Nothing “smart” about a monthly subscription to your bike’s features.

No thank you.

Raleigh has a history of acquisition, waxing and waning. How much of the app functionality evaporates when the backend servers are shut down? For anyone who sees whiz-bang app features, here are some considerations:

• 85% of the cost of software is maintenance; somewhere in the software engineering leadership chain, this always gets lost
• apps such as these are mining your data, adding to massive data profiles corporations maintain on individuals, share, and sell
• what is the long term support agreement on the software, firmware, and hardware? Parts availability/lead times?

Base (free) with essential features including Ride dashboard, “basic security,” Bluetooth updates, and manual stolen mode.

Core (€7.99/month) with expanded services including automatic stolen mode activation, smart maintenance, and bike sharing access for one additional rider.

Icon (€14.99/month) includes all of the above plus over-the-air updates, bike sharing access for up to four other riders, remote arming, and full insurance coverage (provided by Hepster).

The fuck is this shit

keep the mudguards, ditch the crap:

Raleigh is leaning heavily into connectivity with the Raleigh ONE. Once registered through the app, users can enable auto-unlocking, journey tracking, alarm features, GPS location, and theft alerts. The system supports wireless updates, and security functions are controlled via handlebar buttons or the app itself.

Joining a growing trend among some connected e-bikes in 2025, the Raleigh ONE introduces a membership model to use some of its more desirable features such as sharing digital unlock access.

There is no way it can fit everyone with one size, esp. for smaller riders

Wow that’s hot. My bicycle cost $30 😭