HELP! Ritchey Frame

[madjh]

With that weight it is a good frame, a tange ultimate superlight?.

Take a better photo with some details.

 

[St0ke]

tange ultimate superlight?! i really dont know! but the weight is interesting!

i ask for another pictures, maybe tomorow in the morning he can send me back.

hopefully it will be a ritchey frame for my bike collection!!

Cheers!!

 

[JeRkY]

Don't get carried away... It isn't a Ritchey. Just uses Ritchey dropouts as suggested...like many unbranded models. Usually made in the far east, usually from good / interesting grades of steel but not worth anything like a genuine Ritchey frame.

Ritchey dropouts were used by a number of manufacturers from Saracen to Merlin (the shop not the titanium frame builders) and probably badged up by many others around the globe.

Still for 40 euros you cant complain.

 

[St0ke]

And with the Serial Number: WF96J0545 can i get the name of company or what kind of steel its build?!

 

[voodoorider]

Yeah, my voodoo has identical drop outs. That almost looks like a Rocky Mountain decal on the seat tube.

 

[St0ke]

i already ask for new fotos! lets see whats happen!

The one thing its true, that guy dont know whats selling.

 

[St0ke]

New photos with more details already uploaded!

Forget the decals! He also change the seat tube lock.

Can anyone help me?! Which frame is this one?

Have Ritchey Dropouts, serial number WF96J0545 and the weitgh is 1798gr

Can anyone recognize any brand?!

Thanks to all.

 

[Tazio]

Is it definitely steel? The shape of the seatstays suggests not.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Is it definitely steel?

Yep. If the brazed steel dropouts didn't give it away, the rust would.

I reckon the provenance is likely to be similar to these two:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74638

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=165718

a Taiwanese factory frame, rebadged and sold by any number of shops all over the world. In the UK, many were sold by Merlin.

 

[Tazio]

Is it definitely steel?

Yep. If the brazed steel dropouts didn't give it away, the rust would.

D'OH! Should have looked at the pictures more carefully.