@GeForceJunky if you have any non-drive side ones left I'll take one please. The hanger is just too nice not to get a matching set, if there are any.
@Bigmantrials and @Lucasshmucas you both have messages. I have now sold all of the non-driveside dropouts and down to the last 5 hangers in stock.
All hangers have now sold!
Got mine today too, thanks for putting this together.
Just arrived, they look beautiful.
@GeForceJunky I'll take a hanger off you're planning on doing another batch before bed start doing them. Thanks
Just been out for a local ride. This bike (Ragley 290 with 140mm Pike RC) makes me smile so much, it’s just so much fun.
I’m finding myself planning adventures on it. I honestly think that if I’d discovered bikes like this before I’d bought my full sus, I might never have moved to full suspension.
Yes, I'm finding my Big Al with 150mm Revelations is closer in feel to my full sus (Bird Aether 9), than my other hard tail, a Vitus Sentier. I used the Sentier to ride local woods, bridleways etc with fast rolling tyres and the Big Al with fat grippy rubber to tackle everything else. The full sus will now be more of a summer bike to save on cleaning etc.
Echo that - Big Al with 150mm Lyriks. I forget I'm riding a HT at times
It just seems to encourage hooligan riding.
Line up.
Control speed until it starts to slip.
Brakes off.
Fingers crossed.
Can anyone recommend where to get replacement hanger bolts from to replace the brie ones that come with Ragley frames? I have a 2022 BigWig if that helps. Also, if anyone knows the exact size of bolt I need to order that would much appreciated. TIA
Apparently cleat bolts fit ^^
Bummer, I've literally put your hanger in the post 1/2 hour ago. I have some spare stainless torx I could have included 🙁 The Ali frames use M5x12mm, steel are M5x10mm.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385604613761
Cheers for the link - just ordered some
Just a thought though - are the oe ones made of cheese so they are the sacrificial part in the event of a crash - so as not to damage the frame threads?
Rode my Marley 290 for the first time the other day. I think I may have buggered around with the geo a bit too much 😀
Mullet with a 2.6 HR2 on the back, -2 amgleset, 150mm Bomberz2s, 35mm rise bars. 170mm cranks, Feels like a chopper! Only a short spin up the road, I'll give it a proper go in the mud soon.
Think I'll be buying a few of those reduced xm481s for a non mullet rebuild!
Mullet with a 2.6 HR2 on the back, -2 amgleset, 150mm Bomberz2s, 35mm rise bars. 170mm cranks
Why?
Cos they're dirt cheap so why not muck around with the setup.
To make the head angle ~61°? 🤣
My Big Al is that good as it should be, something makes me think they knew what they were doing with the geometry 😂😉
Won't a -2 angleset on a Marley just bring it in line with the Mmmbop head angle?
I'm running a +2 angleset on my Mmmbop
Most of the reasons above. But chiefly, it's what I had lying around and I didn't have a spare 29er rear!
Yes, brings it closer to the Big Al, but there weren't any left, and the TT was too long for me on those for the reach I want
Marley is rated for a 150 fork, and I like a slack HA.
and the TT was too long for me on those for the reach I want
I was surprised with the Big Al - I generally like a short reach, due to long legs/short torso, but the quite big BB drop means the saddle is level with the bars (normally I have to go higher) and the extra 20-30mm reach over what I'm used to seems to work. The s/t angle is also steeper than I'm used to, so that helps too. But that's just me comparing to previous bikes
@GeForceJunky thanks for the bolt sizes and the link. I'll get some ordered. 👍
I missed one person off my postage list so need to make at least one more hanger. Send me a PM if you're still looking for one as I'll make a couple more.
Just back from catching up with F&F in the UK where I picked up the hangers.
They are gert lush! Thank you very much, appreciate your skill and dedication. The bike's rider looked at me funny getting all excited at them. Ho hum.
Thank you!
I have 4x hangers and 4x non-driveside dropouts left after I had to make another small batch due to missing one order, happy to split if anyone who didn't get a matching non-driveside still wants one.
Oooh, yes please!
How much are the hangers please?
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Another great fun ride round Loweswater today. Gosh this bike makes me smile. 😊
That's a lovely pic L, thanks for sharing!
I really love that green. Glad you are enjoying the bike.
Kramer I’d smile too if that was a local ride.
@jkomo me too, unfortunately it's not, I'm just up in the Lakes for a week.
Very much enjoying my Frankenmarley on local trails
However, the glorious paint is, in fact, shit. I've never owned a bike that chipped so easily. And I've owned a bloody Transition.
However, the glorious paint is, in fact, shit. I’ve never owned a bike that chipped so easily. And I’ve owned a bloody Transition.
My Blue Pig (bought a year prior to the blow-out prices) has a few small patches where the lacquer has flaked, but the rest of the paintwork seems solid 🤷♂️
Best paint ever is on my old Surly Krampus. It's got plenty of battle scars but still cleans up reet nice.
I’ve almost finished building up one of two green Marley 290 frames I have and I agree on the fragile paint - I’ve got a chip on one chainstay and big scratch on the other just from the (careful) build process. Once it hits by the muck, I don’t have much hope for it at all.
Let’s face it though, bikes like this are meant to have patina.
I'm a clumsy builder and ride some fairly rocky stuff. Not a mark on the white Big Al
Do any of you lovely fellow ragley owners perhaps happen to have laying around in your parts box/garage, a broken/bent/snapped ragley hanger (2019-current) that they don't need?
Single speed conversion is underway, and intend to modify one to remove the redundant actual hanger part..but I'm not keen on chopping up a perfectly fine/new one and would rather do it to a trashed one.
Happy to cover postage of course.
Resurrecting this rather than a new thread, as cheap frames are back on the Ebay shop!
Does anyone know the approx weight of the Mbop 275 frames?
I don't really know the weight, but it didnt feel heavy to me.
They are lovely frames, the rear triangle is surprisingly supple for an alu HT.
The super-slack geo demands attention whilst riding, but if you do keep weight on the front, there’s not much that fazes it.
Don't know but you might want to extrapolate. My Big Al frame in L with all the trimmings is 2390g.
Does anyone happen to know what size bolts are used to hold the rear hangers on a Ragley Big Al?
Went for a ride today and noticed some creaking from the back, after checking a few things the rear wheel was moving in the hangar and the little bolts holding the hanger had worked themselves loose. They appeared to have locktite on but they weren't very tight, the bolts appear to be made of cheese as one of them almost rounded off just loosing it, need to get a couple of spares I think!
