The head angle has also been knocked back one full degree it’s now down to 66.5deg.
The latest Fuse comes in five frame sizes, where standover clearance and reach have both been increased. Specialized has also moved the geometry and sizing forward. A rubber chain stay protector completely eliminates chain slap, while the beautifully sculpted alloy frame offers an impressively resilient ride. Fortunately, it didn’t.Īnd the reason for the blissfully silent ride is twofold. On the 29er it runs perilously close to the upper run of chain though, and my initial thought was that it’s going to rattle like hell. Gone is the diamond cut away in the drive-side chain stay, replaced instead by an elegant, elevated design. Specialized seems to have thrown every manipulation process in the book at this one butting, forging, a two-piece welded BB shell, hydroforming, swathing, double-pass smooth welds, you name it, the Fuse has it. The real transformation has been in the M4 alloy frame that comes on the Comp and Expert level bikes. It’s smooth, composed and most importantly, 100 per cent reliable. The £1,200 Fuse Comp 6Fattie we tested two years ago came with a 120mm travel Suntour Raidon fork, the latest version gets a 130mm travel RockShox Recon. The tyres themselves have been beefed up too, Specialized’s GRID casing on the rear helping reduce pinch flats, while the new GRID Trail casing up front adds extra support will keeping the weight in check.įork travel on the Fuse has also been pumped up. 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.
Billed as an out and out trail bike, the Specialized Fuse Comp sees Specialized back at the sharp end of hardtails.
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