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  1. hankhill

    Tyre advice please

    I bought a Raleigh Motus this summer, for leisure cycling on tow paths, etc. Now that winter is here and the paths are muddy, it’s sliding all over the place on the standard CST Zeppelin road tyres. The tyres are 700x40c on 622x19C rims. What are the largest/ widest/ chunkiest tyres that I...
  2. hankhill

    Does anyone think their e-bike is undergeared? Here’s how I fixed my Raleigh Motus Hub-gear.

    I recently bought a Raleigh Motus, the GT model with Bosch Active Line Plus motor. It’s my third e-bike after having had a nice Greenedge for 4 years (which will be on eBay soon). I’m only a very occasional leisure cyclist, and the Motus is more comfortable for me than the Greenedge due to its...
  3. hankhill

    Help! Can’t remove Motus hub gear rear wheel due to it fouling on disk caliper.

    I’m hoping that someone can offer advice. I’m trying to remove the rear wheel on my Raleigh Motus, with hub gears. Gear cable off, nuts and washers removed, all good. However, due to the dropouts not being vertical, the brake disk is fouling the caliper when I try to lift off the wheel (bike...
  4. hankhill

    Anyone fitted a bigger chainring on Bosch Active Line Plus with Hubgears?

    I’m hoping someone can give me some advice based on experience, or wisdom. I have just bought a Raleigh Motus GT 2019 model, (bought on eBay, but unused as new) with a Bosch Active line Plus motor. It has a Shimano Nexus 8 speed hub gear, and 700C wheels (I’m 6 feet 2, 16 stone). My problem is...