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In Ritchey‘s latest video, Fergus sits down with Kevin Putzke, the brand’s lead in product development and talk about what testing is and what the brand can learn from it.

Ritchey just announced a P-29er Team Edition frameset ($1,319), featuring the classic P-22 paint scheme reimagined for a modern chassis…

Ever wonder what goes into repairing a steel frame? Old or new steel frames can have damaged tubes removed and new ones added. Extra bosses or brake bridges can be added. Really, the possibilities are mostly endless. When you know what you’re doing. Watch as Paul Brodie restores this vintage Ritchey P-22 with a new set of stays…

The best adventures happen once the challenge has been accepted. For most of his life, Tom Ritchey has invented bicycles and components that exceed expectations. This time, Tom created the Mountain Adventure Fork with rack mounts for your gear, a fender mount to repel grime, and three multi-purpose mounts on the fork blades for stowing essentials. Let’s check it out…

Ritchey just announced its first-ever platform pedal dubbed the Bigfoot…

Legendary framebuilder Tom Ritchey tells his life story in a book for the first time.

A teenage racer and framebuilding prodigy, at barely 22 years old Tom Ritchey defined what the modern mountain bike would be, and, under the watch words of strength, lightness, and high performance, went on to create a string of innovations in bicycle design. After more than fifty years, he is a legend in the industry and remains the sole product developer at Ritchey Design, the company he founded at the age of sixteen.

In ONE RIDE AWAY FROM FIGURING IT OUT, he’ll share a lifetime of insights and reveal his thoughts on the beginnings of mountain biking and other events that have shaped the bicycle as we know it today.

From riding off-road as a teenager, soaking up the engineering wisdom of Jobst Brandt, to designing and building Ritchey MountainBikes and the heady days of early mountain-bike racing; and from the highs and lows of business to a reawakening of purpose and spirit in Rwanda, Tom writes with humility and candor of the hard work and chance that helped him survive. And how he remains optimistic that by learning lessons from the bicycle we can change the world for the better.

Keep reading at Kickstarter for more information, including on the special limited edition, and don’t miss out on this one! The book is being produced and published by Isola Press. Be a part of making this important book a reality.

Our Ritchey Outback review is one of our top articles of all time on The Radavist, and that’s for obvious reasons. It’s the bike most people want, even if they do not know it yet, and the 2025 updates are sure to pique your interest even more in this versatile platform. For 2025, Ritchey gave the Outback ($1599 frameset) a few new standout features, including internal routing for a 27.2 dropper post, a rack mount on the fork crown, and internal dynamo routing. For 2025 color options, you can pick between Aurora and Winter Sage.

All this sounds great, but the “big” news is that the 2025 Ritchey Outback also comes in size XXL.

Rejoice.

Check out more at Ritchey.

Sometimes bikes are indeed “forever bikes,” and as Ben outlines in this week’s Readers’ Rides, his Ritchey is one of them!

Those rainbow stripes on cycling apparel, bikes, and components mean something. You can only don them officially after winning a victory at the Union Cycliste International (UCI) World Cup and Championship races. After 30+ years of donning the UCI this honor, the time has come for Ritchey — in accordance with UCI regulations — to retire the iconic rainbow stripes that dignify world champions in all cycling disciplines. The agreement between the UCI and Ritchey to use the world champion stripes expired at the end of 2024 and is not eligible for renewal.

The brand’s response is to convert the stripes to monochrome blue or grey colors, as seen above. Read all about this WCS rebrand at Ritchey.

Tom Ritchey was at the 2024 MADE Bike Show, where he put on a fillet brazing display, making his white label Mountain Bikes Bullmoose bars and biplane forks for early 1980 Ritchey frames. Check out this fun video of him lighting up the old torch and meltin’ some brass!

While John was at Ritchey’s HQ before Sea Otter earlier this year, he checked out the all-new Ritchey Garden City track bike that clears a 30 mm tire…

Spencer Harding was surprised to find the answer to his bike touring handlebar needs from Ritchey of all companies with their Buzzard handlebar. Their touring/comfort-focused Buzzard handlebar has the numbers and bends to make his spine and hands happy and perfectly topped off his Crust Scapebot build. Check out his review below…

After numerous sneak peeks this past spring and summer, today Ritchey gives you the full Montebello. The new bike has been designed for riders who desire to ride longer than long-distance rides. 

For the final video in the Vintage MTB Restoration Series, John takes his time on the final build, savoring all the details, and then takes the 1984 Ritchey Annapurna on a sunset ride in his neighborhood trails. Enjoy!

Thanks again to the Bicycle Collective in St. George, Utah, for sending this bike in!

… and a big thank you to EARTH for allowing creators to use their music!

Music: Earth “Omens and Portents1- The Driver”

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