Foldable Bikes Party: Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 first ride review

Friday, 23 September 2016

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 first ride review

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For 2017 Fuji takes its cross country 29er bike and adds some plus size fun to the lineup. The 29er Rakan is still present, with four models ranging from US$2,099 to US$4,949, but the big news is the more capable, more trail-oriented Rakan 27.5+. Coming from an industry that's been chasing the pointy end of hyper niche race bikes with little to no commonality to an average rider's bike, these fun, everyman types of plus bikes are truly remarkable.

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 spec overview

Fuji custom butted alloy
Fox Factory 34 fork and Float Factory Evol shock
120mm travel both ends
SRAM X1 11-speed build kit
DT Swiss XM551 rims, 370 hubs
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 27.5 x 3.8in tires
Fox Transfer Stealth dropper post
Boost front and rear
Small, Medium, Large, X-Large sizes
Complete weight: 30.85lb / 14kg

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 frame and equipment

27.5in plus wheels and 120mm of travel front and rear place the Rakan in a popular, do-it-all category. While 120mm may seem like an XC or Trail amount of squish, when combined with plus-size tires a bike's capability and speed potential really open up.

Rear end suspension action is handled by an MLink rear end. The "M" in MLink likely stands for "mid" or "middle," as the chainstay pivot resides interestingly in the middle rather than the more common Horst Link near the rear dropout, or in tight by the bottom bracket as with most dual-link set ups.

The alloy frame does feature internal cable routing and is aiming to be future-proof with additional ports neatly covered with black plugs. It's nice of Fuji to build this in as technology updates become more and more frequent.

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 ride impression

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 pricing

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 £TBC / US$4,999 / AU$TBC
Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.3 £TBC / US$3,749 / AU$TBC
Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.5 £TBC / US$3,249 / AU$TBC

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 vs. the competition

Fuji Rakan 27.5+ 3.1 early verdict

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