How does newer 700c fuji aloha compare to high end bikes in terms of stiffness and weight? Anyone ride this to glory this year?
IMO, Fuji makes some very good and under rated road bikes that deserve more respect.
The Aloha tri bike has been around a long time, but for the same price you can get a Cervelo Dual, which is a better bike.
Why is Dual better?
The tubing is a genuine aero shape which I’m unconvinced i’s quite as good on the Fuji. It has a more aero seat tube/post. Plus Cervelo has a genuine TT/tri bike pedigree. The bikes are designed by two engineers, one who has a background in aerodynamics.
It’s not that the Aloha and some of the other entry level bikes such as the new Lemond tri bike are bad bikes, because they’re not. It’s just that Cervelo has set a slightly higher standard with the Dual IMO.
Since I work @ Fuji as the parts brand manager I would like to answer a few questions about the Aloha 1.0. As others have said, the Fuji Aloha has been a very competitive bike in the Triathlon and Time Trial market. Professional Matt Reed uses the Aloha as well as our road frames. The Aloha 1.0 is also being used by a few of our professional cycling teams for Time Trial use. The frame is aero along with our aero carbon fork. As aero as Cervelo? maybe, maybe not but what we have designed is a bike that fits very well and can be raced at both short and long distance races. We use Ultegra and TruVativ components that are a great mix and prefer the Ritchey bars for the adjustability and light weight. If you have any questions, I’m happy to respond and help you with your purchase. We have many good Fuji dealers across the country that can assist you as well.
Hope that helps!
Steven Harad
Fuji Bicycles
215.824.3854 Ext. 1111
No it doesn’t help. There are only 4 people on this earth who understand tri bike fit and you sir are not one of them. Tri bikes are harder to build then if you decied to turn lead into gold. It is obvious from one picture on the internet it is not aero. Who needs a wind tunnel? Go back too building road bikes because tri bikes are just such a diffrent creature no one but those 4 secert people can do it right. When they die so does the tribike and all it’s unexplainable, unlearnable tricks.
Sarcasm off.
I like it.
because they spend more money on advertising!
This isn’t a question about the Aloha. I was in an LBS yesterday and saw a Fuji road bike for $600 marked down to $549 with decent components. I remarked to the owner that it seemed like an amazing value for someone wanting to get into riding. Do you know what model this is?
If it helps, it was white with an adjustable stem.
Haahaa Tibbs,
You almost had me on this one :-)) Huge smile!
Just wait until the Aloha beats all those “Pee-Umteens” and “Flower-powers” at the races…
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Saw this bike yesterday at the LTS, very plush nose on the saddle, looks comfy. One question though; why the layback seat post?
You just can’t go wrong at this price.
I do think the Aloha should get more credit. As one other poster mentioned, though, it would be better served with a non-setback seatpost.
Not hard to switch posts. Also depends on the rider’s femur/leg/torso proportions or if they’re using the bike for TT’s or tris.
I also think that the Fuji road bikes deserve a lot more credit.
No, it’s not hard to switch posts, but it costs money. I just think it should be spec’ced from the factory. Rider dimensions do dictate what goes on the bike; IMO, most would be better served with a non-setback post. The bike has a 76 degree seat tube angle- the setback post takes that down to at least 75. And as for using the bike for TT’s, the number of folks who need to conform to UCI rules is a very, very small percentage of all who race. Enough to be a non-issue in my book.
Does anyone think that the Fuji Aloha would hold back an triathlete from going as fast as they can? In other words would Natasha Badmann be just as fast if she had the same position if she were using a fuji aloha instead of her cheetah? Seriously, it doesn’t sound like this bike will hurt (slow-down, hold back) and that being true… how much does the bike really help.
Perhaps we should all buy a Fuji Aloha and then save the rest of our money for better things.
This is from somebody who owns and has owned many bikes.
Ok. Now discuss. 
It’s not about the bike. It’s about the engine.
I’ve passed guys on really $$$ bikes and have also been passed by guys on clunkers.
That bike will do anything any other bike will do if it fits you right. I know of a guy who won his AG at Kona on an Aloha a few years back.
Thanks Cerveloguy! That is interesting.
What age-group and what was his bike split? Did he use the old 650c or new 700c alhoa?
Why did he ride an aloha?
What makes some athletes understand that if a sub-20 pound bike fits, shifts well and is good with power-transfer… then it will do everything a P3 Carbon or whatever will do?
Interesting how marketing and “scientific research” sometimes influences our decisions to buy and ride what we ride.
Still it is nice to buy equipment for a mental boost. It is nice to have equipment that you think is nice… my friend says it is like collecting fine jewelry.
I understand that.
Thoughts?