Ed O, Singletrack’s favourite pirate impersonator, owner of local guiding company www.great-rock.co.uk, and Shed Fire test rider, popped round for coffee and to show us his new Shed Fire Ragley. He reckons it’s more fun that boarding canal boats with a cutlass, we’re not so sure about that, but it does look fun.
We’ll get some more details from Ed or Brant and hopefully get a ride on one soon. (Pun intended)





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I bet the Commencal is a few quid more expensive though.
Can’t believe how many people bitch about it not looking pretty enough, its for riding for **** sake.
Oh and tyre clearance moans too – Ed-Os already pointed out those are 2.5″ high rollers tyres on there, dunno how they compare to other 2.5″s but sounds like there’ll be enough room for most peoples choice of rubber.
Bit pricey for me but sounds pretty good I reckon.
[i]why appoint a PR consultant when singletrack will do it for you?[/i]
Trust me, a PR consultant wouldn’t do what singletrack is doing. He or she might’ve done what Brant is doing though 🙂
But while we’re on the subject, why appoint a bike designer when singletrack will do it for you?
The ideal frame should be longer, shorter, taller, smaller, stiffer, flexier, steeper and shallower than whatever this one is. It should be made of steel, aluminium and carbon, and should run rigid, 80mm, 140mm and 220mm single double crown forks with QR, 12mm and 20mm bolt through axles.
At the same time.
here here barney!
good to see the 31.6 seattube – means it’ll work with Joplin style seatposts, and its dead easy to shim it down to 27.2 for comfortable normal seatpost.
Bang on HH. That’s the plan.
New pics/finishing info.
http://www.shedfire.com/2009/03/28/is-that-a-scratch/
Some of you are going to love this 😉
Rear-facing Seat-Post slot. Tut, tut, tut.
>Rear-facing Seat-Post slot. Tut, tut, tut.
Well I know what you mean, and what you’re thinking.
But.
1. There is more metal at the rear of the seat tube, so putting a slot in it has far less effect than putting it at the front – ie: ITS STRONGER THIS WAY.
2. I am far from convinced there is actually any difference in terms of “goop going down the seat tube” with front or rear slots. I know it’s something that’s often quoted, but I’m really not sure it’s any different, and bearing in mind point 1, I know what I’d rather do (which is why I did it).
i prefer the design and oversized tube dimensions of my Ti456. i do however prefer the HA of the Ragley.
the cable routing is bloody awful on the Ragley though – I told you to stick to the 456’s design for routing !
would a Tech M4 caliper fit in the rear stays on the Ragley Brant ?
“i prefer the design and oversized tube dimensions of my Ti456”
But as you’ve not ridden a Ragley, how do you know how the straight slimmer tube and longer head tube works in comparison to the 456?
“the cable routing is bloody awful on the Ragley though – I told you to stick to the 456’s design for routing !”
1. Not much point in telling me anything.
2. It’s actually completely ace cable routing. You are mistaken 🙂
“would a Tech M4 caliper fit in the rear stays on the Ragley Brant ?”
can’t see why not. Caliper details here:- http://www.shedfire.com/2009/03/29/ragley-ti-re-clearance-caliper-position/
rumbled – tell you what, i’ll have one, just to see :0
I had a pootle on one last week and its well slack, feels like you are sat on a 150mm full bounce not a hardtail, i expect it will ride like its been stolen, just gives that relaxed confidence inspiring feel. However im not sure how it will climb but i reckon it will be fun in the hills of spain or the alps.
The tubing is huge too, it could have been made for £600 if the tubing was normal diameter! (kidding)