My Fuse Comp 29 replaces a 2012 Camber 26”. Although going from a dually to hard tail looked like a backward step on paper, this bike is nailing it! The group set is solid, the fork a great match to the frame and the 2.6” tyres have a ton of grip. Couldn’t be happier.

I've had so much fun on this thing over the last 7 months. It's handled every type of trail South Wales has to offer from blue to black. I have the rear wheel set to the shortest length and the bike feels very playful and fast. As other review has said though the bolt for the cranks is awful. Tried to fix it but I think a new crankset or BB is needed. Also for the price there are better spec bikes out there like the orbea laufey h10 and merida big trail 6. But I believe the fuse frame is a thing of beauty, a few more upgrades on fork and brakes in the future and it will be perfect

Very happy with my purchase, unfortunately because of covid ended up spending more than when I ordered it. As mentioned in other reviews the crank bolt is lousy. The bike shop secured it with red locktite, needless to say it was impossible to get off without stripping the head. Ended up replacing the cranks. Reached out to Specialized but they wanted me to take it to the shop I bought it at which was over 1.5 hours away and wasn't possible. Other than that the bike has been great.

My riding buddy was nice enough to let me borrow his hardtail while my Santa Cruz Hightower LTC was in the shop getting a transmission overhaul. Due to Covid the shop was backed up in service for about a month and I got a lot of riding in on the fuse at that time. This thing should be called the goat. With 130MM Travel in the front fork and easy shifting of the gears I realized this bike was a blast to ride. A very fast/capable mountain bike. Well I got lucky and my wife surprised me for Christmas with you guessed it.. a Specialized Fuse Comp in Smoke gray and black set up. Will have to make a stem adjustment and handlebar with rise upgrade to make the front end a little more comfortable for my geometry and I will be good to go. Can't wait to get on the trails and shred with this beast. Great job Specialized in making an awesome hardtail. I highly recommend to any riders out there.. rent this bike and give it a go...Absolutely fantastic bike.

Purchased this bike on 4/7/21 and over the past three months I have ridden 9 days at Highland Mountain Bike Park in NH, 2 days at Thunder Mountain Bike Park in MA, multiple days at a pump track, ridden 20-30 mile rail trails, multiple days at the Middlesex Fells Nature Reservation in MA. I grew up on a BMX bike hitting dirt jumps, COVID inspired me to get back into biking at age 33, I love this bike but I want more, I have dropped in from height and hit large jumps on this bike. Upon landing I have left all reflectors on the trail, charged some chunk although as common sense would say, that is not the best experience on this bike. Another rider at a Mountain Bike Park looked at me and said ""A Hardtail! Good Luck with that!"" I laughed back and said there is no luck involved with a hard tail, it's a skilled man's sport. That being said this bike has made me a better rider and I love this bike for that, the fuse comp has really allowed me to focus on lines and where my wheels are on the trail or even more important when in the air, I love this bike, it has proved durable, and feels very fast when descending on flow trails. If you are into downhill mountain bike parks and leaving the ground which this bike led me to find out, I am into that, you will want more. If you are into chunk and tech trails this is not the bike for you. It will be nice to have this hard tail for local trail riding and a Enduro bike for the down hill mountain bike parks. If you are new to riding this bike is also for you.

I've had my Fuse for about 2 months now, and I am very happy with it. Descending, this bike is confidence inspiring and FAST. Climbing I don't feel like I'm moving as quickly as on my older XC focused bike, but strava says otherwise. That's not to say the bike doesn't climb well - it just isn't lighting as much of a fire. The 2.6 tires feel like a different world, and I'm really enjoying the extra compliance. I did buy the PNW Range bar and stem. The stock setup had me feeling like I was hunched too far over the front end. The 30mm rise on the PNW bars helped a lot, and the new stem made the reach just a bit longer. For me, these ergonomic changes made the bike feel even more dialed. I am 5'11 and 175 lbs and I purchased a large. I ride technical trails in western MA with some long climbs and rocky/rooty descents. The Specialized Fuse is an amazing trail hardtail!

'21 fuse comp 29er in red, love the colour and all spec, I'm so happy every ride well almost ;) paintwork should be more scratch resistant, I mainly ride trails but there's already lots of marks and stone chips, bike becomes noisy under saddle and took me a while to find but bit of lube fix this. Geometry is superior, gears so smooth, dropper seatpost can be tricky sometimes, brakes brilliant and tires jus awesome, I switch from carbon vitus Sommet which had same geometry. Looks amazing compared to competitors. Very recommended!!!

I have about 600 miles of hard trail riding on this thing and I couldn't be happier. Soaks up the bumps and inspires full confidence. I've done everything from XC racing to black trails most wouldn't dare to do on a hardtail. No problems other than a faulty stock dropper post, but I took that to a Specialized dealer and had a new, better dropper post installed within 30 minutes, all for free under warranty. Seriously, you could crash this thing real hard and the only thing that'll happen is that the seatpost might be slightly off center. I can't stop smiling while flying down a trail. Only thing that'll hold you back with this bike is yourself.

Loved it untill the crank set fell off mid downhill.

Now that I have a few hundred miles on this bike I give it 5 stars! I'm 6'4"" and 220 pounds and the XL fits like a glove. For my riding style I could not be happier with this bike. The Gloss Red Tint make for a great look!! Thanks!!