Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Owned it a few months now and done about 1600 miles .Some commuting most on leisure rides.Its a good all rounder ,quite quick ,comes with Bontrager Racelite tyres which are great on tarmac .
My Trek Valencia
- Thread starter Banjo
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Owned it a few months now and done about 1600 miles .Some commuting most on leisure rides.Its a good all rounder ,quite quick ,comes with Bontrager Racelite tyres which are great on tarmac .
Matty
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Nr Edinburgh
Cool, looks like it's been to some nice places too!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Understated, but very smart.....discs as well.....
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Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
JiMBR said:Nice ride
Is that a SIG bottle on the seat tube cage? If so, how does it hold up to wear and tear coming in and out etc?
Not sure what make it is aluminium with a screw top so only get it out to refill the plastic one.,I dont think it would be much good for constant use,
solecyclist65
New Member
hi banjo love the bike im thinking of buying a valencia but on some info ive read people say the hanlebars and the peddles are crap ? how do you find them ? im running around on a thirty year old raleigh record sprint and need to move on i like the look of the valencia .....
bauldbairn
New Member
- Location
- Falkirk
Nice new bike Banjo! 
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Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
solecyclist65 said:
Hi I have heard the comments about the pedals not being good quality. i have done nearly 3000 miles on it in one year now and have cleaned and greased the pedal bearings once and they are fine.
The bars are quite wide it is possible to cut a bit off each side but I get on ok with them as they are.Some people dont likje the shape of the bars some people love them.
The disc brakes work well but the brake cables tend to snap close to the disc end I have a steep commute so probably use the brakes more than average and have changed both cables now after shortening them a few times .its only a ten minute job and they cost about a fiver so not really such an issue.
The bike has been very reliable ,Its quite quick on its bontrager racelight tyres but you need other tyres if you venture off road very much.
It is also good on long climbs with quite low gearing on the cassette.
I did a hundred miler on it plus several 50s and am glad I bought it.
