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wobbler
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I have no idea if a Revive is a recumbent but I see a few older posts
here from Revive owners so here goes. My wife and I recently bought one
for use as a "errand" bike and to get a bit of exercise. We gave up on
our old "triangle" bikes long ago as age and arthritis crept in. The
bike is super comfortable and we are enjoying it a lot except for one
thing; it does not like to go in a straight line. Every bike we have
ever had simply goes straight ahead until the rider steers/leans to
change direction. The Revive has to be "steered" constantly which
results in slight zigs and zags. This is not a big problem on bike
paths or mostly-empty residential streets, but on main roads with
traffic zipping by it is quite unnerving and makes car drivers nervous
too resulting in comments about "sobering up before riding". Has anyone
else been bothered by this? Is it typical of recumbents (or
semi-recumbents)? My assumption is that it must be something to do with
steering geometry. Your input/suggestions would be appreciated.
here from Revive owners so here goes. My wife and I recently bought one
for use as a "errand" bike and to get a bit of exercise. We gave up on
our old "triangle" bikes long ago as age and arthritis crept in. The
bike is super comfortable and we are enjoying it a lot except for one
thing; it does not like to go in a straight line. Every bike we have
ever had simply goes straight ahead until the rider steers/leans to
change direction. The Revive has to be "steered" constantly which
results in slight zigs and zags. This is not a big problem on bike
paths or mostly-empty residential streets, but on main roads with
traffic zipping by it is quite unnerving and makes car drivers nervous
too resulting in comments about "sobering up before riding". Has anyone
else been bothered by this? Is it typical of recumbents (or
semi-recumbents)? My assumption is that it must be something to do with
steering geometry. Your input/suggestions would be appreciated.