Joe,
You'll love the bike. It wasn't a huge hit at the
time because there were "real" touring bikes in many
other companies' lines with longer wheelbases, canti
brakes, lower gearing, etc., and racing bikes of it's
day weren't as single-purpose as todays. My employer
in the early 80's bought about 300 of those things
when Fuji blew them out and most are still on the road
today under very happy riders. If Fuji was smart,
they'd do an "America II" in tig'ed 853 with long
reach Ultegra brakes, new 110mm pattern FSA cranks,
and maybe custom Honjo fenders. Okay, maybe I'm
dreaming.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> Fuji had really hit their stride about the time of
> this bike (1978?). This bike was specced out as a
> winner but never sold well. The Rivendel market
> didn't exist yet!
>
> Couldn't pass it up even though it is not in great
> shape. How can I lose with these parts and an Ideale
> 90?
>
>
>
http://ebay.com/
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
> Warning- off topic racing quip:"You know you have a
> problem when Marty Nothstein is in your break."
>
>
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