Originally Posted by
tubesocksFred
My wife doesn't dare to ride even with one hand (to wipe sweat, grab a drink, etc) because the bike will veer to the right and its a constant balancing act to keep the bike straight. When I ride it with only my left hand, I have to apply a slight pull to the handlebar in order to counter the bike's natural path.
I did see another person on the bike path with the same exact bike. I thought of asking him if I can test ride his bike, but when I reached the end and turned around, I did not see him again.
Okay, if she can't ride with one hand then you should return it. Now on my BF, if I ride one-handed, there is still definitely some "squirrely" movement and the bike does not track perfectly straight, there's probably a one foot wander side to side as I go. I'm assuming that is because I am female, my reach is just barely right due to very short proportioned arms, and I don't have the upper body strength/arm strength a guy would likely have. If you can ride one handed and the bike tracks straight (after you are used to folder steering, of course), then it might not be the bike. But, either way, if she can't ride one handed you need a different bike. There will be times where she's going to want/need to do that. Send it back and make sure she test rides whatever you get.