Hola cbgold!
The whole thing took me all the daylight of 01 Jan to do. I either had to fix it myself or plan a weekend trip including hotel stay to the town where I bought it.
To me, the difficulty centers around the Nexus gearbox and
the brake and gear cables associated with it.
Start by setting the Revive in 4th gear. Go here to understand why:
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In fourth gear, two red marks on the underside line up together. When they are lined up, all is as it should be in terms of your gears.
You can see this after you've removed the back plastic housing.
Give yourself lots of room to lay out all your nuts and bolts.
Sometime you've flipped the bike on its seat and handlebars to get to work on this.
I started by getting a digital camera (I borrowed one from a friend) and taking four closeup shots around the gearbox so I would know what I had to return the thing to.
Then carefully start dismantling everything that stands in your way between a flat tire and a fixed tire...that's the best way I can describe it.
On the back brake cable, carefully remove the silver tab at the end. I marked the cable with a permanent magic marker on either side of the securing nut so I'd know where it went.
Remember, when you get everything back the way it should be and if your brakes or gears are messed up a bit you can adjust them at the handles. Be careful with the gears, if, when you put it back together and the gears aren't quite right even though the red marks are lined up in 4th gear, tweak them at the handlebar with the black adjustment knob. If you are unfamiliar with this call the dudes at the bike shop where you bought it.
For a replacement, I went to Wal-Mart and got a BMX tire with the lowest profile tread. I don't know where you live but I also got an extra thick innertube with goop inside. Purists might go wonky over this but I ride my bike to and from work daily over city streets and county roads, I need a tire that can handle the tough stuff.
Once you free the back tire the rest is like the old days of replacing the tube and tire.
I guess the bottom line is I worked carefully and reminded myself if I didn't do it I'd be spending a whole weekend on the road, paying for gas, staying in a motel, paying for parts and labour, etc.
It just takes time. Give yourself a day. It's an adventure!
Hope this has been helpful.
What region are you in, anyway?
Bliss!
Borderradio
New Mexico
cbgold said:I'm in the same situation. Could you please share with me how you fixed that back flat. I'm afraid that I am not much of a mechanic. Thanks for your time.
