Thanks to the prompting of Chris' actions in doing this article, I just (finally!) added a Tom Ritchey page to the Classic Rendezvous web site, with a link to Chris' excellent piece, plus there are some pics of a wonderful road bike Tom made for his Dad in 1974. This bike is super trick in it's details....
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Petry <mark@petry.org> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Sun, Jan 9, 2011 1:41 pm Subject: [CR] Tom Ritchey
Chris, thank you for sharing that interview with Tom, it was a great read. I too have been a long time fan of Tom's work. I rode a Ritchey road bike for years and really enjoyed it. That bike may still be still kicking around somewhere in CR world. Last I heard Dan Artley had it ? It was a large frame, lugged not lugless, and had fender eyelets and a 3 color paint job. In my shop is a VERY early Ritchey mountain bike from the first batch that Tom built.
One of the real innovators in the American bike world, Tom built bikes in his own unique style and they were a cut above.
Thanks again, I enjoyed the read.
Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA
206 618 9642
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