[shark67]

I was cruising along the GF manufacturer boards on this site and came across some some of Fisher's unfinished web pages. It looks like not all the bikes are there yet, and some of the information and photos are empty, bu you can get the picture.

http://www.fisherbikes.com/archive/bike_detail.asp?series=genesis&bike=Paragon_29&year=2005

http://www.fisherbikes.com/goto.asp?year=2005

Definitely very very preliminary.

Anyways, there are a few more links in the Fisher,klein,Trek forum at the bottom of the forum display page.

 

[Cloxxki]

Cool!

Dual Sport Nivana FS????
4 Dual Sports in total? The rumored lower end 29"ers might be among those, perhaps the Utopia.
The return of the Paragon might be the first sign of a wider hardail offering for 2005.

 

[realbiker]

Can anyone post it here - i can't see anything only that there will be a Paragon 29"

 

[Cloxxki]

You can select other bikes as well, there's a selection box of some kind.

 

[nightfire]

The only Sugar listed is the 4+

no 292 or 293

P::..

 

[Cloxxki]

The list is not complete by far, the Rig is missing, too.

 

[Swami Scott]

Here's a scanned pic that came out of the new Dirt Rag issue #109...

 

[donkey]

That thing's hot....

...I like the "classic" looking paint and decals that fisher is using for 05, and that Reba looks nice too!

Getting excited!

B

Here's a scanned pic that came out of the new Dirt Rag issue #109...

 

[Cloxxki]

I wonder which model Reba's will find their way to which price level bikes. This one seems to have a lockout lever?
I like the way the down- and toptubes come together, looks to be a strong and stiff solution to short headtubes. And, notice 2005 is the first year of disc-equipped Fisher niners. Fingers crossed they went to regular IS mounts this time...

 

[nightfire]

I do like the look of the new GF frames. The tubing profile is really nice.

P::..

 

[realbiker]

Will that bike be the top model for 2005 ???

 

[nightfire]

I think the X-Caliber will still remain the top dog of the hardtails

P::..

 

[miles e]

I think the X-Caliber will still remain the top dog of the hardtails

P::..

Traditionally the Paragon is a more expensive model than the X-Caliber. Perhaps you meant the Super Caliber? Will that be making a return too?

 

[Cloxxki]

The RockShox Reba fork with Motion Control probably asks for a SuperCal-level bike, as even the Mt. Tam never got the highest level Marz.I would suspect they'd not offer it to Olympians and not sell it in a bike afterwards.
I wouldn't be surprised if the X-Caliber got a Marz or Suntour, and the Paragon plus perhaps even 2 higher models a RockShox Reba.

 

[realbiker]

I heard that there will be 3 29" hartails so maybe - but we'll see after the trek/fisher presentation which is that week!

 

[Cloxxki]

What about Trek. Do they feel that the globa;l interest in 29" Can all be satisfied by Fisher's handful of offering, or will they offer something for their devotees as well?