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 know God will not give me anything I can't handle. 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.

Quoted message 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.

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...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by <Chas>
[B]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>

Quoted message said:

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... [/B]

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Originally posted by anatol
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.