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I agree that the charge is a fair bit heavier. And is suppose it's different for me because i have 3 fixed bikes - the reason i love the charge so much, is because i can rag it around, not worry about bunny hopping curbs, wheelies etc - which i don't like to do with my other bikes.
Having said that though, i commute mainly on the Charge, and i commuted on the fuji before that. The fuji was faster because it's lighter (and perhaps due to the geometry - though i'm no professional racer so i doubt it makes much a huge difference), but i wouldn't sacrifice the extra weight for unsealed headset, bb, hubs*, and generally worse quality components.
Right, if you want a light decent bike that you will upgrade = Fuji.
If you want a decent bomb proof bike with sellable components that don't really need changing = Charge.
*Don't actually know if the new Fuji's bearings are sealed or not.