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New super-hardcore massive steel leviathan for 2011.
The Bagger 288 is downhill slack and takes 160mm forks, but remains trail ready with a seating position that lets you get back to the top. Launched in 2009 to critical acclaim and rave reviews. Ragley have not rested in their quest to make the best hardball (yes, hardball) frames on the market. Revised and overhauled for 2011; featuring advanced manufacturing techniques, new features but the same inspiring slack head angle and steep seat angle geometry, these are the ultimate hardtail trail bike frames. Frame Details:
Tubeset:
Geometry:
Tooling up for your own tubing isn’t cheap or easy. But in order to push what was possible, it’s what we did. Using the world’s first internally and externally butted chromoly steel main tubes, Ragley have added strength and stiffness to the main frame, while reducing weight at the same time. Gussetless FATHEAD tubing keeps the frame tracking straight and true. Then we mandrel bend and form it to offer a lower standover height and new head tube junction for extra clearance and fatigue strength. With the advent of tapered steerer forks, and the popularity of 1.5in forks for hardcore riders, steel frames were getting left behind. No more – with Ragley’s adoption of the 44mm headset standard, allowing use of headsets from Cane Creek, Nukeproof and others you can now fit those modern forks on steel hardtails. With the right headset, this frame can take a 1.125in, tapered or 1.5in fork. We recommend Nukeproof headset models – 44IESS (standard), 44IETS (tapered) or 44EEOS (1.5in steerer).
Designed to have a slack 67deg head angle at ride height, coupled with a long top tube, these frames are meant to be run with a short stem (between 40 and 60mm) to give fine control but amazing stability, with handling that will work at both high and low speeds, through rock gardens and drops.
The seat tube gets another custom butted tube allowing a 30.9mm post – so it’s compatible with the “dropper” models that are out there.
A seat angle that puts the rider central on the bike, whatever their size, and a chainstay length that balances tyre clearance, traction and hill climbing ability. Oh, and if you measure the other way – using “static” settings, that head angle sits at 64.9deg.
•D MR licenced “Swapout Dropouts” allow you to run QR (standard) or fit MAXLE specific rear dropouts for the ultimate rear wheel security. • “ Three Finger” chainstay bridge is exclusive to Ragley, and improved for this year, being made from a single investment cast piece. This allows for massive tyre clearance so you can fit 2.5in rubber, along with huge chainring clearance that is happy with 36t middle rings, and resilience to any attempted chainsuck/derailment. • Bridgeless seatstays give awesome ride and significantly better mud clearance. •C hainstay mounted disc brake calliper means lighter gauge seatstays can be used to promote sublime ride quality, give a stiffer mounting for the rear brake, and a neater mounting location. • Rear slotted seat tube provides proven extra durability over extended front slotted models. • Bolt on cable guides give multiple options for cable routing and replaceability. • Custom sticker kit lets your personalise your frame. • ISCG05 Tabs. • ED coated inside and out for rust protection. • Powdercoated for enhanced durability.
Frame Specs: • Front Derailleur: 34.9mm Top Pull • Seat Post: 30.9mm • Seat Collar: 34.9mm • Chainline: 50mm • BB Shell 73mm UK RRP UK RRP • Headset 44mm standard • Rear disc size up to 203mm • Fork length: Optimised for 150-170mm
.99 £399.99 £269.99 £299.99 £349 UK RRP UK RRP
Bagger 288 Geometry - based on a 160mm Fork with 25% sag. Seat Tube 14” 16” 17” 18” 20”
TT (Effective) 572 mm 584 mm 590 mm 596 mm 608 mm
Head Tube (Length) 22.5” 23.0” 23.2” 23.5” 23.9”
115 mm 115 mm 115 mm 115 mm 125 mm
4.5” 4.5” 4.5” 4.9” 4.9”
Head Angle
Seat Angle
67˚ 67˚ 67˚ 67˚ 67˚
73˚ 73.5˚ 73.75˚ 74˚ 74.5˚
BB Drop 25 mm 25 mm 25 mm 25 mm 25 mm
Chainstay Length 0.98” 0.98” 0.98” 0.98” 0.98”
425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm
16.73” 16.73” 16.73” 16.73” 16.73”