Battered Ritchey Ultra

[troje]

Ritchey Ultra 1988 Frame, Very Rare Tom Ritchey Hand Built Mountain Bike. | eBay

The Ritchey Ultra was the top of the range model of the 1980's, made of Prestige tubing rather than the standard steel used in the Ascent models. 1980's Ritchey mountain bikes can command prices from £3000 and upwards of £5000 that we are aware of, but these bikes are rarely seen outside of the...

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Paint a disaster, lots of rust, chainstay damaged, dented top tube and original fork missing. Not sure if really built by TR himself, more likely in a Japanese factory.

 

[raidan73]

I think the seat tube cluster was brazed by Ritchey and the rest of the frame built by Ritchey approved builders. Not top of the range and a total rip off at that price!

 

[pw_pw_la]

That's basically in the dream condition!

And I'm not even joking!

Been looking for something nice, in a bit of a sorry state, for just the right beater/rider project.

Only problem is, it needs to be a bargain. Which, as Adrian already mentioned, this certainly is not!

That price is mental for what this is. Sadly, I'm not surprised.