Fuji 2010 Bike Release

We here in the office just wrapped up the 2010 North American sales meetings this past weekend in Philadelphia and oh boy, do we have some sweet bikes coming out. The SLM is only a year old, but Fuji product manager Mark Smith has been asking a lot of question and seeking a lot of feedback. In house employee/team member Chris Dietrich was intergral in the changes that were made and you may have even seen him racing one for the past couple of months. Thank you to Fuji Senior Graphic Designer, Nikia, for allowing me to use her catalog photos rather that the ones I took at the meetings. You all would have been squinting trying to make out the fine details. Ok, enough chatter here are some pics!

Yes, if you look closely that is a SRAM XX groupo with Reynolds Carbon wheels! Changes to the frame include an integrated seat mast and extra clearance for the rear tire. We held a lot of internal discussion regarding the integrated seat mast. We had heard all the complaints about cutting a carbon frame such as: What do I do I cut it to low? What do I do if I want to sell my frame to somebody taller than me? We fixed all those problems with one solution! If the mast is cut to short the solution is to just cut it shorter. All you have to do is cut the mast down to about 1 1/2" above the top tube, cut a slit in the back of the seat tube, put a 34.9 seat post clamp on and insert a 31.6 seat post and you are back on the bike. We received a 19" version of this bike to have as a sample for the meetings and take to interbike. Fully assembled with an uncut seat mast this bike weighed in at 19.03 lbs!!!!!! More than 1.5lbs lighter than the team race bikes! If you are asking what kind of price point we are coming in at right around $8,000 with the XX (oh and by the way SRAM dudes have officially said that it is pronounced X-X, not Double X, so say right!). Good news to those of you who can only afford to spend around $6000 we will have a X-0 build one the same exact frame. Frame sets will also be available and of course, pricing is round about and has yet to be finalized.

Our other fancy new frame is a dual suspension carbon race machine. The D.S.R. (Dual Suspension Race) is a 4" travel carbon dualie that has endurance racing written all over it. Still borrowing a slightly changed version of the 4 bar linkage design by Specialized this frame is incredibly stiff and light. The frame features a tapered head tube with a 1.5" bottom bearing and the standard 1 1/8" top bearing. We have yet to see a ride able sample yet so I do not have an exact weight, but the sample is sub 24lbs with full XTR and the same Reynolds wheels as the SLM LTD. Just like the SLM, we will have 2 build packages. One with the XTR/Reynolds and the 2.0 with XT/SLX and Mavic Wheels. Keep an eye out on fujibikes.com for more detailed tech/spec info as well as official MSRPs. Another highlight of the DSR 1.0 is Fuji's first interaction with Fox Suspension products. Now don't get me wrong, team members LOVE their RockShox forks and baring the unforeseeable change, we will continue to support RockShox next year as well. Nevertheless, the addition of Fox as a vendor for Fuji, really shows that we are committed to building our brand of mountain bikes as well as the sport mountain biking in general. Ok, I will shut up now and hook up the photos. Enjoy!

I will post some more stuff once I have more free time, but these bikes are so hot that the phones have been ringing off the hook here in the office today and that probably won't change any time soon. Keep checking back or keep an eye on www.twitter.com/fujimtb for all the latest and greatest!