From the fork to the saddle, the white and blue Outland 29 has a stylish, dynamic appearance. But the bike doesn't quite live up to its looks. With a total weight of 13.85 kilos, the Fuji doesn't have an easy time with the heaviest frame and the heaviest wheels in the test. Almost two and a half kilos more compared to the 26-inch Canyon! In combination with the very long top tube and the long wheelbase, the Fuji feels sluggish. The spec can't keep up with the rest of the field either. In addition, the Fuji needs a large 28 t chainring to get it up the mountain.
ConclusionOverall weight, acceleration and handling - the possible disadvantages of the 29er really come into play on the Fuji.
PLUS Wide, safe cockpit
MINUS Poor equipment, heavy, sluggish handling
Attention correction to FUJI Outland: GOOD instead of BAD
In the article, we criticised the fact that the rear wheel of the Fuji 29er touches the seat tube during compression. Our criticism on this point is not justified.
Our mistake: Unfortunately, the test failed to mention that Fuji specifically sent a pre-production bike to the test, where this problem was known. Fuji pointed this out to us in advance. Nevertheless, we included the bike in the test as it was one of the few 29er fullys on the market for around € 2500 that was available at the time of the test.
There is not a single bike with this design problem in circulation, so this does not affect Fuji customers.
As a result, the bike earns one point more in the workmanship criterion and receives an overall score of 90.25 points and thus the Judgement GOOD instead of SATISFACTORY.
We apologise for this error!
