NIMBLE 9 WITH I45 PRO

However, our initial iteration of the Fuse saw some customization, including a 130mm Pike fork and an aggressive Dirt Wizard tire up front. Frame geometry falls within the same range in most respects, including the 120mm Reba fork that was stock on both bikes. Most notably the Fuse features a lighter aluminum frame. However, the Fuse was a familiar bike as it is similar to the Hayduke, with some minor differences. With the exception of a month of fatbiking in the spring, she had not been on a mountain bike since riding the Advocate Cycles Hayduke in Baja during the winter of 2015-16 when we researched and rode the Baja Divide. She had been riding a road bike all summer, the Specialized Ruby which she rode from Alaska to Oregon and raced in the Trans Am Bike Race, and subsequently used on a number of short tours. She got it the day before setting off on the Colorado Trail.

NIMBLE 9 WITH I45 PRO

Lael began riding a Specialized Fuse Pro last summer. Keep your eyes open for more 2.6-2.8” tires for 29” wheels in the next year. Lael customized her Specialized Fuse with new 29×2.6” Nobby Nic tires for her Baja Divide FKT attempt. You know all those new 27.5+ bikes? They are all just 29ers in waiting.

Nimble 9 with i45