2017 Specialized Fuse Comp 6fattie Review
Overall the expert carbon 6fattie is comfortable well spec d uncomplicated versatile and super fun.
2017 specialized fuse comp 6fattie review. The specialized fuse expert 6fattie was our 2017 editors choice for its balanced performance and impressive build specifications. The fuse expert carbon 6fattie is a super capable mountain bike that sells for 3500. Specialized equipped the fuse with 16 9 inch chainstays and a super low 12 inch bottom bracket height making the bike easy to coax from one corner to the next. If you are looking for a hardtail that is at home on fast and somewhat technical singletrack this is.
Specialized fuse expert carbon 6fattie. You re going to find someone who has more volume. Behind the extra surface area though there s a man that can dominate a caber toss and run down the tarmac with a plane in tow. The fuse shreds grandly along technical sections keeping in control with tyres offering great grip and monster trucking the trail chatter enduro mtb.
Its 650bx3 0 tires put out more traction more floatation and better handling without sacrificing anything to efficiency on climbs. Take a look at the world s strongest man and you re not going to find some chiseled adonis. Mathematically it could be broken down as more volume versatility dominance and that s exactly what s at play with the. I rode it bone stock liking even the henge comp saddle.
The 3 500 expert carbon 6fattie test bike shares the same high end carbon frame as the much pricier s works option 6 500. The mid sized fat tires on specialized new fuze 6fattie mountain bike bring fun back to the hardtail 73 of african americans said they did not have emergency funds to cover three months of expenses. I took the 2017 specialized stumpjumper s works 6fattie for a test spin at the us national whitewater center in charlotte nc last month while testing 5 enduro bikes in 24 hours officially specialized classifies the stumpjumper 6fattie as a trail bike so it wasn t included in my comparison test. We like to call it the ultimate trail hardtail and with our wheel system this becomes more than just talk.
The fuse is available in aluminum or carbon frames with several build options. With 135mm of travel in the rear and a 67 head tube angle the 6fattie stumpjumper is a bit. Specialized added a carbon frame fuse to its trail hardtail lineup for 2017. The entry level fuse 27 5 comes with 27 5in wheels and 2 8in tyres while the comp and expert models roll on 29in hoops shod with meaty 2 6in tyres.
Specialized no longer offers the 2000 fuse expert the 2018 specialized fuse comp sells for 1650 and still shreds any hardtail worthy trail you put in front of it. The fuse comp and expert both roll on the benchmark wtb scraper i45 rims that deliver great support for the tyre while the pro and expert carbon get lighter weight roval traverse 6fattie hoops.