Fuji Allegro (huge frame)

[ren531]

Just got this Fuji road bike , it is a massive 27 inch frame and was bought originally in New Orleans and brought over here when the owner moved back to the UK .
It's a really nice ride and a strange experience for me riding a bike that feels like it actually fits without modification.
Done some research and if I've understood it correctly it's a 1998 but if this were a British bike I would have said it was more likely late 80s early 90s by the components.
Suntour ARX mecs .
Sugino GP cranks .

27 inch wheels .
Dia Compe brakes .

VALite 178 triple butted tubing .
Sansin hubs .
I know it's not top end stuff but it does have an air of quality about it.
Anyone with any expertise with Fuji bikes , could it it be as late 1998 , it has no black component's as a British bike would at that time.

 

[MontyVeda]

that is a big frame! but my eyes are drawn to the wood. Is that your pile?

 

[ren531]

It is our fire wood pile indeed

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Very nice. How tall are you, dare I ask?

 

[goldcoastjon]

Congratulations on finding a bike that fits you. I'm sure that part of how "nice" the bike feels is in large part due to it being the right size for you. (I have problems finding bikes that fit on the opposite end of the spectrum, since my "ideal" frame is about 50 cm in the ST CTC and has a 54-55 cm CTC TT.) Have fun riding it!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Just got this Fuji road bike , it is a massive 27 inch frame and was bought originally in New Orleans and brought over here when the owner moved back to the UK .
It's a really nice ride and a strange experience for me riding a bike that feels like it actually fits without modification.
Done some research and if I've understood it correctly it's a 1998 but if this were a British bike I would have said it was more likely late 80s early 90s by the components.
Suntour ARX mecs .
Sugino GP cranks .

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27 inch wheels .
Dia Compe brakes .

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VALite 178 triple butted tubing .
Sansin hubs .
I know it's not top end stuff but it does have an air of quality about it.
Anyone with any expertise with Fuji bikes , could it it be as late 1998 , it has no black component's as a British bike would at that time.

Blimey! If I tried to ride that I'd need a step ladder to get on and off it and my feet wouldn't reach the pedals, nice looking bike though.

 

[Drago]

That'd be big for me, and I'm no shrinking violet.

I now have serious wood pile envy.

 

[ren531]

Very nice. How tall are you, dare I ask?

6' 3" I have quite a few 25 inch frame bikes but never seen one this big .

 

[ren531]

Blimey! If I tried to ride that I'd need a step ladder to get on and off it and my feet wouldn't reach the pedals, nice looking bike though.

I took the photo against a farm gate and it's like a pair of farm gates together.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

6' 3" I have quite a few 25 inch frame bikes but never seen one this big .

Ah, I thought you'd be much taller. Probably perfect for me - I'm 6'4

 

[ren531]

That'd be big for me, and I'm no shrinking violet.

I now have serious wood pile envy.

I don't usually notice the wood pile but it does make a good back drop for a photo. .
The chap I bought it off said lots had gone to look at it but no one could get on it let alone ride it , I felt quite at home on it , only ever seen over large frames like this that were high end custom builds and very rare , this is a stock catalogue bike built for the American market .

 

[Drago]

I'm six-four with a 35 inside leg and think it might be a bit big for me. My Claud is 25.5" and is the bears porridge.

 

[ren531]

Ah, I thought you'd be much taller. Probably perfect for me - I'm 6'4

I have a 37.5 inch inside leg , not sure if that is normal ratio against my total height
It seems a very nicely balanced ride, usually find road bikes with drops too twitchy but this is stable and nimble and comfortable. I had to raise the seat slightly from were the original owner had it .
I have some 25 inch framed bikes and if fitted with drops they never feel as nicely balanced.

 

[Spiderweb]

I could run through that frame and not bang my head!

Looks like a 1986 model Allegro.
http://mondoblahblah.blogspot.com/2021/07/forward-into-past.html

 

[biggs682]

That's not a bike it's a gate but a very good looking one