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Hello everybody!
This story, of course, has its beginning. And it all started with the fact that, while thinking about what to do in the next off-season, I missed the excellent Giant Revive S7/3 option on Avito. While I was thinking: it is necessary / not necessary, while I wrote to the seller – the bike has already sold out and left for St. Petersburg, but not to me. Why Revive?
There are several reasons:
1. Two bicycles of the same model in the arsenal (RobBrady DB0 EZ) is too much.
2. I wanted something different. On the one hand, it's not a unique custom design or another masterpiece from a design studio, on the other hand, it's unusual, but serial. Revive, just right.
3. During the 2021 season, I realized that I no longer want to ride in a classic bike fit. It does not stick over the front wheel. And I'm already so used to chopper landing that I don't want to change it drastically.
4. The engine is "released". The carriage TongSheng with a torc sensor didn't exactly catch on with the ladies' roadster, but after four seasons of our "electric era", we decided to make at least a couple of muscle-powered bikes. Since the roll of the Czech CrossCity is simply stunning, it fell under the "reduction".That's where Giant Revive, which I noticed a long time ago, surfaced. I must say that this bike is very peculiar in absolutely everything: the layout, geometry, equipment, and technical solutions do not seem to cause awe individually and are already familiar somewhere, but their combination is something new. Although they were produced in the first decade of the 21st century, today it is still very original and interesting.
There are not many of them in Russia. Such a bike is not common on our bike paths. The unusual appearance, although it attracts attention, immediately scares away. And if someone inexperienced asks for a ride, then the potential user will definitely be lost. Only those who drive a chopper, a cruiser, a limousine or a lowrider will feel comfortable on it. The rest, alas, until the first turn. That's why there are few of them in our country, due to the lack of demand. I must say that there are a lot of them in other countries. Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Britain, Poland, that's probably all the countries where they are more or less sold at auctions and flea markets, at reasonable prices, by the way. I found my copy in Germany.
This is a story that deserves a separate narrative. In short: the Germans are completely unwilling to bother with the preparation and dispatch of goods. "Come, pay and pick up" is usually the limit of correspondence. But they respond well to the offer to "drop the price." There is no need to bargain for a long time, but if you offer a price 50-70-100 euros lower than stated, they agree. Thus, the Revive purchased "there", together with all invoices and deliveries, costs about the same as in Russia. On the condition that we don't have them, but "they" do, and we can still choose from something. Of course, there are all sorts of "subtleties". For example, TC in Germany will give a hundred points to our TC and Mail combined. The bike, which was located 100 km from the warehouse, drove to it for 10 days!! In German, pedantically, but slowly, 10 km a day.
Well, okay. Enough of the lyrics. It's time to get down to business.
Giant Revive LX, probably 2006.
The equipment is standard. Frame - drain, vilset (20*1.75) - drain, dynamo in front, Shimano Nexus 7 in the back, roller brakes - drain, light/size 6B - not drain, pedals - not drain. There is no stock speedometer. What I would like.
I plan to keep the intervention to a minimum.
1. The defect is our EVERYTHING. Disassemble/clean/ lubricate. Out with the rubber and cameras. They probably haven't changed since 2006. Nowadays, cameras are almost not installed with bicycle nipples. I don't want to carry an extra hose, much less a pump. There seemed to be a Schwalbe with whitewalls and cameras in the storerooms. So I'll put them on. The lighting fixtures, the ones included, are not regular and don't seem to be bad. They are powered by dynamos. I'll leave it.
2. Install the engine, of course. After studying the "collective mind", I decided that the released carriage driver was what I needed. It is not heavy, it works in a comfortable 48/15/500, there is a battery, the mileage is not high. The nominal value is 500W, stitched to 750W, this is the maximum mode for filling the motor and I practically did not drive in it. The mileage I got from this build on a 60+ km, and the speed is 40 km/h.
On 20 wheels, the speed will drop, of course, but 30 km/ h will be quite enough.3. I'm not going to change anything about the design. I'll just replace the seat and put another steering stick. The rest is just small things: grips, pedals, a trunk bag, mirrors...The result should be a two–wheeled, comfortable and lightweight (by e-bike standards) carriage for leisurely walks and trips to work. A compact replacement for my choppers. If the eldest daughter likes it, I'll give it to her. Let him ride.This is how it looked right after purchase:
This story, of course, has its beginning. And it all started with the fact that, while thinking about what to do in the next off-season, I missed the excellent Giant Revive S7/3 option on Avito. While I was thinking: it is necessary / not necessary, while I wrote to the seller – the bike has already sold out and left for St. Petersburg, but not to me. Why Revive?
There are several reasons:
1. Two bicycles of the same model in the arsenal (RobBrady DB0 EZ) is too much.
2. I wanted something different. On the one hand, it's not a unique custom design or another masterpiece from a design studio, on the other hand, it's unusual, but serial. Revive, just right.
3. During the 2021 season, I realized that I no longer want to ride in a classic bike fit. It does not stick over the front wheel. And I'm already so used to chopper landing that I don't want to change it drastically.
4. The engine is "released". The carriage TongSheng with a torc sensor didn't exactly catch on with the ladies' roadster, but after four seasons of our "electric era", we decided to make at least a couple of muscle-powered bikes. Since the roll of the Czech CrossCity is simply stunning, it fell under the "reduction".That's where Giant Revive, which I noticed a long time ago, surfaced. I must say that this bike is very peculiar in absolutely everything: the layout, geometry, equipment, and technical solutions do not seem to cause awe individually and are already familiar somewhere, but their combination is something new. Although they were produced in the first decade of the 21st century, today it is still very original and interesting.
There are not many of them in Russia. Such a bike is not common on our bike paths. The unusual appearance, although it attracts attention, immediately scares away. And if someone inexperienced asks for a ride, then the potential user will definitely be lost. Only those who drive a chopper, a cruiser, a limousine or a lowrider will feel comfortable on it. The rest, alas, until the first turn. That's why there are few of them in our country, due to the lack of demand. I must say that there are a lot of them in other countries. Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Britain, Poland, that's probably all the countries where they are more or less sold at auctions and flea markets, at reasonable prices, by the way. I found my copy in Germany.
This is a story that deserves a separate narrative. In short: the Germans are completely unwilling to bother with the preparation and dispatch of goods. "Come, pay and pick up" is usually the limit of correspondence. But they respond well to the offer to "drop the price." There is no need to bargain for a long time, but if you offer a price 50-70-100 euros lower than stated, they agree. Thus, the Revive purchased "there", together with all invoices and deliveries, costs about the same as in Russia. On the condition that we don't have them, but "they" do, and we can still choose from something. Of course, there are all sorts of "subtleties". For example, TC in Germany will give a hundred points to our TC and Mail combined. The bike, which was located 100 km from the warehouse, drove to it for 10 days!! In German, pedantically, but slowly, 10 km a day.
Well, okay. Enough of the lyrics. It's time to get down to business.
Giant Revive LX, probably 2006.
The equipment is standard. Frame - drain, vilset (20*1.75) - drain, dynamo in front, Shimano Nexus 7 in the back, roller brakes - drain, light/size 6B - not drain, pedals - not drain. There is no stock speedometer. What I would like.
I plan to keep the intervention to a minimum.
1. The defect is our EVERYTHING. Disassemble/clean/ lubricate. Out with the rubber and cameras. They probably haven't changed since 2006. Nowadays, cameras are almost not installed with bicycle nipples. I don't want to carry an extra hose, much less a pump. There seemed to be a Schwalbe with whitewalls and cameras in the storerooms. So I'll put them on. The lighting fixtures, the ones included, are not regular and don't seem to be bad. They are powered by dynamos. I'll leave it.
2. Install the engine, of course. After studying the "collective mind", I decided that the released carriage driver was what I needed. It is not heavy, it works in a comfortable 48/15/500, there is a battery, the mileage is not high. The nominal value is 500W, stitched to 750W, this is the maximum mode for filling the motor and I practically did not drive in it. The mileage I got from this build on a 60+ km, and the speed is 40 km/h.
On 20 wheels, the speed will drop, of course, but 30 km/ h will be quite enough.3. I'm not going to change anything about the design. I'll just replace the seat and put another steering stick. The rest is just small things: grips, pedals, a trunk bag, mirrors...The result should be a two–wheeled, comfortable and lightweight (by e-bike standards) carriage for leisurely walks and trips to work. A compact replacement for my choppers. If the eldest daughter likes it, I'll give it to her. Let him ride.This is how it looked right after purchase:
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.The rims are double and very high quality. The tires and cameras have already been swung. The steering stick, too, by the way.The steering wheel, adjustable in height and angle, is generally a masterpiece. This is the first time I've used it.Well, that's about it for now. 
