Fuji team superlight questions?
01-23-04, 07:41 PM
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Fuji team superlight questions?
I was at a shop today that had a barely used 2003 Fuji team superlight for sale. It was one of the shop guys personal bikes and he's upgrading to an '04. The price is GREAT! but,
I was cruising the Fuji Website and it says the wheels are for race use only!
Anyone have any experience with this bike/wheel combo? Do you think I could actually use these wheels as daily riders or would I NEED to buy another wheelset?
Thanks as always,
Jamison
I was cruising the Fuji Website and it says the wheels are for race use only!
Anyone have any experience with this bike/wheel combo? Do you think I could actually use these wheels as daily riders or would I NEED to buy another wheelset?
Thanks as always,
Jamison
01-23-04, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by pjbaz
I was at a shop today that had a barely used 2003 Fuji team superlight for sale. It was one of the shop guys personal bikes and he's upgrading to an '04. The price is GREAT! but,
I was cruising the Fuji Website and it says the wheels are for race use only!
Anyone have any experience with this bike/wheel combo? Do you think I could actually use these wheels as daily riders or would I NEED to buy another wheelset?
Thanks as always,
Jamison
I was cruising the Fuji Website and it says the wheels are for race use only!
Anyone have any experience with this bike/wheel combo? Do you think I could actually use these wheels as daily riders or would I NEED to buy another wheelset?
Thanks as always,
Jamison
01-24-04, 08:27 AM
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Damn! The price is great but I don't think I'd have enough $$$ left to buy a nice set of daily wheels...
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01-29-04, 02:18 PM
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what would happen if you rode them 'every day'?
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01-29-04, 03:45 PM
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I'm guessing they'd break, maybe collapse, crack something like that.
The price is still great (if it's still there) so I might look into buying it anyway and finding a used set of Ksyriums or something.
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The price is still great (if it's still there) so I might look into buying it anyway and finding a used set of Ksyriums or something.
PJ
01-29-04, 06:35 PM
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Just a thought. Could you sell the super duper float away race only wheels and recover enough cash to get some wheels that you can actually use?
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I had no idea race-only wheels even existed. How would they not collapse in a 90 mile road race or something.
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Originally Posted by kubla khan
I had no idea race-only wheels even existed. How would they not collapse in a 90 mile road race or something.
01-29-04, 09:52 PM
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That's the idea I had...they'd blow apart alot sooner as daily wheels. I also guessed they would be harder to keep true as daily wheels due to the lightweight.
I thought about selling them, but then the bike isn't "superlight" anymore. The price is good enough (as I've said before) that I might buy it and spend the extra $$ for a decent set of used wheels.
PJ
I thought about selling them, but then the bike isn't "superlight" anymore. The price is good enough (as I've said before) that I might buy it and spend the extra $$ for a decent set of used wheels.
PJ
01-30-04, 09:38 PM
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If I were you I would keep the light wheels and get some stonger ones for training and riding in crappy weather. you can get a set of mavic cosmos wheels for $200 if you look hard..The more wheels one has the better!! Use them on hilly rides or races, or if you have broken spoke on the other wheels.
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Originally Posted by pjbaz
That's the idea I had...they'd blow apart alot sooner as daily wheels. I also guessed they would be harder to keep true as daily wheels due to the lightweight.
I thought about selling them, but then the bike isn't "superlight" anymore. The price is good enough (as I've said before) that I might buy it and spend the extra $$ for a decent set of used wheels.
PJ
I thought about selling them, but then the bike isn't "superlight" anymore. The price is good enough (as I've said before) that I might buy it and spend the extra $$ for a decent set of used wheels.
PJ
