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    Riding in the rain

    I have a Raleigh Motus tour since April. changed my life, I go out in all weathers and have actually enjoyed rainy weather...less dog walkers, noticable lack of the lycra gang straining toward a PB.... have the cycle tracks to myself.....I wear a modern italian poncho....formerly in my newspaper...
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    Help!....Replacement crank bolt for Bosch line+...Raleigh Motus GT

    Well the 10MM bolts arrived from Holland yesterday........The packaging left me speechless! Box size 300mm x 200mm x 150mm....tiny plastic packet containing two 10mm bolts sitting in the middle of two inflatable plastic air pillows . One things for sure I will be regularly checking that they...
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    Help!....Replacement crank bolt for Bosch line+...Raleigh Motus GT

    That is an 8mm bolt, halfords stock those......my bolt is the same head size but 10mm thread
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    Raleigh Motus (Bosch ActivLine) creaky

    Sounds like exactly what happened to me.......Check the tightness of your crank bolts and my thread https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/help-replacement-crank-bolt-for-bosch-line-raleigh-motus-gt.39272/
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    Help! Squeaky front suspension (Raleigh Motus)

    I have a Motus GT....See my thread on losing my crank https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/help-replacement-crank-bolt-for-bosch-line-raleigh-motus-gt.39272/ I initially thought the sound was coming from the front end....It was actually loose crank bolts......the handlebar bolts were also...
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    Help!....Replacement crank bolt for Bosch line+...Raleigh Motus GT

    Thanks everybody for your suggestions and help.....finally sourced it at Holland bikes, same company that supplied the replacement crank, for anybody with the same problem...
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    Help!....Replacement crank bolt for Bosch line+...Raleigh Motus GT

    Left hand crank fell off a week ago, fortunately only a mile from home. The state of the crank arm spline was not good so ordered a new Miranda replacement that arrived promptly. I'm really struggling to find a reliable source for the 8mm hex 10mm thread crank bolt!......very frustrating The...
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    Stuck at the lights

    My twice a day commute has a set of traffic lights to control traffic passing through a single lane railway bridge. The sensor logic is very good if you are in a car , the lights change intuitively with almost no delay if there is no traffic on the other side. The trouble is the sensors do not...
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    Brooks Saddles

    Not for me...still wear a top hat....fantastic helmet
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    Welsh Beach Lock down Photos

    The arrival of my Raleigh Motus at the start of the lock down will always be a very special time to me, never to be repeated (Hopefully) in my lifetime....very few cars on the road...Welsh beaches...locked off but not to bikes! Ogmore beach...just me, Black beauty and the eternal sound of...
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    How many of you also own and ride a regular bike?

    Still ride my CB 1984 majestic every Sunday to remind myself what "A real touring bike" feels like, It still has that fantastic natural touring steel suspension that only Reynolds 531 tubing delivers, my Specialized 2009 Tricross Aluminium frame feels "dead" in comparison....in weight terms...
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    Brooks Saddles

    In my opinion the Brooks B17 little changed since its patent in 1888, after the first 100 miles it is still the finest thing you can put your cycling bum on....there is no dividing line between rider and bike, they become "As one" I love iconic inspirational designs like this......another...
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    Electric bikes discredited

    I'm 62 years old, took delivery of my Raleigh Motus GT HUB at the start of the lock down 18/04. I also have a conventional 1984 CB Majestic and a 2009 Specialized Tri Cross . I still ride the Majestic on flat ground every Sunday...thinking of selling the Specialized though. Mostly I find the...