On 13 Sep 2004 12:42:09 -0700,
[email protected] (Ian Wilson) wrote:
>I have just bought a Giant Revive. Yes, I know it is not a true
>recumbent, but having test ridden a demo bike for a day I really
>thought it would be great for my commute to work and some leisure
>rides. I have found the bike to be really stable and great fun to
>ride. I have a few days off work now and will get out for a few hours
>when I can. I would like to hear any comments from other owners of
>this bike.
>
>Ian
Yeah I've got a Giant Revive DX 8. Sadly I can't ride it at the moment
as I'm too heavy for it. It has a weight limit of 125kgs and I'm about
135kgs. However as I'm losing about 2kgs per week I'm looking forward
to riding it in a few weeks time. To be honest I fell in love with the
looks of it. Very futuristic. Plus of course comfort.
I have a few questions though. I have a dynamo system that I wish to
mount on the bike and the front wheel handily has a dynamo mount as
well. I assume with the frame being aluminium I will need to connect
two wires from the dynamo to each light. Also whats the normal
procedure for mounting a speed computer to it when the wheels have no
spokes. I thought about make a bit of wire that would fasten under a
bolt on the wheel and enable me to put the magnet on the end. Is there
a better way?
Lastly what exact specification should the tyres and tubes be? Its
just its a weighty bike and its small wheels so wondered if the tyres
and tubes had to withstand a minimum pressure to be compatible with
the revive.
This is the bike I bought;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3697094744&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT