Revive owners

Wesley, most Dutch speak English quite well. I could have given you my LBG address here in Helvoirt,
but this is a small village and we're about an hour away from Schipol. Ordering from an Amsterdam
shop might make more sense.

Wesley, you could come over here on vacation and bring one back. I flew to Ireland to visit a friend
and bought a Brompton at a better price than in Holland and brought that back on the plane. Just a
thought. Dave Horne

Wesley, my wife suggested that you might wish to consider ordering a bike and having it shipped by
boat. It would take about six weeks and the postage would be much cheaper than by air. I don't know
the extra costs associated with bringing a bike on a plane, but I was not changed anything extra
when I bought and brought my Brompton in Ireland.

Maybe someone here can can tell firsthand their costs for bringing a larger bike on a plane. Godd
luck wioth whatever you decide ... and contact me personally if I can help in any way. I'm the first
google hit for my name ... dave horne

I just got a call from my LBG and my bike is in. I'll stop by his store tomorrow at 11 and either
take it home or wait until Saturday. I also have a bike fair to go to tomorrow so I really won't
have time to ride it ... and we're leaving Sunday for a week in and around Paris on top of that. I
have since learned that Paris is not a bike friendly city so I will have to be extra careful biking
around those French. Everything is coming at me at once and I was hoping to have some time to
prepare the bike to my own liking. The washers under the front seat should be a snap and raising the
rear rack to make it level might have to wait until we return.

I also have to check out a store that sells that ventisit material I wrote about.

... later, Dave

Good luck with the bike. Please let me know how you like it. E-mail me a photo so I can add it to
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I just got a call from my LBG and my bike is in. I'll stop by his store tomorrow at 11 and either
take it home or wait until Saturday. I also have a bike fair to go to tomorrow so I really won't
have time to ride it ... and we're leaving Sunday for a week in and around Paris on top of that. I
have since learned that Paris is not a bike friendly city so I will have to be extra careful
biking around those French. Everything is coming at me at once and I was hoping to have some time
to prepare the bike to my own liking. The washers under the front seat should be a snap and
raising the rear rack to make it level might have to wait until we return.

I also have to check out a store that sells that ventisit material I wrote about.

... later, Dave

Good news Dave! There's several of us I'm sure who are curious on how the 21 speed Revive will
perform for you. Hope to hear from you soon;-)

Edward Wong Orlando, FL

I"ve already given a 21 speed a test ride. The top gear for me could have been higher than what it
was (I'm sure you know what I mean). On a flat road with the wind at your back, the top gear seemed
a bit too easy.

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I"ve already given a 21 speed a test ride. The top gear for me could have been higher than what it
was (I'm sure you know what I mean). On a flat road with the wind at your back, the top gear
seemed a bit too easy.

Remember that the Revive is a comfort bike and they're meant to be easy to pedal. My top gear is
only 69 gear inches and very rarely do I ever need it. I live in a fairly flat area (Orlando, FL
USA) as well;-)

Enjoy your new bike!

Edward Wong Orlando, FL

Just back from a week in Paris with my new Revive DD (Dual Drive, 21 speeds). I made some minor
changes to the bike: three washers under the nose of the seat to bring it up a bit; I repositioned
the hand brake levers to be in a more comfortable position ... well, that's about all I changed from
the factory settings.

I added a Cateye flasher to the plastic baack of the back support. I still have to reposition the
factory rear light as it sits about five inches or so from the end of the bike and a large bike bag
covers it.

I received _hundreds_ of positive remarks from people in Paris, either spoken words or positive
gestures. I am planning on contacting Giant here in Holland to pass on a few suggestions. They could
probably sell many of these bikes by simply having people ride the bikes through major cities and
pass out literature to those folks who are interested. I could have sold dozens of these bikes if I
would have had literature. Many people thought it was an electric assisted bike and I had to prove
to them that I was the source of power.

I climbed the hill to the Sacré-Coeur and the lower gears worked as they should. If I would have
pedaled very hard in the lower gears, I have the feeling the front end of the bike would have left
the ground. (I read about that in the owners manual, but did not experience that first hand, I was a
bit conservative taking those steep streets.)

I knocked my right knee against that adjustment thing for the steering and cursed a few times at
that. I am glad I bought my bike and expect Giant to make some improvements on the follow up models.

When I get my hands on a digital camera, I'll post some photos. I will have 'regular' photos in a
week that I can scan. Later, Dave

Just a quick follow up ... I put about 180 km on the bike during this week. This was not a biking
vacation per se, but a vacation using the bike for transportation. It rained one day and we used the
Metro to get around. (They have an excellent Metro system.)

Again, glad to hear your having fun with the Revive. I would like to see those pic's soon. Sounds
like you made the light mod. like I did. I have update the web page and added a couple of new items.
I'm thinking I might have to add a new page soon. I made some Revivedx.com T-shirts, now people ask
me about the Revive without me even being on it.

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I should have done your mod. Instead of using that piece of plastic at the end if the frame tube, I
drilled a hole in the of the plastic seat and had a wonderful time trying to get a nut on the bolt.
The space in the back of the seat is too small for your hands to fit between. I had to hold the nut
with a pair of vise grips.

(BTW, I sent you a private e-mail re the mounting of an Abus U lock.) All the best, Dave Horne

Derek, I've checked the distance from that setting (from you and also from the manual for the
odometer) and it comes up a bit too short (or too fast depending on your point of view). I've
measured the circumference three times now and have consistently come up with 1530 mm instead of
1546 mm. Not a big difference, but a measurable difference just the same. Just passing this on.

DH

Hey Dave. The numbers I got came from the owners manual for the handelbar-mounted computer console
on my DX. They work for me +/- I've based them off of my odometer on my car. Derek
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