The oval seatpost features enough fore-aft adjustment to effectively alter the seat tube angle between 74 and 81 degrees.

The clamp on the proprietary seatpost has 70mm of fore/aft adjustment, which equates to a range of seat tube angles from 74-81 degrees – plus, there’s still the standard fore/aft of the saddle rails. Each comes 376mm long, so will fit a tall rider, and can be cut down to fit smaller cyclists. The extensions are adjusted independently from the arm rest pads, however their angle is set by the angle of the base bar. For extensions, there are three choices – straight, s-bend, and ski-bend. There are three arm rest widths, four riser height options, and five arm rest rotational positions. (Head tube heights range from 85mm for the S to 164mm for the XL.)

Combined with some spacer movement, the base bar height has 135mm of vertical adjustment. The stem sits flush with the top tube, where brake and shift cable enter the frameĪn integrated Oval stem comes in six lengths (80-130mm) with four rise options (+/- 8 and 17). Turning the bars reveals the front slot on the head tube for the front brake cable: turning the bars reveals the front slot on the head tube for the front brake cable Ben Delaney/Future Publishing The end result was five sizes from a 49cm S to a 57cm XL, with a generous range of fore/aft and height adjustment at the saddle as well as at the cockpit. “We wanted to have frame sizes that fit virtually everyone, from 5ft tall to 6ft 6in (165-197cm),” he said. It’s also quite likely the world’s first bike named after a Strava segment.įit options: Five sizes, 135mm cockpit height range, 74-81 degree seat tubeĮarly in the design phase, Fairchild regularly consulted with his fit database, which has the fit coordinates of more than 100 riders. With the Norcom Straight, Fuji isn’t staking claims to the lightest or the most aerodynamic – the frame is roughly 1,400g and Fairchild calls it “one of the fastest” TT/tri bikes in the world – but is bragging that the bike has “more positioning options than any other superbike”.īeyond the common claims of ‘lighter, stiffer, more aero’, compared to past Fuji bikes, the Norcom Straight boasts a few cool touches, such as vertical dropouts that are horizontally adjustable and ‘hidden’ brakes with unique cable routing. UK pricing was not immediately available. There is also a Matty Reed Signature bike in the works with Campagnolo Super Record EPS.

The five-bike line ranges from the US$7,499 1.1 with 11-speed Shimano Di2 to the US$2,299 2.5 with a mix of Shimano 105 and Tiagra.

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