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From: Redwood City CA
Bikes: 57ExpressWerke,58Cinelli B,60Folli,62Cinelli B Altenburger, 75Eisentraut A, 75Witcomb, 76Masi, 76Sekai Pro,77Colin Laing, 78Ritchey, 79Fattic, 80J.Taylor, 82Appel, 82Davidson, 83Della Santa, 86Allez Merz, 04P. Johnson, 91Litton, 11Bianchi, 23Open UP
Updated 11/18/2022
* 1st lugged frameset 1972 (1972-1974 total of 70 framesets)
* 100% lugged framesets until 1974
* 1975 70-100 framesets, mostly lugged
* T. Ritchey graphics were used on many framesets until 1975
* Custom framesets had "Custom Built For XXXX" along the top side of the downtube
* 1972 - 1977 numerous framesets T. Ritchey decals, no serial #s
* 1st fillet frameset 1975, made for Jobst Brandt
* 100% of fillet frames were made by Tom Ritchey
* Jobst Brandt/TR designed the TR headtube and downtube decal 1975
* Ovalized seat and down tubes started 1975
* Park bench chainstay bridge started 1975
* Campagnolo Portacatena dropouts used from 1977
* By 1979 over 1,000 framesets made total
*Palo Alto Bicycle started selling Ritchey framesets in 1976 – 1980
As per catalog – Columbus double butted tubing throughout, Campagnolo dropouts, Prugnat lugs, options: downtube shifter boss, pump peg, rear derailleur cable stop
* No twin plate fork crowns after 1981 on roadbikes, but continued on mountain bikes
* Ritchey stopped making lugged framesets in 1980 or 1981
* By 1985, only 12 roadbikes were made that year, production totally taken over with mountain bikes
* Serial numbers start 1987