Ritchey Team Comp #1C48

[hollister]

shoulda seen it when it had slicks and fenders..

more in a bit

 

[mechagouki]

I think your thread title may be limiting the number of hits this thread gets. And maybe proving a point.

That is a really great looking bike. Saved from a life of commuting?

 

[jonnyboy666]

i don't know if it's just my imagination but the wheel base looks really stretched out to me. is it designed specifically for drops?

never seen sifters mounted like that before either.

 

[kaiser]

Lush! Is this a project or a build?

 

[Tazio]

Ritchey frames are fascinating in that they are clearly MTB frames but he put beautiful road bike details on them. The top of the seatpost on this is lovely.

 

[hollister]

That is a really great looking bike. Saved from a life of commuting?

thanks. the previous owner worked for Ritchey, and used the bike to tour around the world a few times. my goal was to bring it back to proper mtn biking spec

first I took it for a few rides in Marin(sorry for the cell phone pics)

then I found a donor bike(pic provided by the seller) for some of the harder to find bits

 

[lewis1641]

frame looks amazingly tidy considering its been round the world a few times.

 

[mechagouki]

thanks. the previous owner worked for Ritchey, and used the bike to tour around the world a few times. my goal was to bring it back to proper mtn biking spec

first I took it for a few rides in Marin(sorry for the cell phone pics)

Looks like nice day out, snow on the ground here

 

[suburbanreuben]

Mmm!
It has a nice patina to it.
I need one of them!

 

[bushpig]

Nice job on the build Hollister. Looks very good.