2011 Fuji Altamira LTD, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
The Altamira, which translates too “high view” is a cave located in the Cantabria region of Northern Spain. This location is held highly by the Footon Servetto Fuji pro team, so low and behold the 2011 Fuji Altamira lineup.
The 2011 Fuji Altamira series features four road bikes, a LTD (Limited Edition), 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. The frame on the 2011 Altamira weighs 815 grams, which fits nicely with endurance riders, racers, or those that want their road bikes to be lean.
All four of the Fuji 2011 Altamira feature a tapered head tube for improved handling, oversized down tube and integrated seat stay for stiffness plus weight reduction.
The 2011 Fuji Altamira LTD is the tier model in the line, and uses the highest grade carbon, Shimano Di2 electronic shifters, and the graphics are prehistoric cave drawings that were found within the Altamira cave. MSRP has not been announced, but they are available Spring 2011.
Fuji continues with either very mediocre graphics or very strange color themes, although graphics and colors are in “the eye of the beholder!”
This is Fuji’s version of the Cervelo R3, not a bad bike. It’s almost identicle to the Scattante CFR bikes sold at performance Bicycle with different tube shaping. Fuji makes the Scattante bikes, so I think they tested these frames in the performance bicycle market, then release a more polished version for themselves.
I love the graphics of the LTD and the 1.0 bike…and yes beauty is always in the “eye of the beholder”.
Cool have to test ride one!
If the Altamira is anything like my 09 SL1 RC then I would buy it in a second. Loving the “caves” graphics as well. Very different to the norm.
Just hope they offer a SRAM version….