Ritchey bicycle owners and appreciation

I think he sees them on a Zoom call

please stop crushing dreams Amey.

If you like Taiwanese bikes, buy a good Taiwanese bike

dont you own one of these

my RRL

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Here's my Swiss Cross.

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Going to be selling my 55cm ritchey Road logic in a few days. Can sell full build or frameset + finishing kit. If anyone's interested shoot me a message before I make the add!

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Like a fool I've lost the rubber bridge that's vital for a one bolt seat post clamp (actually Rondo but the same clamp as Ritchey). I've tried to order a replacement clamp assembly from Wiggle but only received the partial assembly, just top clamps and bolt, not the rubber bit. Anyone know where I can source one? Seat post is a proprietary item so a bit stuck, although could resort to buying an entire Ritchey seat post and just using the clamp. Rubbery bit shown in picture.

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Posted a wanted ad the other day but forgot that this thread exists, does anyone have a size 53 road logic they’d like to sell me??? Frameset preferably.

Cheers!

Ritchey road logic early 2000 - so far the info I got this frame is from around 2002.

Pretty light for size 56 frame - 1720g and the fork is also quite light 649g. For comparison, my columbus max merckx size 55 is around 1900g.

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Oo that's lovely. Colours are great.

@GideonPARANOID thanks! It's definitely unique, the tubing is Nitanium - probably tube that Ritchey developed.

Anyhow its fully built now. Also found the brochure this paint job is Team Excel, apparently a big retailer in US for sporting goods.

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That's really nice.

Really nice frame! Did I see it for sale on Carousell in Singapore a little while back?

Yep, the frame flew to my flat. Indeed, it's an excellent yet underrated frame. Glad I snatched it at the right time.

Would be great if my fork is threaded. Lucky mine is threadless so I'll be looking for slim looking modern stem.

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I didn’t realise this thread existed……

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Ha, just saw the quill on the ad and assumed you used an adapter. Stem does look a little chunky, I'm sure you can find a slimmer Nitto.

My boring RRL. Rides lovely.

Does anyone got a paint code for the gray, I want to fix a blemish on the TT..

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Nothing boring about that, beautiful bike! Can’t help with the RAl sorry

Interested to hear peoples thoughts on the Swiss Cross (newest model) as a light gravel and ultra-endurance road bike? Thinking of building it with 35mm tires. Anything about the geo that makes it not ideal for long road rides? I currently have a Surly Midnight Special which I also use for the same purpose but it's heavy and dull.

Won't be the latest model but I had a Swiss cross disc that I used for winter / distance road riding and loved it. It's quite sharp handling so some people could prefer a bit more stability for really long distance stuff but I thought it was great. I miss it, wish I'd not sold

Thanks for your insight, very tempted :-)

I have a v1 Outback (currently for sale!) which is very similar to the latest Swiss Cross geo-wise. It's great on light gravel and pavement, to the point where I just didn't care about having a road bike anymore. For UK MTB trails it did feel a bit under-biked but it more than makes up for it on the road. The geo feels more stable than a true road bike (longer stays in particular) but it has a nice springiness to it and it's definitely not overbuilt (like many Surlys are). My advice would be to put the biggest tyres in that you can (40c?); there's very little downside for more comfort and better handling in sand and mud.