This is my first build post, not my first bike but it has taken me a while to sort out posting pictures.
This is my 199Something Ritchey Soft Tail.
It's a frame I have always wanted but rarely came up for sale
I found this one listed quite poorly on eBay, pictures and description were very limited and the asking price was in my opinion quite high.
I messaged the seller a few times but didn't really go anywhere until I took a punt and made quite a low ball offer....
To my surprise the seller accepted and collection was arranged.
So here is a picture from the evil add ..
As you can see, it was fully built with all the Ritchey components from the catalogue, none of which did the frame any justice in my opinion.
It just all looked too new, but may well be period correct?
I already had a build plan in my mind, which involved m900, Judy SL's and other stuff.
Got the frame home and didn't wast any time in stripping it down and giving it a good clean....
As you might be able too see it's got a little patina which I like.
So the first thing I wanted to secure was a tidy set of Judy SL's, and thanks to a great member of the RB community I got these, they really are mint, still running original MCU internals that actually work!...
These beautiful forks received some fresh NOS decals and a good coast of wax to help keep them mint.
I started mocking up the build by fitting a new FSA headset, it's modern but quite retro looking in my opinion, a little CK'esque??
Also fitted a set of NOS ONZA ho's
The stem is just for mock up...
That's it for now.
More to come.
This is my 199Something Ritchey Soft Tail.
It's a frame I have always wanted but rarely came up for sale
I found this one listed quite poorly on eBay, pictures and description were very limited and the asking price was in my opinion quite high.
I messaged the seller a few times but didn't really go anywhere until I took a punt and made quite a low ball offer....
To my surprise the seller accepted and collection was arranged.
So here is a picture from the evil add ..
As you can see, it was fully built with all the Ritchey components from the catalogue, none of which did the frame any justice in my opinion.
It just all looked too new, but may well be period correct?
I already had a build plan in my mind, which involved m900, Judy SL's and other stuff.
Got the frame home and didn't wast any time in stripping it down and giving it a good clean....
As you might be able too see it's got a little patina which I like.
So the first thing I wanted to secure was a tidy set of Judy SL's, and thanks to a great member of the RB community I got these, they really are mint, still running original MCU internals that actually work!...
These beautiful forks received some fresh NOS decals and a good coast of wax to help keep them mint.
I started mocking up the build by fitting a new FSA headset, it's modern but quite retro looking in my opinion, a little CK'esque??
Also fitted a set of NOS ONZA ho's
The stem is just for mock up...
That's it for now.
More to come.
lovely frame, looking forward to more pics, maybe some bigger ones too 
