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07:17:06 am on June 13, 2009 |
We’re just putting the final touches to our first “not a frame” product – we’ve a bunch of different grip designs coming, in a plethora of colours, textures and compounds too. All are lock-on, with proper solid CNC’d end caps (not cheap plastic end plugs), and they should be with us in a couple of months. Though we’ll have some samples in early  which we’ll be offering on here to anyone who performs some sort of ludicrous online hoop jumping.Also coming soon are other ragley items to enhance your life – seatclamps (we’ve finally got one that works), bars (you didn’t think we’d not do that did you?), saddles (does my bum look big on this?) and a rude pump. Really.
Oh – if you’re asking – HOT? Hold On Tight.
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08:05:20 am on June 11, 2009 |
MBUK wanted some hi-res shots for a forthcoming “thing” in the magazine (that we can’t tell you about yet). So we’ve uploaded them to the Shedfire Flickr site, if you want to check out the detail of the welding and finishing yourself.Pics are here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/shedfire/sets/72157619461134721/
These frames are now in stock at our distributors in 20in, with 16in and 18in arriving very shortly.
All frames come with a full set of bolt on guides, blanking bolts, full set of user-applied decals (in black/white and yellow/white – yes, both), and the frames have a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
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04:57:57 pm on June 8, 2009 |
OK global bike companies. Here’s the numbers for the best riding trail hardtail around. Get copying now! All geometry listed at ride height with 25-30% fork sag.
Frame Size Top Tube (effective) Head Angle Seat Angle Chainstay BB Drop BB Height with 2.5′s 16in 23in 67.5deg 73deg 16.73in 0.8in 12.4in 18in 23.5in 67.5deg 73.5deg 16.73in 0.8in 12.4in 20in 24in 67.5eg 74deg 16.73in 0.8in 12.4in Geometry is set for contemporary 140mm travel forks. It will happily take 130′s or 150′s.
Updated:: Friday late afternoon.
So – what’s different? Well, it’s a series of tweaks that I’ve not seen anyone combine in one place before. The 67.5deg head angle is pretty slack by most peoples experiences, but combined with a long top tube and a short stem gives a bike that handles incredibly well at speed, through the rough, yet retains a quickness when you need it. It’s great. We recommend at 50-60mm stem.
Seat angle is steep and gets steeper the bigger the frame. This lets us use a short back end for good stood climbing, but also keeps your weight forward when you’re sat, going up. The steeper seat angle is to stop big lads sitting right back over the back wheel and looping out. It’s the reverse to what normally happens – the other option would be making the rear stays longer on bigger frames, which I didn’t fancy.
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04:55:34 pm on June 8, 2009 |
Blue Pig Secrets from ragleybikes on Vimeo.
Hopelessly badly shot, badly edited but well intentioned. I take you through some of the key design points of the new Ragley Blue Pig – the first CEN approved long travel steel hardtail in its class.
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04:51:15 pm on June 8, 2009 |
mmmbop skills
from ragleybikes on Vimeo.Re-edit with da killa fx.