Fuji Road Bikes and Frames for Sale, New and Used
The Fuji bicycle company's founder was Nichibei Fuji, who created a new bicycle manufacturing entity, patterned after European and English designs. These bikes were soon known for being well made and offering performance that was worth far more than the price on the sticker. That made Fuji Japan's most popular bicycle by the 1920s.
Today Fuji Bikes are popular worldwide. Here, we've assembled the current auctions on eBay for Fuji Road Bikes and frames. If you're shopping for a deal, look no further. Read more about Fuji below...
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These bikes won a number of cycling competitions in Japan, and in the 1930s, the company itself established the first national stage race, running between Tokyo and Osaka. The winning team was, of course, sponsored by Fuji. This race, sometimes called the Tour de Japan, is one of Asia's premier races.
Fuki kept participating in racing competitions after World War II, though the war itself disrupted production. In 1951, the first Asian games were held in New Delhi, India. A Fuji bike, ridden by Shoichiro Sugihara, won this race, too. During this decade, Fuji bikes stopped being sold solely to the Asian market and came to the US, too, distributed by Toshoku America. These bikes were sold as house brands with private labels. That means that many older Montgomery Wards and Sears bikes are really Fujis under the branding.
Fuji also started partnering with other companies, offering parts for Japanese bicycles. Dr. Shoichiro Sugihara, now chief engineer and Fuji, designed the race bicycles and was team coach for the Japanese cycle team at the 1964 Olympics, held in Tokyo. He continued to hold this role in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, making Fuji bicycles Japan's Olympic brand.
It was in the early 1970s that Fuji bicycles in the US first started appearing under their own name, and they were a hit, due to high quality and reasonable pricing. Fujis from this period had ten speed gearing, modern derailleurs and cotterless cranksets that held up to and surpassed designs by European companies. Frame construction and quality of build were also well regarded. The 1970s boom in cycling was made up on large part by bikes from Fuji.
In the mid-1970s, Fuji brought us lighter frames and high quality components, as well as the first successful mass-produced twelve speed. These were among the most highly recommended bicycles in every category, ranking first in evaluations by Consumer Reports through 1980. Fuji began ofering high quality touring bicycles in the early mid-1980s, and was one of the first companies to offer titanium frames.
Road bicycles from Fuji include the SL-1, Team, Team RC and Team Rival, Professional 1.0, and more. There are also specialty road bike offerings like the Track, Cross, Touring and Aloha. Fuji offers women's bikes and children's cycles, as well as a line of mountain bikes. Their city bicycles are excellent for commuters, including the Slider, Kyoto, and Kobe, and Fuji even makes a special model intended for police officers. Currently, the company sponsors and equips the Team Toyota United professional cycling team in the US, as well as Team Lipton and Team Nurnberger - US and German UCI women's road teams.
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