Fergus takes us on an exclusive tour of the breathtaking collection of early and legendary Ritchey bicycles housed in Ritchey HQ break room. Experience Ritchey - us.ritcheylogic.com/us_en/
brings back lots of good memories of growing up in Palo Alto in the 80s I have a 1997 Swiss cross frame Number 601 that I still ride on a regular basis almost 30 years later one of my favorite bikes
Hi Fergus: Thanks for taking us down memory lane giving the history of the frames. Tom is a living legend in the bike world. So awesome he is still steering the ship and did not sell out like so many others who help make mounting biking what it is today.
I have a Tom Ritchey road logic #424. Fillet Brazed. Very light, love the ride. I paid $18 years ago at a garage sale for it. Wasn’t sure what a “Ritchey” was at that time. I knew by looking at it, it was a special bike. I thought at first it was an aluminum frame, it is so light. STEEL IS REAL!
I had a Ritchey 650b frame in the 80s. I got it from Cupertino Bike Shop. That bike shop was owned by Finley Scott. Finley had some old frames that were made by Tom and he dropped them off one day for the shop to sell. Bill Bryant and Carter were running the shop,at that time. The frames were bare metal and I had to get it painted myself. It was not easy to get the 650b stuff back then. I rode it for about a year, and then sold it. George Carbo was also working at the shop and he bought one too. The frame was springy and quite comfortable to ride.
LOVE the Commando! GOD I wanted one so badly. There was the Commando that sat on the floor at Pac Bikes. Why, oh why didn't I work extra hours and pick one up at employee discount?!!!!!! Nice shout out to Rick at D&D. My camo mountain bike was painted at D&D, but by another local builder...
Wow! So cool! I love old steel bikes! I love all the funky innovations on the early MTBs. I was surprised not to see a Hite Rite on any of the old mtbs. In my mind its still the simplest and best dropper. One of these days Ill resurrect mine!
I love bike nerding. I prefer rigid over suspension bikes any day. I turned my trek in to a rigid. It is so much faster and agile. But I do ride other trails. So I have a wheel set with tires and the suspension fork ready to go when I go mtbing. One bike many ways to build it.👍
I have a 1991 KHS Montana Comp (the pink elephant) in my garage, I heard that some of those may have been Ritchey made frames? Any truth to that, or just BS? (It's got the Ritchey Logic tubing sticker and the american flag Ritchey sticker on the right side)
I have a Tom Ritchey built 1984 Competition. Red. Fantastic ride. You have the coolest collection, Fillet Brazed also.
brings back lots of good memories of growing up in Palo Alto in the 80s
I have a 1997 Swiss cross frame Number 601 that I still ride on a regular basis almost 30 years later one of my favorite bikes
Hi Fergus: Thanks for taking us down memory lane giving the history of the frames. Tom is a living legend in the bike world. So awesome he is still steering the ship and did not sell out like so many others who help make mounting biking what it is today.
I have a Tom Ritchey road logic #424. Fillet Brazed. Very light, love the ride. I paid $18 years ago at a garage sale for it. Wasn’t sure what a “Ritchey” was at that time. I knew by looking at it, it was a special bike. I thought at first it was an aluminum frame, it is so light. STEEL IS REAL!
I had a Ritchey 650b frame in the 80s. I got it from Cupertino Bike Shop. That bike shop was owned by Finley Scott. Finley had some old frames that were made by Tom and he dropped them off one day for the shop to sell. Bill Bryant and Carter were running the shop,at that time. The frames were bare metal and I had to get it painted myself. It was not easy to get the 650b stuff back then. I rode it for about a year, and then sold it. George Carbo was also working at the shop and he bought one too. The frame was springy and quite comfortable to ride.
LOVE the Commando! GOD I wanted one so badly. There was the Commando that sat on the floor at Pac Bikes. Why, oh why didn't I work extra hours and pick one up at employee discount?!!!!!!
Nice shout out to Rick at D&D. My camo mountain bike was painted at D&D, but by another local builder...
Amazing!! One day I will own one of his masterpieces.
"I loove nerding out about bikes" pretty much defines Fergus :)
Fergus you have the coolest job ever! Working for and being surrounded by a living legend.
Keep em coming Fegus! That Track bike though, WOAH!
so rad. thanks fergus!
Wow! So cool! I love old steel bikes! I love all the funky innovations on the early MTBs. I was surprised not to see a Hite Rite on any of the old mtbs. In my mind its still the simplest and best dropper. One of these days Ill resurrect mine!
Very Cool - Thanks for sharing!!
Awesome video.
OMG.. one of my most wanted MTB of all the time.. even if it is a rigid one.... WOWOWOWOWO
Eternalized Awesomeness !
give me more. wheres that Brandon character at? whats he riding?
I love bike nerding. I prefer rigid over suspension bikes any day. I turned my trek in to a rigid. It is so much faster and agile. But I do ride other trails. So I have a wheel set with tires and the suspension fork ready to go when I go mtbing. One bike many ways to build it.👍
Thats so rad
Ritchey legend the bike. Congratulation BRAZIL
Arte & Elegância.
I wish Jobst Brandt's old Ritchey was here!
my only favorite bikes are the P-21Team and DEVIL MTB's Steelframe with skullhead
Sick, how about that rad coffee set up too?!
Respect
I have above-the-bottom bracket cable guides just like those on my lugged Spec. Allez.
I own a MTB Ritchey P-20 Serial Number at bottom bracket is P20 362 and every single spoke has TR logo on its tips.
Nice
Where did you get those bike racks ?
NorCal "farmer" camo specials. So fast and discreet they smoked the opposition.
I have a 1991 KHS Montana Comp (the pink elephant) in my garage, I heard that some of those may have been Ritchey made frames? Any truth to that, or just BS? (It's got the Ritchey Logic tubing sticker and the american flag Ritchey sticker on the right side)
Fergdawg!
Drool.
I had a road bike from slx Columbus that he made for Eric Garfinkle back about 1980. Should never have sold it.
Fergdog!!!
le bici ritchey non mi sono mai piaciute.
most annoying music ever.