Ritchey

[GoldenEraMTB]

ok guys ,not great close up pictures but here ya go ! the stub in top of fork/brake lever/"Salsa"stem

I don't see them...

 

[thekid]

here we go ......

 

[thekid]

 

[thekid]

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

there we go; thanks for posting those.

 

[thekid]

sorta of blurry pics ,crappy camera ......so whats the story on the brazed stub forks , who was a popular builder of these ? did Ritchey make any? i do not see any in his catalog ahchive. thanks for any info

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

sorta of blurry pics ,crappy camera ......so whats the story on the brazed stubs? was it a Ritchey thing to do , or is it even a Ritchey fork? thanks for any info

Hollister or one of the others might know, better than I. I'll let them chime in if they feel like it.

I believe that was done for the larger bikes for sure, and maybe more, yes. Find a twin strut (bullmoose) handlebar/stem combo for this ride

here's a good read from Tom himself, about those early days:
http://www.xo-1.org/2011/01/tom-ritchey ... words.html

 

[thekid]

got to meet "THE MAN--RITCHEY! this weekend at the HANDMADE BIKE SHOW in AUSTIN,TEXAS,i wish he could have signed the bike ,but i did not have it with me ! but i did get a picture with him ,i'll post a picture in a few days..

 

[crconsulting]

not sure what brand or year the stem is with the cable pulley set-up.,anyone know ?

That's a Gary Fisher Fillet brazed Stem and probably the fork too. Perhaps Teesdale made, off a Mt. Tam maybe?
The roller material is also a dead giveaway but,

I've had a few of those over the years
here's the one I sold several years ago. It was a Roller Cam version of that fork.

 

[crconsulting]

wish he could have signed the bike ,but i did not have it with me

Something like this