Hi guys ,

Been looking for a Hand built Tom Ritchey P20 mountain bike , for what seems an eternity but finally , thanks to a very kind retrobike member called Bas AKA Defiant.

.... an exchange of appropriate funds and one UPS Delivery later , the arrival of my dream bike is finally here



This Beautiful machine has been weighed and comes in at 19.6 pounds without cranks . needless to say its like a whippet unfortunately the owner is not



Have a look , let me know what you think

nice Si!

Looks great with the original ritchey Logic fork in it
good luck with it
make me proud!

Bas

lovely not sure about the cranks though - bit fat for the tubes - but were you hinting they wouldn't be staying anyway?

orange71 Wrote :



;) Thanks fella, No.. the cranks,shifters,front mech,rear mech,chain,cassette,grips,brake levers,bottom bracket,headset,stem,seatpost,and seat wont be staying

Defiant wrote :




Thanks a million bas, they look and ride spot on they feel, like a knife through butter, so accurate and pin sharp however they will be changed every now and again, (Pending terrain) for something a bit more plush

Really nice frameset! Luckily you'll be changing the modern parts since they don't fit it at all. May I suggest XT M735 + as much Ritchey Logic as possible?

Archangel wrote :




thanks its lovely I sort of disagree 'with the modern parts dont fit at all' comment.

As I think function over form is sometime the best option, the shifting is super sweet and crisp , the cranks, although dont look right aesthetically , they are stiff and direct , this bike was aimed as a race bike BITD

So function over form and all that.. the frame and wheels are always the heart and soul of any bike, the bits are just tools and also sometimes, rather than use the NOS retro period correct parts and ruin them, use New school throwaway parts

Er ! ... and sorry but Shimano M735 is too old for this P20, and not period correct for this frame.. ..

A full Superlight Logic WCS and other parts will be adorning this frameset on dry days

Really, really nice bike. My dream bike too. Seriously jealous here.

That's on my 'got to have' list as well.

That list is only growing since I signed up here...

Magma
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Great frame and fork...personally i don't like the newest part (shimano craankset and sram x 0 rear derailleur in particular)....you've a big part of mtn bike history! Compliments!

Some great pics but better in the flesh, looking forward to this one

Stunning bike , agree with Kaiser, look's better in the flesh,
rides very nice too, very light, direct and responsive, makes you feel like superman, or that Tomas fishneck bloke

That's a real beauty. You really can't beat steel for building elegant bikes.

I'm a fan of retro framesets with modern gear on them. It usually means the bikes for ridin' not for stroking, but why do modern rear mechs. have to be SO BIG???

Otherwise: Stunning.

Si

Thats the business mate- 19.6lbs HOLEY MOLEY!

modern stuff in theory is OK with me- in fact I think it makes it better in many ways (I like bikes that look like they get used) maybe those cranks are a bit fat for the frame though?

Superb -its a cracker!

very very nice Si

*speechless*