Lots of Ritchey threads on this forum...but now's the time to show off your Ritchey!
Lets see pics of what you've got!
Lets see pics of what you've got!
Looking forward to seeing up close in a few weeks EL!Today was the first warm day of 2012 so I took the afternoon off of work and went for a ride. Three hours of trails is exactly what I needed.
Here are pics of the '83 Ritchey Everest that rides really nice.
MY SIZE! DUDE! Extremely jealous! Niiiiceee!My first mountain bike. 1985 Ritchey Commando that I ordered with Phil Wood Hubs.
The tires are the only things that are not original.
Check out the first seat post dropper.
Thanks Dave for getting me started in this great sport!
That's really cool. That's the Canadian catalog which several models that were not available in the US. I'd heard of the "Timberline" but never the "K2," "Eclipse," or "Ascente" (with an "e").The evolution continues
What a sweet project! You might already be aware of member laffeaux's site Old Mountain Bikes which is a fantastic archive of all things vintage Ritchey. And he has compiled a listing of components from the 1981 catalog:Anyway, any build thoughts from your keen knowledge would be appreciated!:thumbsup:
18in?My P-23... bought the frameset this year and built it according to the 1990 spec... still needs some last changes (headset, bar, and cogs) but it is a sweet sweet ride for sure!
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Likely a McKinley. The difference between the two is a that the Everest came with a lighter head tube (your bike does not have it), and the option to add additional braze-ons like a second water bottle mount (which your bike does have), and the McKinley came in limited number of colors and sizes.82 McKinley or Everest.
Don't know how to tell them apart
Very, VERY nice. Sadly, I traded mine to zygote2k. You can see his latest just above. So, yours is 2C16?'84 Team Comp pics
I think I finally got a few pics to download. Tech challenged. I ordered this bike in June of '84 from Velo Sport in Berkeley with various personal specs like braze on locations for water bottles and rack. Also opted for Phil Wood hubs and bottom bracket. The bike remains unchanged except for changing out the Brooks saddle for a Selle some years back. Also, the little wood plug on the bars popped out on a trail off of Skyline above Woodside about 20 years ago and I had a replacement made out of teak recently.
In the early years I spent many days up and down fire trails on Mount Tam and around the lakes above Fairfax. I lived in Mill Valley at the time and spent lots of miles around Marin.
Now the bike is relegated to being a daily and pleasurable exercise ride on the road around the Napa Valley (hence the very not mountain bike tires). It is a bit like taking an old sports car out each day to keep it healthy though in this case it is a matter of keeping the rider healthy.
Of note my bike appears to be nine (22") frames after LeicaLad in this group. I hope he is getting some miles out of that bike, what a time warp. Cheers!