Opinions about Fuji frames?

Does anyone have experience with or opinions about Fuji's 2003 Team road frames? I found a new one
for a song and wonder if it's a good all around frame. Thanks.

"Juan Carlos" <sjhels@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have experience with or opinions about Fuji's 2003 Team
road
> frames? I found a new one for a song and wonder if it's a good all
around
> frame. Thanks.

Like all oversized aluminum frames they are a little stiff. On long rides they can wear you out but
that really shouldn't bother you.

They are very god racing frames. They build up very light, with a sub-19 lb bike fairly easy to
build with cheap components. I've heard of them in the 16 lb range with light (expensive)
components.

They ride very nicely with a tight geometry that puts all of the power to the wheels and with a
short wheelbase that gets you around in a tight pack without making you nervous.

In fact, the only thing that I can say negative about them is that the paint jobs are usually
pretty ugly.

I have a 2001 Easton Fuji Team. It does not beat me up on long rides, 60 or 80 miles remain
comfortable on this frame. Many will find this comment heretical, but I find the oversized Al Fuji
to be more comfortable than my 753 Waterford. The Fuji is very stiff in the drivetrain. It seems
like any energy I put into the pedals translates into forward motion. My 61cm frame weighs 2 pounds,
15 ounces on a digital postal scale. The frame and a Kinesis CF fork set me back all of $350. What's
not to like??

Steve Braun Tucson "Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote in message nmmediately
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> "Juan Carlos" <sjhels@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Z3YY9.125576$GF.31673352@twister.columbus.rr.com...
> > Does anyone have experience with or opinions about Fuji's 2003 Team
> road
> > frames? I found a new one for a song and wonder if it's a good all
> around
> > frame. Thanks.
>
> Like all oversized aluminum frames they are a little stiff. On long rides they can wear you out
> but that really shouldn't bother you.
>
> They are very god racing frames. They build up very light, with a sub-19 lb bike fairly easy to
> build with cheap components. I've heard of them in the 16 lb range with light (expensive)
> components.
>
> They ride very nicely with a tight geometry that puts all of the power to the wheels and with a
> short wheelbase that gets you around in a tight pack without making you nervous.
>
> In fact, the only thing that I can say negative about them is that the paint jobs are usually
> pretty ugly.
>
>

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I said wears you down, not beats you up. It's a little hard to tell because experienced riders tend
to run lower pressure in their tires than new guys and Joe Racers.

I've been looking for a 61 or 62 Fuji for a decent price to replace my Vitus for at least awhile.

"Steve Braun" <sjbraun@dakotacom.net> wrote in message news:3e35cf93$1_1@corp.newsgroups.com...
> I have a 2001 Easton Fuji Team. It does not beat me up on long
rides, 60 or
> 80 miles remain comfortable on this frame. Many will find this
comment
> heretical, but I find the oversized Al Fuji to be more comfortable
than my
> 753 Waterford. The Fuji is very stiff in the drivetrain. It seems like any energy I
put
> into the pedals translates into forward motion. My 61cm frame weighs
2
> pounds, 15 ounces on a digital postal scale. The frame and a Kinesis
CF fork
> set me back all of $350. What's not to like??
>
> Steve Braun Tucson "Tom Kunich" <tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote in message nmmediately
> :PjYY9.5007$U27.463507@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > "Juan Carlos" <sjhels@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Z3YY9.125576$GF.31673352@twister.columbus.rr.com...
> > > Does anyone have experience with or opinions about Fuji's 2003
Team
> > road
> > > frames? I found a new one for a song and wonder if it's a good
all
> > around
> > > frame. Thanks.
> >
> > Like all oversized aluminum frames they are a little stiff. On
long
> > rides they can wear you out but that really shouldn't bother you.
> >
> > They are very god racing frames. They build up very light, with a sub-19 lb bike fairly easy to
> > build with cheap components. I've
heard
> > of them in the 16 lb range with light (expensive) components.
> >
> > They ride very nicely with a tight geometry that puts all of the
power
> > to the wheels and with a short wheelbase that gets you around in a tight pack without making you
> > nervous.
> >
> > In fact, the only thing that I can say negative about them is that
the
> > paint jobs are usually pretty ugly.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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"John Lieswyn" <jlieswyn@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<qdoZ9.59770$_s4.37744@rwcrnsc54>...
> Didn't happen for me. Team issue? No warranty. Nice bike though.

Hey John, it doesn't work when you give them 29 pieces with hacksaw marks and tire tracks all over
the parts.