Originally Posted by
Ray Lovinggood
BluJosh, I don't know anything about the Jamis, but I've been riding a Fuji Touring as my commuter for about four years now. The bike's odometer recently rolled over 13,000 miles.
Now, when it was new, it had problems.
1. The cantilever brakes were awful.
Here are my changes:
1. I now have "V" brakes with matching brake levers. Oh, these are so sweet compared to the OEM worthless canti's.
I had to laugh at this. I've got a '98 Fuji Touring that's my prime commuter, and it's been great. But there's only three stock parts left: the seatpost, fork, and (wait for it!) the brakes.
New saddle and higher stem within a few months, retensioned the wheels pronto.
Replaced the 7-speed stock RSX shifters with Campagnolo 9-speed a few years later.
Wore through the rear rim about the same time the neglected rear wheel bearings wore out, so replaced the whole wheel.
Frame broke (replaced under warranty) at the rear dropout after 12,000 miles (new frame's pushing 25,000 miles).
Broken crank replaced.
BB wore out and replaced.
Upgraded to a dyno hub a few years ago with new front wheel (the OEM still works well, and it's in the bike repair garage stores).
Replaced the bars after a fall a couple years ago.
It's like George Washington's hatchet, the original hatched George cut the cherry tree down with, that's had the handle replaced 5 times and the head 3 times, but it's still original! This Fuji is my default, the bike I choose to ride (unless there's a good reason to ride another one.)