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Ragley 2011 :: WTF is them seatstays?
Yeah – we changed quite a bit on the new frames, and the new seatstay profile is probably the most visible. We’re sure lots of people are going to hate them, but we’re pretty pleased (about the stays, not about the hate bit).
First edition Ragley’s used our old “big bits of plate with holes in it” construction technique. We’ve got a bit more refined over the last year, and we were particularly keen to remove excess weight, without sacrificing anything. We had a sample frame built with some tiny hooded dropouts, and we really liked them, so set out to get things to fit in the usual way, without using more metal than we had to.
And so thats why the seatstays now get a bend, which clears the brake caliper, and concievably, yes, adds some more “spring” to the rear end (though we’re not convinced rear triangles flex very much as they are a triangle, and triangles are not known for flexyness).
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chris 1:07 pm on September 1, 2010 | #
Swopout for singlespeed / fixed etc?
Is the brakemount slotted for 4 and aft movement?
chris 1:11 pm on September 1, 2010 | #
Oh,I see, its for new funky must have different sized axles, lovely!
ducko 12:59 pm on September 2, 2010 | #
Will there be rack mounts on the new ones?
ryan 6:17 pm on September 5, 2010 | #
worried about the extra stress on the welds, can this still be used as a hardcore point,shoot and plough frame as im worred the welds will fail gecause of design.If they dont break i can see them bending badley and im worried as i realy wanted a pig and i liked the mk1. im a bike breaker and cant afford to keep replacing them even at this silly low price
brant 6:24 pm on September 5, 2010 | #
No need to be worried Ryan. Really not sure why you think they will bend or break.
Ryan 6:36 am on September 6, 2010 | #
thanks for getting back to my comment brant,from the design this will make the chainstays flex more up and down and this would putt extra stress on the bottom weld.but saying that i have had your frames before and they have always been wicked so i dont know why im worrieing. do you know colours of the 2011 frames yet.
shedfire 6:38 am on September 6, 2010 | #
Chainstays really don’t flex up and down. They’re supported in a triangle. Which is very rigid. I’m not a believer. The weld area for the dropout to rear stay is larger, so stress is less too. Colours = that blue we showed and the usual orange.
Ryan 6:45 pm on September 6, 2010 | #
thanks brent, will be ordering very soon then and cant wait to try it out