Originally Posted by dgk02

The FX was supposed to be more of a performance bike than the Valencia, which is more of a commuter model. I rode both but couldn't really feel much of a difference. The components on the FX might be better but I couldn't tell. The geometry of the Valencia seemed to fit me better. Again, it's close. I just didn't want to get the cheap fork on the 7200+. The one on my 7100 froze years ago and that made no difference. The FX has 27 speeds and the Valencia only 24, but that wasn't a big difference to me either.