A little while back, I reported that I had purchased a lovely 1993 Fuso on eBay. After some go around about its provenance, Dave Moulton himself checked in to confirm my theory that what I bought is indeed a Russ Denny-built Fuso. Getting that info has made the frame even more special to me.

It came to me in early-90's Campy C-Record finery, including the Delta brakes. Great stuff, but a double with a 39x21 low gear is pretty useless to me these days. So I embarked upon a campaign to update to Campy 10-speed triple. And now, it's done - mostly Centaur, Veloce rear derailleur, Chorus hibs, Mavic CXP33 rims (got the wheels as shown for good price on eBay), Nitto bar, stem and seat post, San Marco Rolls Titanio saddle, and the Conti 4000 tires it came with.

It is a stiff ride, less straight-line steady and more responsive than my other bikes, but does not cross that hard-to-define line into unwanted "twitchiness." This is a crit bike but a well-mannered one. It is a blast, although I don't think I'll be taking it on any centuries.





About the narrowist fork crown you will ever see. From the saddle, it looks like it is barely wider than the headset.

looks nice, but holy tiny fork crown!

Lovely white frame. And I also dig that fork crown!

Understated elegance. Very nice indeed!

Rode my Fuso this last weekend for the first time this year. Absolutely a treat.

Very nice example of a great riding rig you have there...treasure it.

55/Rad

I love the color scheme !
That stem and the triple make it look gorgeous Was the fork design to reduce aerodynamic resistance?

Thanks for all the nice comments. Yeah, I love the "understated elegance" look of it. I also love the clean lines typical of every Fuso I've ever seen. The whole thing just glistens in the sunlight.

And isn't that fork crown a trip? I have no idea why it was done that way, but I have never before seen one quite like it. More aerodynamic? Maybe, but I doubt if it makes much difference. As a practical matter, it means that (a) the fork blades splay outwards from top to bottom instead of being parallel and (b) the 700cx23 tires now on it are as wide a tire as I can use on this frame. (Also, even with 23's, you have to deflate the rear tire to get the rear wheel in or out.)

My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it was done this way as a "signature" for Russ Denny, who built it. Of course, that guess and $1.50 will get you a bad cup of coffee. But it is at least unusual, and perhaps unique, and I like it.

Very nice indeed. From the frame geometry, I can see it would be a stiff ride. I'll bet you don't have to turn the handlebars to take a corner. Great!

Yeah, it pretty much turns as soon as you begin to think about it. It's a very fun ride.

And yes, 55/rad, I do treasure it and intend to keep on doing so.

sweeeeeet. very nicely done!

Very nice. I have yet to take out my Fuso Lux this year. It is a tad small for me so I might start lookinig to swap it out for a bigger Fuso. Fusos are such a deal compared to other frame prices. But, please don't tell anyone :-)

-GG-

Nice, I love older bikes with updated components.

Beautiful! What is the bag?

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I love the way it looks.

The bag is a Rivendell Banana Bag from when they were having their bags made by Duluth. Bigbossman calls it my "steamer trunk," but it lets me carry plenty of spare tubes, tools, CO2 cartridges, extra Cytomax powder (old pill bottles work great for carrying it so you can reload on the road), one of those road-rash first aid kits, sextant, surveying tools, spare rear wheel . . . . okay, those last three aren't quite for real, but you get the idea.

Nice. I actually had a deal with the previous owner on this, but backed out when I learned it was not a Moulton (nothing wrong with a Denny at all, it's just that the seller did not disclose and it was advertised as Dave Moulton the first time it was listed; I had to learn otherwise from Dave himself so it cast an air of ill will and possible forgery over the whole deal). I love what you've done with it in any case since those Deltas look like, as Jeremy Clarkson would put it, "a dog squatting over his breakfast" or perhaps "uglier than a war wound" is a better description.

Would I be correct in assuming,then, that you are not interested in buying the take-off Delta's from me?

Thanks for the kind words. I'm very pleased with how the bike turned out. All I can say is that Dave Moulton taught Russ Denny well, and Russ Denny clearly learned well. It's a very fun bike to ride and to look at.

That he did. A Denny/Kirkbride 3V Repro is on my Holy Grail list. Only two 62 cms were built so it may be a while before I track one down. Anyways, I'm happy to see the Fuso ended with someone who can make the most of it. Enjoy!

Hi Fuso experts
I believe I own a very similar Fuso like the described above - different components, no deltas, but the frame looks very similar, as far as I can tell.
I'm torn whether to hold on to it or sell it. It's never been a perfect fit for me, and we're moving to Europe soon. My guess is that over there the bike would be valued less, so if I sell it I should do it here and soon. I would appreciate if someone could enlighten me on how much I should sell this for approximately, so I get a sense of whether the hassle of selling it would outweigh the hassle of moving it. Of course, if you want to buy it let me know. The bike has been used and is currently converted to a moustache bar'ed commuter bike. I'm sure it would love to be dressed back in its original roadie coat. Frame is a 58 (or 59?) - unfortunately a little too small for me. Some components are campy record, some I think other campy, and for whatever reason the front derailleur is ultegra, so are pedals. The frame is good, but not mint condition. please reply to gotom22 at gmail.com
Thanks

beautiful bicycles. those are very fine examples of steel craftsmanship. just what is the geomentry of yours bikingshearer?