Revive DX - Beware!

ecpioneer said:

I asked the dealer how a person could fix the back tire if it was flat?
The manual states you should not remove the tire yourself.

Oh, my. As nice as those bikes look, that certainly would be a reason
not to buy them for sure.

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I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa

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I purchased a set of Revive DX bikes.

in 20 days I had my bike back to the dealer 4 times for repairs which
took them a lot of time each time.

1. The back spokes were loose and it took them forever to take off the
wheel covers. I do not know how they took of the back wheel but no
way I could do that.

I had a bike with a Shimano Nexus rear hub (like the one used on the Revive
DX), and it is a big problem to remove. There is a quick-release for the
shift cable; but the rear brake arm was a pain to disconnect and reconnect.
I spent over an hour just changing a flat! (Normally around 5 minutes on a
regular quick-release bike wheel.) No way will I ever buy another Nexus
equipped bike. Huge PITA.

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3. The chain came off and I could not put it back on. The dealer had to
pull off the sprocket and this took a long time.

That's a problem.

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4. I broke 2 spokes on the back wheel. I had to remove the wheel covers
to find out what happened. This took about 40 minutes. I could not
take off the back wheel.

Big problem.

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I asked the dealer how a person could fix the back tire if it was flat?
The manual states you should not remove the tire yourself.

What?!?! That's crazy.

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5. The speedodometer does not work right and they provided no manual. I
asked the dealer for a manual on the speedometer which is build in
to the bike. Giant does not provide one.

R

Well, I've had my Revive Dx for almost a year, And never had a problem
with it.
I'm also in contact with lots of other folks who own the revive,and
they do not have problems either.
True, if you had to change a tire it would be a pain. But again I have
never had a flat. (knock on wood.)
I did get the owners manual for my computer from my dealer and the
computer works great.
Sound like you might have been a bit hard on your DX, or maybe just
got a bad egg.
Sorry.
No reason to slam the Revive, It a great bike!
Derek
Revivedx.com
Join The Reviveolution

(revivederek) said:

True, if you had to change a tire it would be a pain. But again I have
never had a flat. (knock on wood.)
I did get the owners manual for my computer from my dealer and the
computer works great.
Sound like you might have been a bit hard on your DX, or maybe just
got a bad egg.
Sorry.
No reason to slam the Revive, It a great bike!

Well, your first sentence and your last seem in contradiction. While
the overall experience MAY warrant your enthusiasm, any bike designed
that makes changing a rear tire more than a casual thing should be
slammed, if for nothing more than that 'feature'. If as indicated
earlier the shop is the only one that is supposed to change the tire,
then the bike should not be purchased by the vast majority of people.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

I can't imagine riding, much less owning a bike on which I could not change
a tire for myself. I don't have many flats, but they are almost always
happen more than walking distance from home.

My $0.02 worth
<Chas>

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If as indicated
earlier the shop is the only one that is supposed to change the tire,
then the bike should not be purchased by the vast majority of people.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Chas said:

I can't imagine riding, much less owning a bike on which I could not
change a tire for myself. I don't have many flats, but they are almost
always happen more than walking distance from home.
My $0.02 worth <Chas>

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If as indicated earlier the shop is the only one that is supposed to
change the tire, then the bike should not be purchased by the vast
majority of people.

Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels...

What people are not saying about Revive is the tires have specially
designed 'slime' (sorry for the lack of technical verbage) that prevents
flats. If you were to remove it yourself and treat it like a normal flat
(which the chances of you getting are slim to none), you would more than
likely ruin the tire. I feel like the original poster should have asked
more questions before purchasing such a sophisticated piece of
equipment.

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anatol said:

What people are not saying about Revive is the tires have specially
designed 'slime' (sorry for the lack of technical verbage) that prevents
flats. If you were to remove it yourself and treat it like a normal flat
(which the chances of you getting are slim to none), you would more than
likely ruin the tire. I feel like the original poster should have asked
more questions before purchasing such a sophisticated piece of
equipment.

I felt bad leaving out specific evidence for my post. Here's the exact
language from the 2004 Giant Product Catalog:

"Revive...Slime filled innertubes resist punctures".

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anatol said:

What people are not saying about Revive is the tires have specially
designed 'slime' (sorry for the lack of technical verbage) that
prevents flats. If you were to remove it yourself and treat it like
a normal flat (which the chances of you getting are slim to none),
you would more than likely ruin the tire. I feel like the original
poster should have asked more questions before purchasing such a
sophisticated piece of equipment.

Not many consider slime in a tube the pinnacle of sophistication, but some
may.

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I felt bad leaving out specific evidence for my post. Here's the exact
language from the 2004 Giant Product Catalog:

"Revive...Slime filled innertubes resist punctures".

With all due respect, a flat is something you should consider inevitable on
a bike. The causes are not limited to small holes in tubes that slime
might fill, but may include a several inch long gash in the sidewall from a
stray piece of glass or steel, a defective (or over-slimed) valve core, or
the mother of all snakebites. The point is, that a tire absolutely must be
a field replaceable unit, or it must be able to "run-flat."

Or to put it another way, nobody buys a car that has no provision for
getting home when the tire goes.