Ragley has always had a great reputation for hardcore bikes at high-value prices and the new Marley has been worth the long development wait if you’re after an affordable aggro machine.
A cheap but classy chassis
It may be the cheapest bike that Ragley does but there’s still a decent level of detailing on the Marley. The tapered head tube gets a metal head badge and the multi-shaped 6061 alloy tubes are externally braced and internally butted for reasonable weight and a relatively forgiving ride quality.
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With good details and dialled geometry the Marley’s chassis is a match for many boutique frames
The controls all run under the top tube and there’s an ISCG mount on the conventional screw-in BB shell. The swerved-and-curved chainstays with a split ‘finger bridge’ plate behind the crankset give room for 2.4in tyres and the seat clamp’s QR cam gets a brass insert for long-term smoothness. While the top tube isn’t super-long the rest of the geometry is state-of-the-art slack-and-low for flat-out riding, and you can buy the frame on its own for £249.
Ragley have made sure the componentry backs up the ballsy handling as much as possible. The 130mm (5.1in) travel Manitou Minute fork gets a 15mm thru-axle and the WTB rims are fitted with sticky front/fast rear tyres to match the rad front, rapid rear handling character.
Slack-angled swagger
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