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"Fujispree"?
A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who
has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been reluctant to buy a new one that'll only be good for a year or two. It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. I didn't get a real good look at it in the dim basement, so I can't answer any detailed questions. The tires are shot; I'm betting the cables need replacing; it's got downtube shifters; it's got suicide brakes (those GOTTA go -- we're talking a reckless 13-yr-old here); it's covered in cobwebs; it's been sitting down there for about 9 years. She thinks she bought it about 14 years ago. I *think* it could be a steel frame, but I'm not sure. I googled "Fujispree" on the rec.bicycles.* groups and came up empty. I went to the Fuji website and search came up ditto. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd start doubting it exists, hehe. So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? Any feedback appreciated. -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
the black rose wrote in news:zyHZc.52873
: So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? I've never heard of that model. For vintage low end bikes in general, however, they aren't worth paying someone to overhaul. If you can do the work yourself with surplus parts, great. Paying someone to use new parts will cost more than the value of the bike. |
the black rose wrote in news:zyHZc.52873
: So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? I've never heard of that model. For vintage low end bikes in general, however, they aren't worth paying someone to overhaul. If you can do the work yourself with surplus parts, great. Paying someone to use new parts will cost more than the value of the bike. |
"the black rose" wrote in message ... A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been reluctant to buy a new one that'll only be good for a year or two. It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. I didn't get a real good look at it in the dim basement, so I can't answer any detailed questions. The tires are shot; I'm betting the cables need replacing; it's got downtube shifters; it's got suicide brakes (those GOTTA go -- we're talking a reckless 13-yr-old here); it's covered in cobwebs; it's been sitting down there for about 9 years. She thinks she bought it about 14 years ago. I *think* it could be a steel frame, but I'm not sure. I googled "Fujispree" on the rec.bicycles.* groups and came up empty. I went to the Fuji website and search came up ditto. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd start doubting it exists, hehe. So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? Any feedback appreciated. -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts Would it have been Fuji Espree? Do a search and you can find some of them. http://bessasandackerman.com/px/?album=fujimixte |
"the black rose" wrote in message ... A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been reluctant to buy a new one that'll only be good for a year or two. It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. I didn't get a real good look at it in the dim basement, so I can't answer any detailed questions. The tires are shot; I'm betting the cables need replacing; it's got downtube shifters; it's got suicide brakes (those GOTTA go -- we're talking a reckless 13-yr-old here); it's covered in cobwebs; it's been sitting down there for about 9 years. She thinks she bought it about 14 years ago. I *think* it could be a steel frame, but I'm not sure. I googled "Fujispree" on the rec.bicycles.* groups and came up empty. I went to the Fuji website and search came up ditto. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd start doubting it exists, hehe. So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? Any feedback appreciated. -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts Would it have been Fuji Espree? Do a search and you can find some of them. http://bessasandackerman.com/px/?album=fujimixte |
At the very least you are probably looking at:
new tires new tubes new rim stips new cables new cable housings new brake pads new handle bar tape you should probably have an "overhaul" done on it which is taking apart the bike, cleaning the parts, relubing the parts, replacing any parts that need it, put it all back together,and adjusting it properly. you may also need the wheels trued which may or may not be included in the overhaul price. around here an overhaul is about $200 hope this helps, paul "the black rose" wrote in message ... A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been reluctant to buy a new one that'll only be good for a year or two. It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. I didn't get a real good look at it in the dim basement, so I can't answer any detailed questions. The tires are shot; I'm betting the cables need replacing; it's got downtube shifters; it's got suicide brakes (those GOTTA go -- we're talking a reckless 13-yr-old here); it's covered in cobwebs; it's been sitting down there for about 9 years. She thinks she bought it about 14 years ago. I *think* it could be a steel frame, but I'm not sure. I googled "Fujispree" on the rec.bicycles.* groups and came up empty. I went to the Fuji website and search came up ditto. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd start doubting it exists, hehe. So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? Any feedback appreciated. -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
At the very least you are probably looking at:
new tires new tubes new rim stips new cables new cable housings new brake pads new handle bar tape you should probably have an "overhaul" done on it which is taking apart the bike, cleaning the parts, relubing the parts, replacing any parts that need it, put it all back together,and adjusting it properly. you may also need the wheels trued which may or may not be included in the overhaul price. around here an overhaul is about $200 hope this helps, paul "the black rose" wrote in message ... A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been reluctant to buy a new one that'll only be good for a year or two. It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. I didn't get a real good look at it in the dim basement, so I can't answer any detailed questions. The tires are shot; I'm betting the cables need replacing; it's got downtube shifters; it's got suicide brakes (those GOTTA go -- we're talking a reckless 13-yr-old here); it's covered in cobwebs; it's been sitting down there for about 9 years. She thinks she bought it about 14 years ago. I *think* it could be a steel frame, but I'm not sure. I googled "Fujispree" on the rec.bicycles.* groups and came up empty. I went to the Fuji website and search came up ditto. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd start doubting it exists, hehe. So my questions a 1) Has anybody ever heard of a "Fujispree" or know anything about it or know where to look for info? 2) How much is it likely to cost to fix it up, worst case and best case scenario? Any feedback appreciated. -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
Beverly wrote:
"the black rose" wrote in message ... --snip-- It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. --snip-- Would it have been Fuji Espree? Do a search and you can find some of them. http://bessasandackerman.com/px/?album=fujimixte No, that's not it -- this one has a drop handlebar and typical road bike geometry. Thanks though; you found more than I did. I don't know how cheap Fuji went, or how low quality this bike might be. If all else fails, I guess I could use it as a learning experience on how to overhaul a road bike. I may actually end up looking for parts on Ebay or something. (Would you believe, I've never looked for anything on Ebay?) I've got _Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance_, would anybody know if that's good enough to go on? -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
Beverly wrote:
"the black rose" wrote in message ... --snip-- It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. --snip-- Would it have been Fuji Espree? Do a search and you can find some of them. http://bessasandackerman.com/px/?album=fujimixte No, that's not it -- this one has a drop handlebar and typical road bike geometry. Thanks though; you found more than I did. I don't know how cheap Fuji went, or how low quality this bike might be. If all else fails, I guess I could use it as a learning experience on how to overhaul a road bike. I may actually end up looking for parts on Ebay or something. (Would you believe, I've never looked for anything on Ebay?) I've got _Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance_, would anybody know if that's good enough to go on? -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
"the black rose" wrote in message ... Beverly wrote: "the black rose" wrote in message ... --snip-- It's a Fuji. "Fujispree" is written on the downtube. --snip-- Would it have been Fuji Espree? Do a search and you can find some of them. http://bessasandackerman.com/px/?album=fujimixte No, that's not it -- this one has a drop handlebar and typical road bike geometry. Thanks though; you found more than I did. I don't know how cheap Fuji went, or how low quality this bike might be. If all else fails, I guess I could use it as a learning experience on how to overhaul a road bike. I may actually end up looking for parts on Ebay or something. (Would you believe, I've never looked for anything on Ebay?) I've got _Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance_, would anybody know if that's good enough to go on? -km -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts It might be this one. It has the dropped handle bars. http://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=f...spree&mak=Fuji |
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