xStaticS

After a good few weeks of searching around and research I have finally bought my first ever "real" bike today from a really cool local bike shop. I originally tested a misceo 1.0 in the shop but one of the employees suggested I try a medium frame instead of the small they had in stock. It turns out the medium frame they had was a different model entirely of the bike, but after riding around the misceo 2.0 I decided I preferred the more athletic posture of the misceo 2.0 and from my *extremely* limited knowledge it seemed like it had some better components than the first model I looked at. Anyway I am happy with my bike purchase considering I was kind of a picky shopper on a very limited budget.

I didn't get a chance to ride it much more since I bought it because of course a thunder storm had to roll into town right as I was getting my new bike back home. Since I am basically a total bike newbie who knows nothing I was wondering if I could get some pointers on how to properly care for my brand new bike. With my old cheap-o bikes I basically would just lube up the chain every once and a while and keep the tired pumped up. This new bike has disk brakes which is something I've never had to deal with before, and I was wondering if they require any specific maintenance that I don't know of? I do know that I need to keep my bike clean and dry after rides so I will make sure to do that!

The LBS that I got my bike offers free tune ups for life when you buy a new bike from them, so I'm really happy about that. They told me to ride the bike for a month before bringing it in for the first tune up, and then twice a year after that.

Thanks for reading my post and answering any of my many questions. I'm mostly just really excited to finally have a new bike!

teicher

I found that my disc brakes require less maintenance than my old caliper versions. Pretty sure the misceos use mechanical rather than hydraulic discs, so you may need to tighten up the cable every once in a while as the pads wear. Since the dealer offers tune ups, you're golden.

Just try to keep the discs themselves free of grease and oil and wipe them with a clean rag if you do get any on them. Other than that, keep the chain clean and lubed and the tires pumped up.

The misceos a good bike, I almost bought one myself. Enjoy!

cs1

I've always been impressed with the value Raleigh gives you. Good luck with your new bike.

browngw 

Congrats on the Raleigh. I have mechanical disc brakes (Avid BB7S) on my Salsa Vaya and find them great to use. The only time I had an issue was after wheel removal to fix a flat. A quick alignment procedure (online video) made everything better than new. It's a little trickier to take wheels on and off.

xStaticS

Good to know! I didn't even think about how the brakes might have an affect on removing the wheels.

I've been riding the bike a little (it's been raining like crazy here so I can't get out as much as I would like), and I really am liking the bike but I think I would be more comfortable if I tilted the saddle forward a little bit. I'm not really sure how to do this though, it seems like it should be really easy but I've never had a saddle like this one. Do I need some tools or is it super simple and I'm just overlooking it?

Also does anyone know if a standard rack for carrying a bag on the back of the bike will fit on this frame? Not the kind that clip into the saddle post but the kind that bolts onto the bike?

Pendergast

The photos of the Misceo 2.0 look like it's equiped for mounting a standard rack.

Here's a video that shows how it's done(and ways to do it even if a bike doesn't have the mounting holes.)

How to Install a Rack on Your Bike - YouTube


Looks like you have a two bolt seatpost. You need a hex wrench(Allen wrench) of the appropriate size to adjust the seat. To adjust the tilt with that, you just loosen one bolt a bit and then tighten the other until you get it the way you want. Loosen the rear bolt a bit then tighten the front to make the saddle tilt downward. Takes a little fiddling with it to get it exactly the way you want it and everything tight, but those are my favorite type of seatposts.

xStaticS

Perfect! Thank you so much I will try doing both of these things tomorrow then.

Pendergast

Just one more word of advice on the saddle tilt. Be careful of how much you tilt it forward. It should be level or very nearly level. If you tilt it too far forward, you'll probably end up putting too much weight on your hands.

xStaticS

Thanks again! I'll just adjust it a little and see if that helps at all. If not I'll just wait a while longer to see if I get use to this saddle before I go out and buy a different seat. I'm not use to ones that are so small, but it's really not as uncomfortable as I imagined it might be so that's good!

I added a photo of the new bike too just because I think it looks so awesome!

Pendergast

Oops. Looks like yours may have a 1-bolt seat post. The photo of the 2014 on the Raleigh website showed a 2-bolt. If yours is a 1-bolt, just loosen it with a hex wrench until you can tilt the saddle by hand to the angle you want then tighten the bolt. Be careful just to loosen the bolt as much as you need to move the saddle. If you loosen the bolt so much that it comes out, it can be a bit of an annoyance to get things back together.


Nice looking bike, BTW.