At the 2014 Tour de France, several riders from the NetApp team rode the Transonic. Visually, the bike presents itself with colour-coordinated carbon wheels from a single mould. Aerodynamically, the frame is successful, but it needs fast wheels to show this. Only the Zipp 404 allows you to catch up with the fastest riders. The price-performance ratio is good. For a relatively fair € 5,000, an almost complete Red groupset is on board, which gives the bike the second lowest weight in the test. As SRAM doesn't offer direct mount brakes, Fuji uses Tektro calipers, which flex more than the originals from Shimano. In general, the braking performance leaves a lot to be desired. The roughened aero post in the clamping area is well done.
Price 4,999 Euro
Weight 6.8 kilos
Available in specialised shops
Reference/Info www.fujibikes.com
Frame/fork/steering bearing weight 1,078/416/71 grammes
Frame sizes 46, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61 cm
Seat/steering angle 73°/73°
Seat/top tube/head tube 540/560/154 mm plus 16 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 990/55 mm
Stack/Reach/STR 559/389 mm/1.44
Equipment
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1.5 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket SRAM Red (53/39 t., BB30)
Wheels/tyres Oval 950/Vittoria Open Corsa CX 23C (tubular tyre)
Handlebar/stem Oval/Oval
Saddle/post Oval/oval (aero profile)
*The frame set accounts for 36 per cent of the overall score, the equipment for 54 per cent and the aerodynamics for 10 per cent. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size greased.
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