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Ragley td-1
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Very nice - think it would have to be geared for me, but looking good. Is this a prototype or a production machine?
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this is the production one,,it arrived this week,
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hey...those wheels look familiar.
nice lookin' build, by the way.Posted 2 years ago # -
yep stan the frame took a little longer to arrive than expected they are nice wheels tubless now
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How does it ride? Very intrigued by the concept of the lower front end/shorter forks.
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well the prototypes have been very sucsessfull ,,, i have only had a quick spin but so far it's great
it was designed for this length fork
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fantastic looking bike!
My mate just bought a Ragley and I'm very very jealous of him (and you) now!!
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Looks properly lovely!
I'm guessing it weighs pretty much nowt!?
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havn't weighed it yet,, but it needs tieing down to stop it floating away
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I'm guessing it weighs pretty much nowt!?
With those wheels? I doubt it
Looks lovely though - I like the non suspension corrected - bold move though!
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first time I've seen one apart from mine and Dave's. Nice one. Enjoy flying around on it ;0)
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lush. silly handlebars though...
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Go on mister, pull us a wheelie, wots it like on mountinz?
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Giz us a ride report...go on, go on!
The bit I'm not sure about is if the shorter forks make the front end less comfy than the normal longer 29er rigid forks??
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i will get out on it this weekend,, it;s in the kitchen goading me into taking it out,,
just got back from the first open water swim of the year,, bloody cold ,, i'll keep you all postedi wont be able to compare the short forks for you as i have only ridden full sus since 1999 , but it has got tubless 2.4 tyres so they should have some compliance
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i still love that bike - finaly got the pictures i asked for 4 months ago
the drop outs wont really like taking a rack - Old man mountain itd have to be. kinda been put off the idea of a(nother) 29er by aiden though - will have to see.
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Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.
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I presume much bigger tyre clearance, stonger?
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so non corrected for suspension = super titchy or because it's corrected = relaxed?
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It's quite quick. 72deg head, but 29ers are very stable at speed due to wheel mass/gyroscopes innit.
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Looks sweet.
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So is that a no then? or a yes? nice looker either way....
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but 29ers are very stable at speed due to wheel mass/gyroscopes innit
they don't turn well then?
only joking, my 29er turns nicely with the rigid fork
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so non corrected for suspension = super titchy or because it's corrected = relaxed?
Quick, in a race-y sort of way. Nice, involving...and other such cliches
Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.
Cross bikes often feel like modified, more capable road bikes. This feels nothing like that...best way I can describe it is that where, on a cross bike you might approach something rocky (think 3 Peaks style descents) and go "whoa, better keep it under control here" with this you'll be thinking what you would on any decent mtb, ie "yay, lets try and fly though this".
That probably makes no sense. Oh well!
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mocha - Member
Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.I guess it depends what you call a fat tyred cross bike. Between a 'regular' cross bike and something like this then yes, there is a world of difference, and it's not solely due to tyre clearance. In general, a cross bike will have steeper angles, higher bottom brackets, shorter chain stays, shorter top tubes, longer head tubes - not to mention drop bars and brakes that don't work awfully well.
Once you start getting into the realm of 'monstercross' bikes and drop-barred 29er mountain bikes then the distinction becomes more blurred. But the TD-1 is a long way from a standard cross bike.
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so TD-1 or Pegasus? hmmmmm
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Yeah. Cheers for that. So they're just bikes for riding then?
talking of which maybe I should go ride one...
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Hold up - how many bolts/nuts do I need to adjust to vary chain tension? I make it 8. I can see why people prefer them over ebb's...
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How often do adjust the chain tension on your bike?
I would have thought a reliable, finely adjustable and secure system would be the priority. Not speed of adjustment.
Not saying EBBs are not secure or reliable etc. Just that extra time to adjust is gonna make flap all difference in the scheme of things.
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precisely - if they are otherwise equal why would you want the one which takes 5 times as long to adjust? I just know it would piss me off every time i went to adjust tension, however infrequent that may be... plus i'd need a little 10mm spanner which i wouldn't normally take with me riding.
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so TD-1 or Pegasus? hmmmmm
I know - can't afford either but intriguing!
I'm waiting on the TD-1's steel version which is still on the wayPosted 2 years ago # -
precisely - if they are otherwise equal why would you want the one which takes 5 times as long to adjust? I just know it would piss me off every time i went to adjust tension, however infrequent that may be... plus i'd need a little 10mm spanner which i wouldn't normally take with me riding.
lighter, less prone to creaking, no chance of damage to bottom bracket thread, easy to swap drop outs for geared alternatives?Posted 2 years ago #
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