yoavba

Hello,

My wife and I want to engage in some light recreational biking. They say it’s good for both body and soul – so we’re definitely in.

We both have an occasional need to commute to work (a few kilometers away) but at the same time, we want to be able to ride in some entry-level trails. Off-road oriented hybrids seem like the natural choice for us, and we’ve seen many of these: Giant’s Roam, Cannondale CX Quick, Trek DS and some Diamondbacks.
Recently we were offered the Fuji Traverse 1.1 for a very good price. I don’t know much about bikes, but from the little I was able to pick up within the past couple of weeks, this bike’s components seem more than decent for our needs.

The main issue here is the fact that Fuji as a brand, and the Traverse series in particular, draw very little attention online. Almost no reviews and just a few discussions in online forums.

Are these bikes decent?
Is there a particular reason for the extent of unpopularity? Should this be a reason not to consider the Fuji bikes?
Can bikes be bad even when the components are adequate?

Thanks in advance.