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Date: 20 Oct 2006 09:56:52
From: alath
Subject: newb follow up question: scoop on Fuji brand?
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Appreciate the suggestions from the previous thread, particulary going
more to the mountain bike end of the hybrid spectrum than the comfort
or road side.
I have been doing brand comparisons and looking at the specs and
hardware, it would appear that the Fuji brand is a good value. They
consistently run about $100-150 less than Trek, Gary Fisher, or Giant
for comparable bikes with comparable hardware.
Is this "too good to be true" and an indication that Fuji is cutting
corners that should be cut?
Or do they generally offer good value and acceptable quality at the
lower end of the price range?
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Date: 20 Oct 2006 17:15:05
From: Frank Drackman
Subject: Re: newb follow up question: scoop on Fuji brand?
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"alath" <alath@gateway.net > wrote in message
news:1161363412.077751.88010@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Appreciate the suggestions from the previous thread, particulary going
> more to the mountain bike end of the hybrid spectrum than the comfort
> or road side.
>
> I have been doing brand comparisons and looking at the specs and
> hardware, it would appear that the Fuji brand is a good value. They
> consistently run about $100-150 less than Trek, Gary Fisher, or Giant
> for comparable bikes with comparable hardware.
>
> Is this "too good to be true" and an indication that Fuji is cutting
> corners that should be cut?
>
> Or do they generally offer good value and acceptable quality at the
> lower end of the price range?
>
IMO Fuji provides a bike that is a great value.
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 15:47:34
From: John Everett
Subject: Re: newb follow up question: scoop on Fuji brand?
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:15:05 -0700, "Frank Drackman"
<frankdrack@yahoo.com > wrote:
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>"alath" <alath@gateway.net> wrote in message
>news:1161363412.077751.88010@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Appreciate the suggestions from the previous thread, particulary going
>> more to the mountain bike end of the hybrid spectrum than the comfort
>> or road side.
>>
>> I have been doing brand comparisons and looking at the specs and
>> hardware, it would appear that the Fuji brand is a good value. They
>> consistently run about $100-150 less than Trek, Gary Fisher, or Giant
>> for comparable bikes with comparable hardware.
>>
>> Is this "too good to be true" and an indication that Fuji is cutting
>> corners that should be cut?
>>
>> Or do they generally offer good value and acceptable quality at the
>> lower end of the price range?
>>
>
>IMO Fuji provides a bike that is a great value.
I would generally agree with one caveat. I should say up front that
I've been pretty happy with my Fuji Touring Series bike. However,
availability of spare parts can be a problem. Example, try to find a
replacement Alex rim in the US, at least the rim that came on my bike.
An LBS, listed as a Fuji dealer on the Fuji web site, was unable to
get an Alex AL-DA 16 rim. Neither could I locate a source via the Alex
website.
jeverett3<AT >earthlink<DOT>net http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 19:58:16
From: Patrick Lamb
Subject: Re: newb follow up question: scoop on Fuji brand?
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:47:34 GMT, John Everett
<jeverett3@earthlink.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.net > wrote:
>On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:15:05 -0700, "Frank Drackman"
><frankdrack@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>IMO Fuji provides a bike that is a great value.
>
>I would generally agree with one caveat. I should say up front that
>I've been pretty happy with my Fuji Touring Series bike. However,
>availability of spare parts can be a problem. Example, try to find a
>replacement Alex rim in the US, at least the rim that came on my bike.
I'm not sure that's a fair criterion, as most OEM rims (at least that
I've seen) are either difficult to find replacements for, or they're
on boutique wheels that you wouldn't want to replace the rims.
OTOH, Fuji seems to stay a step behind the leading edge, which may
make replacements harder to come by in the future. I.e., when most
bikes were 8-speed, Fuji Touring was 7. Shimano came out with 9, Fuji
was 8; now that Shimano has 10 speed gear on the ket, Fuji is 9.
It's still functional, and staying behind the bleeding edge makes the
price attractive, but spare parts may become an issue.
Pat
Email address works as is.
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Date: 20 Oct 2006 13:13:20
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: newb follow up question: scoop on Fuji brand?
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alath wrote:
> Appreciate the suggestions from the previous thread, particulary going
> more to the mountain bike end of the hybrid spectrum than the comfort
> or road side.
>
> I have been doing brand comparisons and looking at the specs and
> hardware, it would appear that the Fuji brand is a good value. They
> consistently run about $100-150 less than Trek, Gary Fisher, or Giant
> for comparable bikes with comparable hardware.
>
> Is this "too good to be true" and an indication that Fuji is cutting
> corners that should be cut?
>
> Or do they generally offer good value and acceptable quality at the
> lower end of the price range?
>
Fuji is a good brand of bike. The quality that they produce is very
similar to those other brands you mentioned. The reason, in my opinion,
that the price is a little bit less is that Fuji prices their bikes
lower to try to grab a slightly larger ket share. There are less Fuji
bikes out there being ridden.
Ken
--
The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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