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06-13-21, 01:23 PM
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RItchey Road Logic, purchased new in 1997, with 8sp Dura Ace, at a steep discount because 9sp DA had just come out! I kept it 8sp till last Fall, when I realized I was not riding it enough, so I swapped the 7400 series STIs and rear derailleur for 7800 series to give me 10 speeds and the ability to run a 12-30 cassette. I kept the 7410 crankset, because it's The Most Beautiful Crankset Ever Produced.
I don't think of it as 'vintage', oddly enough, even though it's at least 26 years old.
I don't think of it as 'vintage', oddly enough, even though it's at least 26 years old.
06-13-21, 03:56 PM
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TIG welded, actually. At this point in Ritchey's history (1992 according to the serial number), Tom 'had his hands on' every bike, but only actually BUILT the fillet brazed ones.
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06-13-21, 04:03 PM
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06-17-21, 02:02 AM
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06-17-21, 01:34 PM
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Here's the current incarnation of my 1986 Ritchey Ascent. (This was my 2nd mountain bike). Only the frame, brakes,& headset are original now. Sorry!
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06-17-21, 01:57 PM
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Tom Ritchey got started in the mountain bike game in 1979, when he "advanced" nine new frames to Gary Fisher. Gary in turn enlisted me in the effort, and we became "MountainBikes," operating out of a rented garage.
This is one of the nine bikes. It was sold to a firefighter who kept it in immaculate condition. Two years ago it was stolen.
Because I pay attention to Internet discussions of Ritchey bikes, I picked up on a post where a guy saw a Ritchey on EBay and because it had no SN#, he wondered whether it was authentic. It was my friend's bike, I alerted him, and he and the police arrived just ahead of the FedX truck that would have picked it up to ship to Belgium.
This is one of the nine bikes. It was sold to a firefighter who kept it in immaculate condition. Two years ago it was stolen.
Because I pay attention to Internet discussions of Ritchey bikes, I picked up on a post where a guy saw a Ritchey on EBay and because it had no SN#, he wondered whether it was authentic. It was my friend's bike, I alerted him, and he and the police arrived just ahead of the FedX truck that would have picked it up to ship to Belgium.
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06-17-21, 02:00 PM
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The problem with Ritcheys (and Looks) is that the name is too generic...how do you even find one (other than getting lucky on CL, or a swap)? You can't really do keyword searches for Ritcheys.
IMHO he may be the most interesting and important builder of the USA...if anything he's under appreciated.
IMHO he may be the most interesting and important builder of the USA...if anything he's under appreciated.
06-17-21, 03:12 PM
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Tom poured his heart and soul into his deal.
Sinyard had a very heavy thumb on the scale at Big S and they were money making high production bikes and for that they were a pretty good value at a pretty good price point.
If Merz and the others would have had more leeway it could well have been a different story but Mike had all of them on a very short leash when it came to idea's and out of the box thinking. If it cost extra to produce it was not gonna happen.
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06-17-21, 03:14 PM
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So, anybody over here ever seen a chrome Ritchey before? 
Anyone, anyone?
Anyone, anyone?
06-17-21, 05:03 PM
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Slippery slope here, apples and oranges.
Tom poured his heart and soul into his deal.
Sinyard had a very heavy thump on the scale at Big S and they were money making high production bikes and for that they were a pretty good value at a pretty good price point.
If Merz and the others would have had more leeway it could well have been a different story but Mike had all of them on a very short leash when it came to idea's and out of the box thinking. If it cost extra to produce it was not gonna happen.
Tom poured his heart and soul into his deal.
Sinyard had a very heavy thump on the scale at Big S and they were money making high production bikes and for that they were a pretty good value at a pretty good price point.
If Merz and the others would have had more leeway it could well have been a different story but Mike had all of them on a very short leash when it came to idea's and out of the box thinking. If it cost extra to produce it was not gonna happen.
06-17-21, 06:16 PM
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Errr .. looks like I'm wrong about the stump sounds like it was Neenan's baby: https://mmbhof.org/tim_neenan/
06-17-21, 08:42 PM
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My understanding is that Merz was not very involved in the Stumpjumper design he was focused on the road bikes. The early stumpjumpers were basically Sinyard taking a Ritchey to Japanese manufacturers and saying 'copy this for me please'. Cant remember where I heard this anecdote..
Sinyard slept on Jim's couch when he came to PDX peddling Campy parts way before he and (mainly) Jim figured out the tires that lit the whole thing off that led to big S being the juggernaut it came to be.
Jim built several mtb's before going to and during his time there, some of the actual team bikes I think.
Here's one of 10 or so that he built before he went.
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06-19-21, 02:05 PM
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O/K Richey fans. Please look at pics and confirm whether or not this is a '96 P23. That is what the previous owner says it is.
The decals on it match these Velocal P 22 decals and since I am repainting everything I want to have the correct decals on it. Bottom bracket stamped 718. Not sure if the linear pull brakes are stock .
The decals on it match these Velocal P 22 decals and since I am repainting everything I want to have the correct decals on it. Bottom bracket stamped 718. Not sure if the linear pull brakes are stock .
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06-20-21, 07:37 PM
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Tom Ritchey got started in the mountain bike game in 1979, when he "advanced" nine new frames to Gary Fisher. Gary in turn enlisted me in the effort, and we became "MountainBikes," operating out of a rented garage.......
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06-20-21, 10:40 PM
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Here's the other thread with more gory details.
Chrome Ritchey from ebay/CL finds
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06-22-21, 05:11 PM
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Here's some interesting info on Ritchey Mountain Bikes that were painted by Cycle Art:
https://crankbased.wordpress.com/201...-everest-1985/
https://crankbased.wordpress.com/201...-everest-1985/
07-11-21, 12:38 PM
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Here's some interesting info on Ritchey Mountain Bikes that were painted by Cycle Art:
https://crankbased.wordpress.com/201...-everest-1985/
https://crankbased.wordpress.com/201...-everest-1985/
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07-11-21, 06:10 PM
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2006ish Ritchey Breakaway CX
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07-18-21, 07:04 PM
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I may have missed it, but does this frame have a serial # on it? It's a beauty!
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1959 Hilton Wrigley Connoisseur (my favorite!)
1963 Hetchins Mountain King
1971 Gitane Tour de France (original owner)
* 1971 Gitane Super Corsa (crashed)
* rebuilt as upright cruiser
1971 Gitane Super Corsa #2 (sweet replacement)
1980 Ritchey Road Touring (The Grail Bike)
1982 Tom Ritchey Everest
(replacing stolen 1981 TR Everest custom)
1982 Tom Ritchey McKinley (touring pickup truck)
1985 ALAN Record (Glued & Screwed. A gift.)
07-18-21, 10:36 PM
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My understanding is that Merz was not very involved in the Stumpjumper design he was focused on the road bikes. The early stumpjumpers were basically Sinyard taking a Ritchey to Japanese manufacturers and saying 'copy this for me please'. Cant remember where I heard this anecdote..
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...62715707078000
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Owen Mulholland and his Ritchey Tandem
This pic of the late Owen Mulholland with his former wife and son popped up on Facebook a few weeks ago. Some folks reached out to me as it appears my Ritchey tandem is Owen’s former bike. Drive system changed from same side drive to cross over but otherwise much the same including the hand painted Cinelli logo on stem. I communicated with Owen’s son Emile, he said that his mom said no more family tandem rides after their descent from Pantoll to Stinson Beach on the slopes of Mt Tam…Owen was evidently passing tour buses with little Emile strapped to his back!
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First generation Ritchey tandems
This pic of the late Owen Mulholland with his former wife and son popped up on Facebook a few weeks ago. Some folks reached out to me as it appears my Ritchey tandem is Owen’s former bike. Drive system changed from same side drive to cross over but otherwise much the same including the hand painted Cinelli logo on stem. I communicated with Owen’s son Emile, he said that his mom said no more family tandem rides after their descent from Pantoll to Stinson Beach on the slopes of Mt Tam…Owen was evidently passing tour buses with little Emile strapped to his back!