I saw a picture similar to this from a local Craigslist ad selling a Fuji SL-1 in a small size. I’ve been looking for something small for awhile for a buddy of mine and thought that for the asking price of $800 with Ultegra components, one can’t lose. I’ve had a SL1 c4 carbon bike before and it was a good bike. It wasn’t nearly Super light as the name suggested but it was an overall great machine so I knew that coming into this sale that I was getting a good deal.
I contacted the seller and quickly set up a time to meet. On my way to her place I had a very slight though, “what if for some reason it was the c10 carbon?” “no way” i thought, why would it be? Why would a simple woman need or own a c10 carbon frame?
When I got there the woman from the phone met me at the door. She was petite and small but all thoughts of a frail “simple” woman were ceded by the sight of her legs! She had pro cyclist legs! I quickly found out she’s Brenda Lyons of Helen’s / Cannondale racing and after talking and being in awe of seeing a pro cyclist turned to the bike:
C10 it was!!! This was Fuji’s flagship frame, the weight weenie capable superlight with a devilishly light weight, I’ve seen these frames built up to become sub 10lb climbing monsters. Besides the weight, its just a nice sprinty frame, an over super score for my buddy and a pleasant experience meeting Brenda.
