I Picked up this Triban 500 up a few weeks ago .
It has seen a degree of abuse and neglect since it rolled out of Decathlon .
Overall it wasn’t in too bad a condition and just needed a refresh .
First job was to lose the odd and incorrect wheels and replace them with a better set I had lying around .
Next job was to replace the chain and cassette as the chain registered over 75% wear .
I than gave it some miles to find any other faults . First one that came to light was that after anything more than a mile the saddle would start to move on its clamp , next up was to replace the brake pads as they were getting a bit thin , and then there was a bit of tidying up of the headset spacer arrangement by losing the lower clamp and fitting a couple of wider washers rather that the multiple narrow ones .
So after a week of commuting and making some adjustments I thought it was time to give it a proper ride .
Only a total of 35 miles but they were all very nice ones which the bike behaved well and did everything it was asked to do without any issues .
