Fuji Bikes?

[false_Aest]

Velonews says Fuji-Servetto to be in the Giro.

I grew up in the post-Fuji wonderment---no bike shops (good or bad) carried them. I actually didn't know anything about them until I was given a 1986 Blue and Yellow Fuji Pro frame to use as a fixed gear in 2001.

Velonews' news made me wonder, "When was the last time Fuji bikes were ridden in the Giro, Tour or Vuelta?"

Anyone have an idea?

[ndoshi72c]

Tyler rode a Fuji to the USPro Championships:

http://www.velonews.com/files/images/USPR808003.jpg

I rode and sold Fuji at my last shop job. I rode a Team RC Euro with full Chorus. I was super impressed. They're essentially Scott CR-1's.

[fogrider]

I was riding home after doing a little climbing and this college kid catches me from behind...he's wearing a full stanford kit with a backpack. I drop in on his wheel and he is hammering. at least I felt he was...I'm at 100 percent just to stay on his wheel. he was on what looks like a new full carbon fuji.

I mean I got a little work out climbing in the morning, but he rode up from palo alto with a full backpack. about a mile from the s.f. border and he drops me...I don't think he was really trying to drop me, but I was trying to get back into shape being off the bike for a month with the flu and bad weather.

fuji bikes have come a long way...not that I would ride one unless I had no other options.

[keno]

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/blog/ivan-dominguez-signs-with-fuji-servetto/

http://www.velonews.com/article/74975/

keno

[caleb]

fuji bikes have come a long way...not that I would ride one unless I had no other options.

I like Fuji bikes, and I wouldn't hesitate to ride one. While most companies are doing their best to recreate their road bikes in the image of a hybrid with drop bars, Fuji's Team Series puts a rider's contact points in the correct places for riding at a strenuous pace. The geo is good.

Also, they're a good value. My LBS sells the basic Team (full carbon w/105 and Ultegra) for $1599. That's not a lot of cabbage for a bike that won't hold anyone back.

I don't ride one, but I think they're solid bikes and Fuji is headed in the right direction.

http://timmercentral.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/new-bike-pics-and-lyles-005.jpg?w=500&h=328

[johnnymossville]

I've always been a closet Fuji fan. My younger brother had a Fuji when we were kids and the craftsmanship on it's lugged frame was beautiful for what the thing cost.

I don't know if Fuji is anywhere near the same company it was back then, but I still think they're a great value bike.

[false_Aest]

I hear ya about Fuji comin' back around. Their bikes look quite rad' (but it's gonna take a little longer for them to come back enough to wanna buy them...) I guess they're kind've like Mongoose----back in the day they were the Mc**** with Special Sauce but not so much now.


But the original question still holds . . . . When was the last time Fuji bikes were ridden (sporting the Fuji logo) in the Giro, Vuelta or Tour?

It seems that PROs riding those "whips" during one of those rides would really help to bring Fuji back.

[torquer]

But the original question still holds . . . . When was the last time Fuji bikes were ridden (sporting the Fuji logo) in the Giro, Vuelta or Tour?
How about... never?
A bit of Googling & Wikopedeaing doesn't come up with any big-time Euro team sponsorships before Saunier-duval redux.
In the '90s, Team Mercury rode Fujis (actually custom aluminum Teschners, IIRC), and they eventually went to Europe to race, but they were probably riding LeMonds at that point, or certainly bikes with LeMond logos.

I agree with all the posters that Fujis are the best-bang-for-the-buck major brand out there, at least for the racy models I've seen.

[false_Aest]

How about... never?


w0rd, thanks. I did my googling but since I'm a young'n' and didn't really start to pay attention to cycling till 2000ish I didn't know if I was missing something.


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[majorpat]

In the mid 80's there were not a boatload of brands available, no full lines of Trek, Specialized or Cannondale. Everything was kind of smaller scale. Fuji was one brand that had a whole lineup and they were considered pretty good bikes. My first real road bike was a 1986 Fuji League with Suntour Le Pree components.
Also, they had a sweet poster in the shops:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/Japan/C_Addy_Fuji_ad.jpg

[bhungerford]

My dad just picked up a Fuji D6 TT bike, its pretty darn good, pretty light, looks ridiculously aero, rides good (for a TT bike). I wouldn't shy away from any of their bikes, they seem like a good value, and their build quality (at least on the surface) looks very good to boot.