Fugi & Raleigh ???

[surfergirl4god]

Hey ladies,

quick question...
all in all, what do you think of Fugi and Raleigh road bikes?

[FreshNewbie]

Hey surfergirl4god!
I also very new to cycline, so my first road bike i bought on ebay ( raleigh cycle pro). I have an old model but i am very happy with the bike, even though it's not hight tek bike and it was very cheap, I think it's perfect for someone who like me just learning. I never tried Fuji so can't tell you anything about it. I hope you find the perfect match for yourself. Good luck with looking.

[MomOnBike]

This probably won't help at all, but I've had a lovely Raleigh Gran Prix since 1978. I ain't gettin' rid of that one!

All I know for sure is that Raleigh made pretty nice bikes back in the dark ages. I have no idea about the modern ones, however.

[BikeMomma]

At the end of March this year, I purchased my first carbon frame road bike, a Fugi (Fuji Professional Euro ), and I'm totally happy with it. I don't have anything to compare it by, since this is the first carbon I've ridden much less owned, but I can tell you that Fuji has put love and care into the aesthetics, at least. It's a beautiful bike. The website doesn't do it justice....on the top tube, seat tubes, and chain stays, they've done a basketweave pattern with the carbon fibers, then applied a glossy coat over the entire bike. It positively glows in the sunlight. So awesome.

It rides like a dream - the carbon hardly transfers any road vibration. Where my faithful Cannondale would take the hard bumps rather roughly, "Flicka" smoothes them out and makes a long day on the bike still comfortable at the end.

I'd recommend that you try out a Fuji, if you're considering a purchase. I'm actually considering one of their mountain bikes as my next steed, maybe spingtime. We'll see -- I've finally convince my hubby to get a bike, so his has to come first.

Hope this helps!
BikeMomma

[singletrackmind]

I'm happy with my '98 Raleigh R700. For a reasonable price I got a decent bike with better components. Mine is aluminum with a carbon fork so I get a lot more vibration than the steel Colnago but for me it's suited fine. It's been ridden many many miles and have only needed brake pads, chains, a new saddle (the old one was horrible) and a rear wheel (caught the old one in a grate). I will be replacing the pedals soon due to normal wear as well.
That said, I don't race on the road-I got the bike to improve my spin and speed for mountain biking. Now that I've gotten used to it I like riding road as much as dirt. It's been on RAGBRAI, a couple of centuries and a ton of group rides and 40+ mile jaunts, no problem.

[runnergirl]

I ride a 2003 Raleigh Professional-it's columbus zona steel with a carbon fork and mixed campy components. 1700 miles since May, and I'm loving it!!!! Their sizing runs much differently than Trek and le mond, so be sure to have someone who knows what they're doing watch you ride the bike.

[Melodylynn]

I actually tried a Fuji yesterday in my eternal quest for a new road bike. I have found that I am extremely short for any standard LBS bikes and that fuji's smallest frame is a 44. I think that I need a 42. I am 5'1" and about 160 lbs. Does Raleigh make a smaller framed bike? Does anyone else have this problem?

Melody