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 Fuji has [[https://classicfuji.posthaven.com/archive|catalogs!]]. Fuji has [[https://classicfuji.posthaven.com/archive|catalogs!]].
  
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-{{poster.jpg?300|Fuji Poster}}+{{poster.jpg?360|Fuji Poster}}
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 Fuji sells this poster: [[https://www.fujibikes.com/usa/gear/retro-fuji-class-poster|fujibikes]] Fuji sells this poster: [[https://www.fujibikes.com/usa/gear/retro-fuji-class-poster|fujibikes]]
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 The Blvd XC came with a weird stem protector: a dust boot sort of rubber thing.  Not quite a [[https://atleb.tripod.com/ordbok/mountain_bike_slang.htm|nard guard]]. The Blvd XC came with a weird stem protector: a dust boot sort of rubber thing.  Not quite a [[https://atleb.tripod.com/ordbok/mountain_bike_slang.htm|nard guard]].
 +((Can't resist:
 +  * **nard guard** n. used to prevent //wang chung.//
 +  * **wang chung** n. what you might get when your stem has no //nard guard//. See //crotch-testing.//
 +  * **crotch-testing** n. sudden impact between a male rider's private parts and something very hard and pointy, such as a handlebar stem or seat.
 +))
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-<div column 50% #production>+ 
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 +<div column 50% #s1986>
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-==== Production Notes ==== +===== 1986 Fuji Blvd XC ===== 
-<WRAP #prod1 /> +SunTour XC Sport derailleurs and shifters, Dia Compe 981/281 brakes and levers, Diamond Blue (1986 only).  26-46 front, 14-30T rear, 6 speed.  26x1.5" tires.  29.2 pounds. 
-[1]. ?+</div> 
 +<div column 45%
 +{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Fuji Blvd XC}}
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 +1986 Fuji Blvd XC
 +[[ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0cx5YgE48efaEZpv1XeHCuTud4FSHGKxyWLGaAP3L3suEXoAB1Z3jmnphpZRfhSL5l&id=2065899410186446|facebook]]
 </div> </div>
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 +
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1987>
 +----
 +===== 1987 Sundance =====
 +SunTour XC Sport groupset, u-brake rear, double butted cromo frame.  Dual bottle cages on down tube.  28.9 pounds.  Catalog shot.  This is their top mtb for the year - without knobby tires.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Sundance}}
 +\\
 +1987 Sundance, from 1987 catalog
 +[[ https://classicfuji.posthaven.com/1987-fuji-catalog-no-17-edition|classicfuji]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1988>
 +----
 +===== 1988 Mt. Fuji Ltd. =====
 +Full Shimano XT M730 groupset, Tange outer butted tubing((Outer butting implies the tubing has been machined from the outside with a constant inner diameter.  This is often cheaper than traditional inner double butting and is typically done with tricky materials such as titanium.)), dual downtube bottle cages.  26x1.6" tires, with knobs.
 +28.5 pounds.
 +1988 models used a stylistic "F." monogram on forks and seat tube.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Mt. Fuji Ltd.}}
 +\\
 +1988 Mt. Fuji Ltd.
 +Catalog shot.
 +[[ https://classicfuji.posthaven.com/1988-fuji-catalog-no-18-edition|classicfuji]] 
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1989>
 +----
 +===== 1989 Mt. Fuji =====
 +Should be Shimano Deore RD-MT62 derailleurs.
 +Japanese May 1989 ad from Bicycle Club Magazine.  Custom paint, perhaps to show off color choices.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Mt. Fuji}}
 +\\
 +1989 Mt. Fuji
 +[[ https://www.instagram.com/niigata0252/p/CduVaGUr7V2/|instagram]]
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1990>
 +----
 +===== 1990 Titanium ATB =====
 +Full titanium frame, Tange Switchblade fork, Shimano Deore XT groupset, Sella Italia Turbo saddle, Ritchey Force Racing K tires, 24.5 pounds.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Titanium ATB}}
 +\\
 +1990 Titanium ATB.
 +Catalog shot
 +[[ https://classicfuji.posthaven.com/1990-fuji-catalog-no-20-edition|classicfuji]]
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1991>
 +----
 +===== 1991 Mt. Fuji Ltd. =====
 +Shimano Deore XT M732 (1989-90) groupset, Ritchey Megabite Harddrive 2.1" tires, Tange double butted MTB tubing.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Mt. Fuji Ltd.}}
 +\\
 +1991 Mt. Fuji Ltd.
 +[[ https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage-sales/1209797-1991-mt-fuji-ltd.html|bikeforums]]
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1992>
 +----
 +===== 1992 Professional =====
 +Rock Shox mag 20 (1992), Tange Prestige tubing, SunTour XC Pro groupset (1989-92), Ritchey brakes & levers (original?).  No catalog available for 1992.
 +</div>
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1992.jpg?300|1992 Professional}}
 +\\
 +1992 Professional
 +[[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=852568014813035&set=a.852567911479712.1073741857.358960124173829|facebook]]
 +</div>
 +
 +
  
  
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