If you've ridden aluminum you know what I mean!
Favorite Ride: Anything...paved or not!
Price Paid:
$1300.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: Trek 2100, Panasonic 3000 (?), and a Schwinn Paramount back in high school.
Bike Setup: Stock bike with Speedplay Zeros and My Sidi's I think of as "House Slippers".
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