lolzorz

I just ordered a new 2007 Jamis Quest off ebay. I expect it to arrive next week probably. I am anxious for it to get here because I have sold my older bike already and am almost bike-less except for my Bianchi Sport SS which is really really old.

What I am wondering is if new bikes and their components have a break in period, most all of the terrain in my area is hilly. And I was planning on doing a solo century the week after it is scheduled to arrive.
The bike is made from Reynolds 631 tubing and has 105 drive components.(and Mavic aksium wheels)

Thank you.

AHemp

Yes. The brake/derailleur cables are likely to stretch somewhat and the wheels will probably settle a bit. Keep tabs on how things feel/look and have someone go over it quickly after a few hundred miles.

rollin

Getting the bike set up with a comfortable fit and feel in a week may be more of a challenge. Make sure you have a saddle you are comfortable with and the basic seat position, bar position dialled in.

Have you got roadbike experience? Sorry I don't know what the Bianchi you have is. If it is a roadbike then try to replicate the measurements if they are comfortable for you.

There isn't a "running in" period as you would have with a new car but you should check all the fastenings and cables after a couple of hundred miles.

Sounds like a great adventure!

Ride safe

Psimet2001 

Last time I experienced a break in period I ended up with my son.


No - there is no break in period with a bike. Just go ride the fricking thing. After some riding it may need to be adjusted - gearing and brakes. Be smart. Listen to the bike. Go to Sheldon Brown's pages or Parktool (or even here ) to learn what you don't already know about.

DieselDan

To say there isn't a break in period would be bad advice, almost an outright lie. Like what was said before, the cables will stretch and spoke tension settle. You also should check stem and crank bolts for tightness after 30 days or so.

waterrockets 

For a properly built bike, there won't be a break-in period. For a factory built bike, there probably will be. When I replace my cables and housings, they dial in and their done. At the factory, they do limited testing to make sure its correct (e.g. pulling HARD on the brakes a couple times, tensioning the shift cables as much as possible to settle everything). That's not a break-in, that's an installation.

Wheels should not budge one bit from first use. But again, factory built wheels probably will. When I build wheels, they stay put, just like they came off the stand.

So, yeah, your bike will need some adjustments, but nothing that can't be done on the roadside in two minutes as needed.

lolzorz

I know that cables and such stretch out and become poorly adjusted, this is my third road bike, I probably should have told you.
Bad news though, the bike I am trying to sell at the moment has a crack in the carbon fiber seat stay where it meets the aluminum. Looks like this bike frame will probably meet the trash very soon.
I am so glad that I am investing in a steel bike.

Psimet2001 

Make sure it's a crack and not bondo falling out of the seam between the two.