Ritchey bike with funny frame...
12-15-17, 02:58 PM
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Ritchey bike with funny frame...
Please let me know your thoughts on the seldom-seen soft ride frame.
Did this experimental frame style from the mid-1990s disappear because it is truly awful?
Is this bike OK to buy and ride or is it very likely to be a lemon ??
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmzoi3w64mutge6/Soft.jpg?dl=0
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Did this experimental frame style from the mid-1990s disappear because it is truly awful?
Is this bike OK to buy and ride or is it very likely to be a lemon ??
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmzoi3w64mutge6/Soft.jpg?dl=0
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12-15-17, 08:46 PM
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Haha i saw that exact bike pop up on my newsfeed today.
Was actually considering asking about this abomination myself. Unless you collect unique bikes id stay far away.
Was actually considering asking about this abomination myself. Unless you collect unique bikes id stay far away.
12-15-17, 10:02 PM
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Ritchey Lite Beam
Tthe above pictured Ritchey Lite Beam still has a dedicated following, some like it, many don't.
I've been riding them since their inception in 1990-91
I still ride 6 days a week average, 1-2 hr loops, My back doesn't hurt(ever).
NOT a big hit DH bike , but climbs like a goat, smoooooth cruising bike and I do all my own maintenance.
Bottom line, this type of bike fits my riding style perfectly,
I also use the Softride stems on mine, never was able- willing to put one of those moto forks on my bicycles.
I've been riding them since their inception in 1990-91
I still ride 6 days a week average, 1-2 hr loops, My back doesn't hurt(ever).
NOT a big hit DH bike , but climbs like a goat, smoooooth cruising bike and I do all my own maintenance.
Bottom line, this type of bike fits my riding style perfectly,
I also use the Softride stems on mine, never was able- willing to put one of those moto forks on my bicycles.
12-16-17, 01:20 AM
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Most of the bike is perfectly normal. Maybe the fork angle is a bit slacker.
Unless the hinge for the suspended saddle is worn, it should ride very similar to any other bike with a sus seat post.
Unless the hinge for the suspended saddle is worn, it should ride very similar to any other bike with a sus seat post.
12-19-17, 09:11 PM
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They were popular in the tri crowd before UCI banned them kinda killed the company
I understand they worked well from those that rode them
I understand they worked well from those that rode them
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01-26-19, 04:54 PM
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It probably never took off for the same reason suspension seat-posts in general have never really taken off.
And what little market there is for saddle-only suspension was taken over by suspension posts.
And what little market there is for saddle-only suspension was taken over by suspension posts.
