Sold Sweeeeeet 1988 Ritchey Timber Comp 20"

[THOR]

Letting one go from my herd of many.
Insanely clean 1988 Ritchey Timber Comp. Very low miles. Original paint & decals. No touch ups, crashes, bends, breaks or dents.
ZERO chain slap. Clean underside. NO rust.
It is 100% ready to ride.

Bike is originally from Lake Tahoe (Nevada, USA) area. Fantastic Magenta paint.
I am 2nd owner. I believe the 1st owner ordered it with these Araya 20 rims instead of the Ritchey Vantage rims.
Only things changed from original are the yellow Jagwire cables & NOS 1988 Ritchey Duro K Tires.

20 inch frame handmade & fillet brazed by Tom Ritchey.
Serial #0B6** (I am not showing last 2 digits)
1 inch steering tube. Full XT components.
Check the 1988 catalogue photo for complete list of components & other specs.

**** DOES NOT INCLUDE PEDALS ****

$1950 (USD) + shipping. Will ship outside U.S.
I am located in U.S. (New York)

 

[haggis]

That looks amazing. I love how Tom Ritchey is talking about slackened out head angles and shorter chainstays in 1988!

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Sweet bike. The color is hot. The seat QR is on the wrong side GLWTS!

 

[grantoury]

 

[Theeb]

That looks amazing. I love how Tom Ritchey is talking about slackened out head angles and shorter chainstays in 1988!

Pretty sure that head angle is on the way up....! I have a 1984 grey import Ritchey which is more like 67 or 68.
But the point stands...way ahead of his time. When designing the first production bikes, Ritchey thought 650B the ideal wheel size. Only resorted to 559s because of the availability of suitable rims and tyres (all the 584 stuff was randonneuring spec, and much of it cheap/heavy/steel).