Fuji Absolute 3.0
06-24-09, 04:13 PM
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Fuji Absolute 3.0
Will a Fuji Absolute 3.0 hold up to a 330# guy? Are the wheels strong enough?
06-24-09, 04:45 PM
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Well, it's got 36 spoke Weinmann Double Walls. I wouldn't huck any curbs, but given a hand tensioning of the spokes, I think they'd hold, and you'll lose that extra weight.....
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06-24-09, 05:19 PM
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So is there anything on the Fuji that a Clyde like me would need to worry about? Is this bike a good one for the price or is there something around the same price that would suit me better?
06-24-09, 05:34 PM
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Any of the Kona Dew series bikes would be nice as well.
06-24-09, 05:53 PM
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As to the price, you never said what you were going to have to pay for it. What I saw on the site for a list price was ~~$550, if I remember right.
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Are the 2009 wheels better than the 2008's Alex ID-19, 36-hole? I bought the 2008 version and I started breaking spokes right away. I was 280 lbs at the time.
I do think a lot of the issue was that I bought it at Performance and they did a piss poor job of putting it together and never really knew what they were doing with the wheels.
I ended up getting a Jamis which had wheels with 32 spokes and it broke spokes a lot less frequently. It completely stopped happening when I had a reputable bike shop rebuild the wheels with beefy spokes.
I guess the real point of my post is "buy it at a good bike shop with mechanics who know what they are doing."
I do think a lot of the issue was that I bought it at Performance and they did a piss poor job of putting it together and never really knew what they were doing with the wheels.
I ended up getting a Jamis which had wheels with 32 spokes and it broke spokes a lot less frequently. It completely stopped happening when I had a reputable bike shop rebuild the wheels with beefy spokes.
I guess the real point of my post is "buy it at a good bike shop with mechanics who know what they are doing."
06-24-09, 06:57 PM
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Are the 2009 wheels better than the 2008's Alex ID-19, 36-hole? I bought the 2008 version and I started breaking spokes right away. I was 280 lbs at the time.
I do think a lot of the issue was that I bought it at Performance and they did a piss poor job of putting it together and never really knew what they were doing with the wheels.
I ended up getting a Jamis which had wheels with 32 spokes and it broke spokes a lot less frequently. It completely stopped happening when I had a reputable bike shop rebuild the wheels with beefy spokes.
I guess the real point of my post is "buy it at a good bike shop with mechanics who know what they are doing."
I do think a lot of the issue was that I bought it at Performance and they did a piss poor job of putting it together and never really knew what they were doing with the wheels.
I ended up getting a Jamis which had wheels with 32 spokes and it broke spokes a lot less frequently. It completely stopped happening when I had a reputable bike shop rebuild the wheels with beefy spokes.
I guess the real point of my post is "buy it at a good bike shop with mechanics who know what they are doing."
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
06-24-09, 07:33 PM
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I have had the bike less than a month and have already stressed out the right pedal. The crank, I think is a bit long and the pedal has hit the ground a couple of times and is now all bent up. mostly plastic.
