PSA: Ragley Trig gravel bike with GRX. £1099.99.

Hmmmm, I seem to have inadvertently won that Trig on eBay with the dodgy fork 😅

I was watching that and expected it to sell far higher. If the fork issue proves too difficult/expensive and you want to get rid, PM me.

A question for all you Trig owners – how’s the sizing in use?
At 5′ 11″ its the usual smack in the middle of M and L situation for me. Never ridden this sort of bike, I’ve got no frame of reference to know if sizing up or down is the way to go

I’m 5ft 8in and bought the medium, it’s a great fit.

So I’d suspect you’d want the large. Would you usually go for large in road/gravel frames?

I’m 5’11 and went with the large, feels perfect for me, not at all like I’m riding a big bike, still comfy and didn’t feel stretched even with the 90mm stem.

A question for all you Trig owners – how’s the sizing in use?
At 5′ 11″ its the usual smack in the middle of M and L situation for me. Never ridden this sort of bike, I’ve got no frame of reference to know if sizing up or down is the way to go

I’ll let you know in a few hours – mine arrives at lunch! You and I seem to be identical in size and I went for the L.

Though to be honest I have already ordered mine a redshit cockpit (kitchen sink 500mm bars and an 80mm shock stem).The Redshift Bars have a 20mm rise and with the extra width it’ll be all changed.

Large for me at the same height, 5’11”.
I’ve swapped out the stem to 80mm from the spares box and it’s flipped as I found the drop from saddle to bars too much at first. I’ve fairly lengthy legs, a lot of visible seatpost and I’m not a committed head-down, stretched out roadie.

I did notice something that owners might want to check; the rear brake hose on mine initially sat really close to the rear tyre as it was a bit tight along the chainstay between the BB shell and the caliper. I just loosened the down tube grips and brought a couple of extra mm of hose past the BB and that’s created enough clearance.
In the medium term, I’ll probably change the bars to something with a flattened section on the curve of the drops. I don’t find their even, rounded curve shape comfortable, especially when braking from the drops on singletrack.
The tubeless tyres went up first time with the track pump & about 70ml of Stans each.

Thanks!

The only experience I have with this sort of bike is the medium Octane One Kode singlespeed that I do most of my winter miles on. It only ever sees mostly flat cycle path and tarmac.

A Trig in L is looking right to me now. Slightly longer in reach, ETT and stack than the Kode, which I assume will be good for the longer gravel miles that I’m planning.

https://geometrygeeks.bike/compare/ragley-trig-2022-medium,ragley-trig-2022-large,octane-one-kode-2019-m/

6′ 2″ and the L seems to work for me. Lots of very careful faff with set up as I was half expecting to send back for the XL, but it all looks good. It’s very different to my 165mm enduro bike. Looking forward to just going for a ride.

To confirm – having swung my leg over the large now, at 180cm/ 5’11” I can’t conceive the medium would possibly be the right size for me.

Other thoughts – lovely paint finish….if you like purple (mine will be known as Barney). The bars and tape wrap out of the box are not great imo – tops feel thin and a bit uncomfortable – could be shaped better or double wrapped etc. The hoods are mounted too high for my tastes too (or at least they are on mine). And the saddle is average. But these are the easy to sort bits and bobs. Looking to sorting it properly and giving it some proper miles.

How are we all getting on with our Trigs then?

I’ve got some lighter 700c wheels on mine now, which are much more my jam.

It’s still more of a comfy cruiser than a racer, but I can appreciate how the steel frame smooths out the bumps once you do get up to speed.

Looking forward to some longer rides on it.

Insta link because the forum hosting is STILL borked…

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrRB0-usqqN/

Loving mine. Amazing how much ground can be covered on the right bike. Commuted a couple of times and chucked an extra 7 miles on the local xc loop, just because.

Several 30+ miles under the belt now and I’m very happy with mine. Most of the rides have been mixed surfaces, some road, some tracks, some singletrack but mostly mellow.. Although I did take it down a fairly open but quite bumpy steep local descent on the local loop around Glamis and that was suitably scary, mostly through the saddle height more than anything else. It handles just fine; it ‘fits’, making sense in a surprisingly wide range of situations and is good entertainment value for quick local jaunts as well as longer rides.
The brakes are more effective than I expected from the hoods, fine for 99% of riding, even some well techy stuff, perhaps well beyond the bike’s expected parameters.
I did wonder at first about the gearing being a bit short at the bottom end for steep climbing but that has actually been fine. It’s a swift and effective climber, feeling light up steep hills even if the scales wouldn’t particularly agree.

What would I change? The stem is already down to 80mm and pointing up but I’d already done that for the first ride. I still don’t like the bars; the curve doesn’t fit my hands at all well on the drops and I find it harsh and hard to feel confident braking. So a carbon bar with a flat drop section to allow for comfort and better braking would be nice, with perhaps some posh bar tape. If the budget stretches, I might go Lauf. The shape of these is similar to those on my long distance bike, albeit those bars are alloy and much wider than the widest Icelandic option.
I would however prefer a shorter crank arm. I have clipped pedals on exposed roots and rocks a couple of times, once ending up on the deck as a result. I would imagine that changing to 700cx40mm might reduce that issue a bit but that’s well beyond budget and while I do have that size of tyre in the shed and swappable wheels, I’m not sure I will be motivated enough to try that out.

Anyway, it’s fun mixing up road rides by heading down tracks and not worrying about potholes, lumpy repairs or gravel washouts. Delighted.

Just finished getting mine built up with the bargainous Force AXS kit from Ribble.

Hopefully get out for a shakedown spin tomorrow and then a bigger ride on Monday. I’m sure I’ll have to tweak the position a bit – steeper seat-tube (yet still with a layback post) and longer reach is confusing me a bit so I think it’ll get set by feel rather than by numbers!

Just finished getting mine built up with the bargainous Force AXS kit from Ribble.

Nice, I saw that but I like the Shimano transmission so I just got some of the bargain carbon gravel wheels & tyres.

Should be able to give them a try next week, see if 650b is better for me with light wheels and less-draggy tyres.

The brakes are more effective than I expected from the hoods, fine for 99% of riding, even some well techy stuff

They are even more effective and control/handling is greater with your hands on the drops. Much less chance of your hands bouncing off than on the hoods. That way you can tackle chunkier routes

Try ritchey corsalito bars for short reach, shallow drop but great flare goodness

Was just thinking about this thread when out on my blue one today. Glad you are all enjoying your Trigs, they’re great bikes. Still not convinced by drops though.

I had to saw the seatpost down about an inch on mine and set the seat back a bit flip the stem…that’s about it really happy with it glad I went for the medium I’d of been way to cramped on a small, fidlock mount and bottle, new pump came today it’s ready for adventures

Still faffing with mine. In a ‘why did I buy a complete bike’ thought process it has different bars, stem, cranks, seatpost and saddle before a pedal turned in anger. And 2 extra pairs of wheels in the works (will be keeping and using the OEM ones too). Contrary to the previous poster at a smidge under 6ft on a large I’m having to use the 400mm long (105mm drop) Brand X dropper I bought for it above the minimum insert line as the seat tube is so relatively short in comparison to most gravel bikes. There’s plenty of overlap with the toptube weld so I’m not ‘too’ worried….

They are even more effective and control/handling is greater with your hands on the drops. Much less chance of your hands bouncing off than on the hoods. That way you can tackle chunkier routes

I suspect the point being made is that Shimano GRX brakes have tweaked geometry so they work better when you’re on the hoods than the pure road Shimano stuff, which they do. I run them and, in all honesty, you don’t seem to give up much performance over braking in the drops. I think most folk have already worked out that riding in the drops is more secure off road, it’s not exactly rocket science.

Got a few miles under my belt on mine now and I really like it. Definitely a bit springier and more comfortable than my old NS RAG+ and I’ve not noticed the slight weight penalty for steel.

Also, blends in particularly well with bluebell season!

Looks nice, so you’ve changed the groupset and the saddle, and anything else?

I was looking at the stock saddle yesterday and it seems very similar to a Fabric Scoop Radius.

Looks nice, so you’ve changed the groupset and the saddle, and anything else?

Pretty much everything in the end – should’ve bought the frameset! Most carried over from my RAG+. full spec:

Drivetrain: SRAM Force AXS with GX AXS RD (10-50T)
Chainset: SRAM Force 22 GXP, Absolute Black oval chainring (38T)
Wheels (650b): 3T Discus Plus C25 Pro. Nice wheels and drops a chunk of weight over the stock ones but the freehubs have been discontinued.
Wheels (700c): Spank Flare 24 Vibrocore rims on DT Swiss 240S hubs (700c). Home brew wheelset that comes in at 1550g.
Seat / Seatpost: Specialized Phenom (discontinued 130mm width) / Thomson Elite setback
Bars: Salsa Woodchipper

I was looking at the stock saddle yesterday and it seems very similar to a Fabric Scoop Radius

Not sure if it’s the same but the Ragley branded one on my previous year Trig (same frame, same everything else except colour and crank) is just a recovered Charge Spoon. I have both and there’s no difference in shape.

Thoroughly enjoying mine. Have no previous experience of gravel bikes, but it certainly makes the boring East Midlands a bit more interesting,!  Been a great thread this one, flipped the stem as suggested just a couple more saddle tweaks should have it about right.  I did think I’d gone too small but now happy with the choice,just got to dispose of the mahoosive box it came in!,

Just been out on mine, if I’m honest I’m struggling with how low the front end is, very short headtube and not much steerer left to run more spacers! I’m riding a small frame, I’ve put a slight rise stem on and I’m now running riser drops and still getting neck ache !… Apart from not getting the fit right its nice to ride , so will keep tinkering ! …. Ive still got the massive box in the kitchen as well !

I’m only 5’10 and got a large, felt tiny, hated the drops off road. Did not find the that the tucked position made much difference and with a set of wide risers I have space to comfortably grab the bars between the stem and levers if I am facing a headwind or going quickly.

It now has a 100mm 6deg stem some cheapo flexy carbon bars from planetx and a dropper, its proper fun.

currently trying different rubber got an 2.25 ibex lynk out front and a 2.1 rocket ron on the back, good clearance and not as slow as I was expecting, it has transformed the previously terrifying attempts to slow down or turn on anything off road and downhill, tried those £10 tamwall halos on sale too and they are a good allrounder. fast on pavement and predictable on loose with a surprising amount of grip. the WTB tyres saw me on my ass a few times really fast and without warning on actual gravel.

Only gripe is the tiny amount of crank pedal clearance especially as I am running a pair of thos wide plastic flats.. care required on techy climbs..

the bars are not on super discount any more, but if you want something flexy to make longer offroad exploring comfy I would recommend https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HBSECRFH/selcof-carbon-riser-handlebar

thes are the Halos they were £10 on sale

GXR Gravel 27.5”/650b Tyre

these are OK but a bit draggy in comparison

WTB Venture https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/venture-700-x-50-road-tcs-tyre/

and these were fast but dont expect to be able to stop in a hurry

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/wtb-horizon-road-tcs-tyre-tan-650-x-47c-1/

I took my Trig out for a 100km ride on Sunday, mostly flat and mostly off-road on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.

It was excellent, covering ground really effectively with the 700c wheels and Raddler tyres. Averaged a touch over 20km/h and it was really comfy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr83sbJslgW/

It’s bizarre how different cameras treat the same colour – that is a mile off the colour the bike is in the flesh!

What size are those raddler tyres and what’s the internal dimension of your rims? And how much clearance have you got? I’ve got some rather chunky rims I’m hoping to lace up and use but their recommended minimum tyre size makes the whole combo probably a bit tight.

What size are those raddler tyres and what’s the internal dimension of your rims? And how much clearance have you got?

Right, here goes…

45mm tyres
Actually measure 40mm-ish
Probably ‘cos they’re on 19mm internal rims

Loads of clearance on fork, enough on frame. Drop me a line if you want pics of clearance.

30 miles maybe, mostly unflat, average probably less than 10mph, but not counting, estimated 5% wheelies. 🙂

Wow, it looks wrong with the riser bar, but it also looks kind-of right.

You’ve gone all in on the “gravel bikes are just old-school MTBs” thing, eh 😀

Looks ace to me, might have to flat bar mine…..

Right, here goes…

45mm tyres
Actually measure 40mm-ish
Probably ‘cos they’re on 19mm internal rims

Loads of clearance on fork, enough on frame. Drop me a line if you want pics of clearance.

Thanks – I’ll be using a 25mm internal rim. Rim recommends a minimum tyre of 45mm…which I think I might ignore and use a 40mm. Was just wondering if a 45mm tyre on a 25mm internal rim would fit, especially if the tyre was not too knobbly.

chakaping
Wow, it looks wrong with the riser bar, but it also looks kind-of right.
You’ve gone all in on the “gravel bikes are just old-school MTBs” thing, eh 😀

lol looks that way 🙂

next tweaks will include:
loosening the headset,
cutting bars down to about 500,
sticking a handy friction shifter on the downtube
planishing the brake disks and giving them a polish with some GT85.

Hi trig mates

Anyone with the trig experiencing seat post slippage? Mine slips over a 10 mile ride or so not much few mil but defo slipping I’ve tried a grip paste it still slipped, grip paste I used was weldtite tf2 (doesn’t seam very tacky more like hairgel with bits in) I put quite a bit on but could barely feel it after it slipped again today and I removed the seatpost that was at 5nm, I put another coat on today and did it up to 6nm but any ideas on how to stop this…salsa clamp maybe?

Any advice welcome but I’d rather not use a shim

Never had a problem with mine tbh, it’s as standard and has never slipped.

The original did come very well greased. But then again its alu into a steel frame so probably a good plan.

I swapped mine for a brand X dropper before my first ride so can’t help – this post has not moved.

Just back from leading a 5 day MTB bikepacking expedition for a group of 15 year olds on mine. Performed flawlessly.

Yeah loving mine to it’s just slightly annoying I’m 16st 8lb so might have something to do with it, think I’ll try a salsa clamp, but yes other than that mine is flawless too 😊

Hi Trigsters

Can anyone tell me what the setback is on the ragley seatpost that comes with the trig is please?