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Ray Lovinggood
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: December 29, 2011
Strengths: Geometry and smooth ride really make me smile. The factory rear rack is great and the stock saddle gets along just fine with my butt.Weaknesses: The brakes. They always felt weak to me. Granted, my only other bike experience is EXTREMELY limited, but I do like the 105 brakes on my road bike and even the old Fuji Regis that the Touring replaced had better brakes. I complained every time I saw the bike shop owner. Finally, after only 860 miles, the pads were worn out and he replaced the stock Tektro's with a different design Tektro's. They are better, but still won't stop the bike like the 105's on my road bike.Bottom Line: I bought this bike to serve as my commuter, not as a "Touring" bike, but the machine rides so nicely that I'm giving the idea of actually touring some thought. I believe mine is a 2011 model. It has the "quill" style stem and bar end shifters.
After looking unsuccessfully for a used bike that "looked right", was the right size, and had provisions for a rack, I ended up buying this bike new. On the test ride and for the first week or two, it felt quite odd with the 175mm cranks and overall geometry as compared to my other bikes. I didn't quite like it. But now, I love it.
I've purchased SKS fenders and hope to install them soon.
My daily commute totals only 14.5 miles, broken into two legs in the morning and two in the afternoon, with a 30 mile bus ride separating the legs. The longest leg of the commute is only 6 miles, but I must say, it is a sweet 6 miles!
I have ridden it on a few "road rides" with the longest being 50 miles and I was quite pleased with all of the rides.
With the longer cranks and lower BB as compared to my road bike and even the older commuter, I had to realize that I couldn't power through the curves as I had previously, lest I bury the low pedal into the pavement and "high side" my body. So now, I just coast through corners.
I'm very pleased with this bike. It has made my commute even more enjoyable.
Favorite Ride: All of them
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: Cycle Logic
Similar Products Used: Don't have a similar product.
Road Bike: Fuji Roubaix ACR 2.0
Bike Setup: Headlight: Cygolite Expilion 250
Taillight: PDW Dangerzone
Rack Pack: Lone Peak RP-700 (used every day)
Baskets: Basil Cardiff (installed and used occasionally).
Fenders: SKS to be installed very soon.
Computer: Cateye Mity 8 (old fashioned - wired.)
Pedals: "Campus Pedals" from Performance Bike. Plain on one side and with SPD clip on the other.
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wade
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: December 22, 2011
Strengths: despite what i read about gearing issues with this bike when loaded ive never had any promblems with this bike and i live in north alabama around mountain after mountain but every rider is different i carry an average of 51 lbs of gear in bags going up and down hills and sometimes im walking the bike but i think thats from exhaustion and not the gears. other times ive pedaled all the way to top of steep grade with out ever stopping or discomfort i am by no means a powerful cyclist either.Weaknesses: ihave no complaints.Bottom Line: the best bike i have ever dreamed of .does good with loaded gt54 bags and gt18 bags and of course some more good stuff strapped on top of that. overall good ride for long distance expeditions and for running to town.
Favorite Ride: fuji 2009 touring
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: madison cycles
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: 2009 fuji touring bike surly nice racks front and rear. cat eye headlight and lights and motion headlight two rear flashers planet bike turbo 1 watt.arkel gt18 on front gt54 on rear two water bottles with cages and a whole bunch of gear in bags thats about it.
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jim
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 10, 2011
Strengths: strong frame, good looks and cheap priceWeaknesses: rim out of true and broken spokes after 6 months, changed rims to mavic 719A and spokes to 14ga doubled butted, after 4 years seat wore out and i replaced it with a brooks B17 (great comfort)Bottom Line: love the ride, easy handling fully loaded or day to day light load. had to change a few things as they wore out,
Favorite Ride: newfoundland
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: bay sports
Similar Products Used: old trek 520
Bike Setup: when cassette/chain wore out, changed to a 13/34 touiste from harris cyclery
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wayne randall
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: March 8, 2011
Strengths: Frame size &style are well thought out by fujiWeaknesses: I had extra brake levers built on top of bars for a easier grab while ridingBottom Line: the gearing is well suited for my style of riding .Hills seem smaller
Favorite Ride: any ride is ok
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At: bike city
Similar Products Used: only cross trainers and mountain bikes
Bike Setup: standard plus lights etc to suit
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Jameshornet
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: July 5, 2009
Strengths: Durable Frame, awesome geometry and a very smooth ride.Weaknesses: Headset and headset tubing needs improvment.Bottom Line: With a heavy load this bike needs to be a little heavier. This bike would not be the same otherwise. Lighter is not always better, especially when carrying a heavy load. I love the steel frame and the geometry but the headset is a little week. With a loaded front rack the threadless headset is not able to support the weight while making a sharp turn and the weight troughs the handle bars out of alignment. So I would suggest not over loading the front rack. It could also be the small 1 inch headset tubing that causes this. I have a 2007 and i have put thousands of miles on it and taken it through hell and back. The bike is well worth the money and does have a smooth ride. In the future I would like to see Fuji upgrade the headset and tubing, add a little more clearance for bigger tires, and disk brakes would be pretty sweet. All in all this is an awesome bike and definitely has my recommendation.
Favorite Ride: Fuji touring 2007
Price Paid:
$850.00
Similar Products Used: Cannondale T800 and Specialized tarmac.
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