PSA – Ragley frames for £170

Mine is Brand X and always had a bit of side to side play. Thought that was normal.

Will see when I install my Fox dropper which is more than double the price at RRP.

Can anyone comment on whether the 29er frames are likely to have clearance for a 650b plus wheel/tyre combo – a WTB 2.8″-er to be specific?

Marley 275, 150m fork @ 30%and a bit sag, very nice  🙂 thanks OP!

https://postimg.cc/K4c55CNJ

If anyone is looking for a Blue Pig in Medium I have one thats one short ride old, its too “progressive” for my winter locals. Its mint and comes with headset and RF Ride 170 cranks, maybe a SLX mech/shifter and Deore MS cassette too, just too nice for a winter beater, probably going to chuck a wide range 10 speed on from the old bike.

@stcolin – yes it is.

@kevin1911 – the gap between the chain stays on my Marley 290 is 3”1/4 just at the point that they curve in, seat stays are similar if that helps?

Can anyone comment on whether the 29er frames are likely to have clearance for a 650b plus wheel/tyre combo – a WTB 2.8″-er to be specific?

Pretty sure it will. The stays curve in but they actually run pretty much parallel where the tyre sits before flaring out and there is plenty of clearance on my 2.4

The 27.5 frames will easily fit a 2.8 tyre, so I imagine the 29ers will be fine.

I cracked last night and ordered a Marley 1.0 for the boy (using a CC, obvs). How are frame and bike deliveries at the mo?

@dc1988 – did yours turn up yet?

I am fitting a 2.6 (63mm in the real world) on a Big Al if that helps. Plenty of clearance.

Hopefully the pics above are working.

Ragley BIG AL in size L
RS Revelation 150mm 42mm o/s
DT Swiss M1900 / 2.6 Schwalbe Wicked Wills
Trans X 200mm dropper / Shimano MT500 remote / Charge Spoon saddle
SLX 12 cranks, rear mech and shifter
SRAM GX chain and NX cassette
Nukeproof headset and seat collar
DMR stem and grips
Hollowgram 35mm 800mm carbon bars
TRP Slate 4 brakes + centreline 180mm rotors
12,950g w/o pedals – £1,125 total cost new

Hopefully the pics above are working.

We need pics.

*edit, now you’ve added them.

I like the white now I’ve seen it built – was naturally drawn to the blue, but….

Got one (blue) in my basket now, maybe I’ll hit buy, maybe I won’t….

Yes I considered the blue but I think I would have got bored of it whereas white is a bit more timeless/classic.
What I have learned from the build:
– praise the lord for the adjustable travel dropper. It was perfect at 170mm when slammed in the Meta HT and is now perfect when slammed at 200mm in the Big Al, which shows how much lower the new frame is. I would have needed a new dropper without the adjustability as I don’t like unslammed droppers.
– the frame seems really high quality, perfectly aligned, seemingly good paint, neat welds. The transmission went in and worked perfectly straight away. Chainline bang on 52mm.
– the external cable routing (unlike the Meta) is very well designed and is quite subtle, particularly as I run my brakes continental.
– the clearance on 2.6 is excellent, around 10mm each side of the chain stays, 12mm to the seat stays and 20mm to the back of the seat tube, despite the frame being 2.5 max although the Wicked Wills are not very aggressive but still 63mm wide.
– the forks are a little low rent in action but will be enhanced with the French damper, can’t remember the brand.
– SLX chainset plays nicely with the GX chain.
– those cheapo TRP brakes look expensive despite the £70/pair price tag

Forks already upgraded to very lightly used 36s Rythm at £200. Total cost down to £1,070 courtesy of the accidental profit on the CRC Revelations.

Help an idiot out, why is there a gap on the tube where it doesn’t look like it’s welded through? If you know what I mean.

White looks amazing by the way. Tidy build

That to me looks like it’s not been welded properly 

Possibly a manufacturing defect, is that the bottom of the seat tube?

Its not mine. It looks wrong to me but dont want to say that if there’s a reason im missing

Loving the build nick

But that weld does look concerning, hope it’s not as it looks

Build looks great and can’t knock the value of the total bike. However that looks like some poor welding on that photo

OMG that weld looks scary. I can’t believe I didn’t spot it, having inspected it thoroughly. In fact it’s the little round black sticker with the frame size seen from the top where the seat tube bends away from the camera. It took me a while to work that out but no bad welds thankfully.

Ah thank god! Sorry, wasnt trying to rain on your parade at all, just sometimes notice things and wanted to check.

Now enjoy, looks brilliant!

That weld looks awful. I’d not be risking riding it. It’s definitely not meant to look like that and thankfully my blue one appears to be welded consistently.

Probably the first time “a sticker” was a good answer on here 😂

Ah thank god! Sorry, wasnt trying to rain on your parade at all, just sometimes notice things and wanted to check.

Now enjoy, looks brilliant!

No, not at all, I am glad you spotted it for my safety and for the best part of a minute I was convinced I had a dodgy frame. I just couldn’t fathom what happened! Cheers.
In the offending pic it’s also compounded by another weird gap in the weld to the right of the sticker which thankfully doesn’t exist either in the real world, just a trick of the light

@Gribs

my blue one appears to be welded consistently.

I also went out and checked my green one after seeing that photo. 🤣

As soon as I get home  im checking .. histiera  ensuse

I think they will all have that sticker.

Took a punt on a Big Al frame – on CC of course. Let’s see if it turns up

Does anyone know where to source a spare hanger? My search is fruitless

This is it, but everywhere seems to be out of stock

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ragley-mtb-derailleur-hanger-2019-current

This is it, but everywhere seems to be out of stock

Yep

Meant to order one with the frame, forgot, then went looking. Could be an ‘Oops’ moment when I can no longer get a hanger

Tommy C on it.

Tommy C on it.

But not on cutting gear cables to length. Gnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

@TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR

Does it it look like any of these!…

https://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/product-category/derailleur-hangers/

Does it it look like any of these!…

No mate, but cheers

Tommy C on it.

That headset installation brought a tear to my eye.

And he’s forgot the dropper cable

@TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR
try calling some of the places on here
https://www.ragleybikes.com/pages/find-ragley-retailer

Anyone know the max dropper insertion for a large Big Al?

That headset installation brought a tear to my eye.

Same here. Let’s have a whip round and buy him a block of wood?

And possibly a file so he doesn’t have to de-burr the top of the fork steerer tube by dragging it across his driveway.

Anyone know the max dropper insertion for a large Big Al?

No but my 170-200mm adjustable travel Trans X fitted just fine slammed which is as well as I needed the full 200mm and I am a compulsive slammer. I am 6ft.

Unless you’re after more travel I am pretty sure any 200mm will fit as I doubt my cheapo one is optimised.

In fact if you checked the TransX’s inserted length then that would give you a benchmark.

On the other hand if you Google “Trans” and “X” you might end up down a somewhat different rabbit hole…