Sorry for the length of post guys but…
I can help with this query, just checked the forum archive and I’ve had my Ragley ti for 8 months now. The good news is that I still love the bike as much as I did after the first few weeks. In fact I like it even more now than I did then. It really is the best technical climbing bike I’ve ever ridden. I can winch myself up silly slopes both long and short that better fitter riders I know can’t make. (ok, the traction from being a lard ass helps but not that much surely.) It’s also changed my attitude to techy downhills. I was always somebody who rathered nadgery tricky downhills to flatter faster stuff but this bike has exaggerated this, now I love finding tricky steep downhills and having a go, I’m amazed at the stuff I’m riding, stuff I wouldn’t have dreamt of a year ago.
Good Points
Frame quality, been ridden a lot (around 2000 miles) and still in the same condition as when it came. Was worried about the cable holders but they are a great idea, genius.
Ride Quality, is EXACTLY the bike I was looking for, did some totting up for another forum and had about 15 bikes in 12 years including 5 high end full sussers and a Soda, this bike is so much better than all the others. I can’t envisage at the moment wanting to change it. I can think of theoretical improvements like a tapered headset, integrated headset cups for some people to lower the front end if you want, but at the moment I run a 50mm Thomson with no spacers and a low rise Monkeybar and it’s my perfect height so not relevant for me.
Bad Points.
It can look a little cheap with no headbadge and self applied stickers, again doesn’t bother me but for some people.
Also my mate who took it to a trail centre reckoned it wasn’t the best at meandering trails. He loved it up and down but didn’t think it egged him on through the flatter twisty bits. Again, not something I’ve noticed but I think I’ve only been to one trail centre in the 8 months I’ve had it, hate the places.
The only final proviso I’d have is that I’m not really sure that the mmmbop is massively uncomfortable in comparison, with decent size tubeless tyres at the right pressure I’m not convinced you feel any “give” in the frame. And you can buy a lot of very nice kit for 900 quid less.
