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Afternoon I wonder if the forum may [y.k.who] knows - so the bike i use every day for shopping and errands in general has just ceased to function with the handlebar controller refuses to light up. Cleaned the battery terminals and tried different batteries. Quite dead. Stripped some crank...

Hi everyone interested, My to-date quite beloved Raleigh Velo has started misbehaving regularly. 2-3yrs old, battery good, it is going along when many start 'catching'. then front wheel judders as though on/off/on/off, once or twice turns the handlebar controller off. Previously, switching off...

hi, very cold out today but the old [5 speed] Lafree nipping to and fro with my shopping. Noticed the rear continental type hub/drum brake squeaking a bit- what's that about? I have had it in bits before when changing tyres/oiling rear mech but don't see any thing that looks like 'doing the...

I 've ordered stuff like odd sized rear lock nuts for my Lafree 5 speed 10.5mm and unobtainable in Wigan at least. Last week my 19t rear sprocket snapped as loose and the chain came off and cracked it to scrap. replacement from these guys was 3Euros plus postage. Also sent for an excellent...

Perhaps one for he who knows stuff...? my 'was for spares' 3 speed Lafree lite has started losing all traction when in third gear. one is pedalling along happily and then its clack clack and the pedals seems to slip a quarter turn so with no power; change down to second and we have 'drive'...

Yes just asked my home insurer, the AA who has to-date always been obliging, to add a £2000 Raleigh Motus to my householder insurance for out and about theft/loss/ damage [not third party] but it seems, the broker who the sales team member consulted has 'refused' on the grounds 'it's electric'...

I've got old Lafree and a newer Raleigh Leeds. I understand from Flecc's site the two types of motor. But is there another snuck in there somewhere. That is I thought my Leeds was a bit sluggish and having acquired it 2nd hand wasn't 100% sure that the motor was 100%. So when i see a new one...

Thought I'd change the matted oily chain on my Raleigh Leeds- panasonic motor and hub gear. What would you think- well i thought that too -a single speed 'BMX" chain should be fine. So had one in the shed and then find it's not as long as the one I've just removed - by about 12 links. So...

So bought this assured low mileage ex-hire earlier this year and finding the motor is somewhat uneven and whirrs quite bit on the steep hills around here. Also overheated once or twice on severe pulls- to the point of power light flashing so I have to pause for a few minutes. Mainly the motor...

Not seeing any reference to these surely widely available mid-price range bikes am entering my appreciation of their pleasurable ride experience. I have a..few old Giant 'loafers' -[i had i thought typed Lafree but auto-correct knows better] which once being widely sold as 'the Rolls Royce' of...

Quite a few 'traffic free ' routes include the canal towpaths near me e.g. there's the Leigh branch of the Leeds/Liverpool which is thoughtfully block-paved for much of the route Wigan- Leigh town ctre [9 miles] and is certainly pretty direct compared to the street routes. However with the real...