Sea Otter 2016: Fuji updates 27plus bike, adds carbon fat bike

Fuji’s Bighorn 27plus trail hardtail will recieve an update for 2017 that was showcased at Sea Otter. The bike is ready for whatever with 27.5 x 3.0 Schwalbe Nobby Nics, SRAM GX components, a KS Lev dropper post, internal cable routing, three sets of bottle cage mounts, rack and fender mounts and 120 mm of RockShox Pike suspension. The bike will retail for $2,649.

With all the attention the Fuji Auric has recently been getting, it was good to see some love still going toward the rowdy trail hardtail category.

Fuji also stepped up its fat bike game by adding a carbon model to its 2017 Wendigo line. The bike features a 197 x 12 mm rear dropout, which an accept up to a 5-inch tire. The carbon fork has 150 x 15 mm hub spacing. Build kit is SRAM XO1 (1×11), DT Swiss BR 2250 wheels, Schwalbe Jumbo Jim tubeless-ready tires at 26 x 4.8 and SRAM Guide RS brakes. The frame also has internal cable routing, plus rear rack mounts and ample bottle cage mounts for all of your bikepacking adventures.