2022 Specialized
Fuse 27.5
A 27.5″ aluminum frame rigid trail bike with mid-range components.
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May 2021 · Alex Evans
A premium-feeling bike that’s most at home cruising comfortably around trail centres
Comfortable contact points improve overall ride feel
Impressive fork that handled everything I could throw at it
Low front end limits descending potential
Not as capable on the trail as its geometry hints at on paper
Mar 2020
Credit to the slack geometry, ample maneuverability, and a fork with plenty of travel.
Jan 2020 · Alan Muldoon
The new Specialized Fuse Expert 29 lends a lightweight alloy frame with 29in wheels and a 130mm fork. Ther most aggro trail hardtail.
High-tech frame design
Front end is too low
Nov 2019 · McCoy
Far from entry-level performance
Aug 2019 · Jeremy Benson
The Specialized Fuse 27.5 rode away from the competition in our budget mountain bike test. This is hands down the best budget hardtail we've tested...
Jun 2019
The newly modernized Fuse hardtail just got a more aggressive spec, geometry and price point ... but not too aggressive.
Jun 2019
Specialized's Fuse Comp 29 is a 130mm trail hardtail that blends balanced handling with some very neat features. It's got a very respectable spec list for a shop bought bike, but dedicated distance sluggers will find it too heavy and those after techy thrills will find the geometry a bit tame. The best mountain bikes you can buy for under £1,500 - full sus and hardtails Is it worth converting your mountain bike to tubeless?
Jun 2019 · Wil Barrett
The 2020 Specialized Fuse Comp is a new-school hardtail ripper with a 130mm travel fork, 2.6in tyres, and modern trail-oriented geometry.
| Frame | Specialized A1 Premium Aluminum, 148mm thru-axle, tapered head tube, internal cable routing Colors: Satin Doppio / Sand; Gloss Arctic Blue / Black |
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| Fork | X-Fusion MIG 27.5, External Rebound and Compression adjust, coil spring, 46mm Offset, 130mm of travel Spring Type: Coil |
| Bottom Bracket | Square-tapered, 73mm, internal bearings, 122.5mm spindle |
| Stem | Stout 3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 6-degree rise |
| Handlebar | Stout Riser, double-butted alloy, 9-degree backsweep, 5-degree upsweep, 15mm rise, 750mm / 780mm width, 31.8mm |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Bridge Saddle, steel rails |
| Seatpost | TranzX Dropper, 30.9mm, S: 100mm, M-XL: 120mm Type: Dropper |
| Grips | Specialized Trail Grips, lock-on |
| Rear Derailleur | microSHIFT Advent, 1x9 w/ clutch |
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| Crank | Stout, forged alloy, 76mm BCD, 30T |
| Shifters | microSHIFT Advent, 9-speed |
| Cassette | microSHIFT Advent, 9-speed, 11-42t |
| Chain | KMC X9EPT, 9-speed, anti-corrosion coating w/ reusable Missing Link™ |
| Brakes | Front: Shimano BR-MT200, hydraulic disc, 180mm, Rear: Shimano BR-MT200, hydraulic disc, 160mm Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Alloy, disc only, double-wall, 29mm internal width, 28h, tubeless compatible |
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| Spokes | Stainless, 14g |
| Front Hub | Shimano MT400-B, Centerlock 28h, 15x110 Boost |
| Rear Hub | Shimano MT400-B, Centerlock, 12x148 Boost, 32h |
| Tires | Front: Eliminator, GRID TRAIL casing, GRIPTON® T7 compound, 2Bliss Ready, 27.5 x 2.3", Rear: Eliminator, GRID TRAIL casing, GRIPTON® T7 compound, 2Bliss Ready, 27.5 x 2.3" |
Last updated April 22