Hi folks. If anyone has the time, could you possibly let me know if spending £399 ($800) on a Fuji Aloha 2.0 road bike would be a good/bad idea?

I'm getting into road/time based cycling more and more now, and want to move on from just pummeling my giant terrago moutain bike along the roads. It looks like this'll be a good, upgradable entry level bike for me - something that I'll not notice the bad bits about, and then when I DO, I'll be able to upgrade to a certain ceiling.

FWIW, the view is to use it for road-cycling (20miles+), time trials, and once my torn chest muscle lets me swim again, triathlons.

Once I'm good at any one of those three, I'll consider buying an even better bike (I'm the kind of tw@t that spent £700 ($1400) on a DVD player when they first came out as i wanted the 'best' at the time), but I'd like to know if this is an ok starter.

Thanks in advance, I'm sure this kind of post gets grating after a while, but I really don't know who else to ask - and a search hasn't thrown up the Aloha 2 on here.

John

You might want to consider a standard road bike and then adding aerobars to that rather than a TT/Tri bike for your first. Fuji makes very good bikes and they are priced well...no issue there but if you want to ride in a group then the TT/Tri bike will be shuned.

Wow, quick reply! Thanks very much for such quick help on this. I thought it'd be easy enough to take the tri-bars anyway - I don't think I WOULD go out in a group, as I don't belong/know any cycle groups but also I figure I'd be pointed and laughed at if I had tri-bars on while bombing through the back roads of Glasgow - is it not easy to unclamp them and emulate a normal road bike?

thanks again for the reply - BF rocks! (as do you Grasschopper)

John

What year Fuji Aloha? Makes a big difference. I have one and am extremely happy with it.

And here is the review of the one I have. Until the motor improves I see no reason for an upgrade.

https://www.trigearreview.com/forms/A...aspx?REVID=291

Ivan Dominguez should be told to stop riding that damn thing.

aloha cf2? or some older aloha thats not being sold anymore

question... why are there trek parts on those fujis? ... and specialized painted on the side of the bus

Toyota United rides Fujis with Bontrager components (stems, seatposts, wheels, etc). They also use Specialized sunglasses I think

definitely an interesting combo

It's the 2007 model. https://fujibikes.com/2006/bikes.asp?id=142

The last thing I'm worried about is that it's an internet sale, so no chance to hop on and check how it 'fits'. At 5'11" with a 32 inch inseam, I'm figuring it's the 56cm I'd go for - but still going into a bike shop today to get 'sized' for a road bike anyway.

Of course, I still have to convince my lovely wife too...

John

Interesting. I came across this same exact bike at a LBS for under $1k.

Not certain if I think it'll have great all-around usage, but it does look like a sexy beast.

I think the point they're trying to make to you on this bike, by the way, is that the geometry and chainstay on this bike is not 'comfy' for longer rides. Its a quicker bike than a road bike, but will be very sketchy, imho, as its designed to go straight, very fast. You'll also find yourself feeling constricted in the chest on the shorter frame.

A 56 has a 31 and some change clearance on the top bar.

Ivan D's is a 74 degree STA CF1, not the 76-78 degree STA of the triathlon based Aloha 1.0 and 2.0.

But thanks.