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Hugh Manatee

Veteran
Oh, the memories. I had a P21 for a short while. Unfortunately the chainstays were holed and I never rode it much. They seller was a decent chap and I got my money back no worries. The frame went on to be repaired and lives on I think.

Even in the short time I had it I realised it was the most responsive MTB I had ever ridden. You remember the original bikes? I still use an Allsop suspension stem now!

One thing I couldn't see on the link is whether there is still a weight limit for riding them!
 
Oh, the memories. I had a P21 for a short while. Unfortunately the chainstays were holed and I never rode it much. They seller was a decent chap and I got my money back no worries. The frame went on to be repaired and lives on I think.

Even in the short time I had it I realised it was the most responsive MTB I had ever ridden. You remember the original bikes? I still use an Allsop suspension stem now!

One thing I couldn't see on the link is whether there is still a weight limit for riding them!

Yes, I remember the P-23, P-22 & P-21, and Thomas Frischknecht riding them

And, all the componants that Tom Ritchey offered, including chainsets, hubs, rims, etc.......
(as an aside, I first raced MTB, back in 1990, when I had a Pace Research RC100)

Allsop, yes I remember that too, wasn't it a parallelogram? (looked more complex, but possibly better damping than the Pro-Flex OffRoad?)


Frischy at the 1991 Nations Cup (Leeds) when it was run on the 1992 World Cyclo-Cross Championship course (where Roger Hammond won the Junior rainbow)

https://www.facebook.com/richard.a.thackeray/media_set?set=a.1535056668639.2076034.1601508436&type=3

Cycling. 1990s. Cyclo-Cross. Nations Cup. Leeds 1992. Thomas Frischnect..jpg
 
That is beautiful,and very much what I would like in the future.
That 26" frame of course,just wish I could afford it right now.
Kinda disappointed that Tom does not make wider tyres,as I would kill for a Z Max Evo in a 2.4,even a 2.3.
Sucks he does not do them,as I had the 2.1 a few years back and it was a great tyre.
But my riding discipline has changed and I need a fatter tyre :thumbsdown:
 
My (1994) Dyna-Tech 755Ti had a Ritchey seat-pin & stem fitted, when I bought it
They still almost looked new (apart from where light-clamp rubbers have been on them, when it was downgraded to a commuter)

Dyna-Tech 755Ti. 4.JPG Dyna-Tech 755Ti. 5.JPG

My recently purchased Gran Fondo (well, bought as my 50th birthday present, by my lovely wife) has Ritchey stem, bars, tape, seat-pin & bottle-cages

Ribble. Gran-Fondo. 7.JPG Ribble. Gran-Fondo. 8.JPG Ribble. Gran-Fondo. 16.JPG
 
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