The Ritchey Review

The new Certified Ritchey Assembler program is a collection of shops around Europe and the United Kingdom that offer their communities outstanding service and expert builds of Ritchey frames with legendary Ritchey components. Support your local shop!

Double butting. Triple butting. Steel butts. Chicken butts. It may sound funny but butting is serious business and means a lot for your riding. Read up here to learn all about steel tube butting.

Part history lesson and part celebration of the 50-year anniversary of when Tom first welded up his own bicycle frame – at 16-years old – here's a comprehensive timeline of the history of Ritchey.

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Ritchey. Join us as we celebrate the trail Tom blazed and his influence on what we all ride today.

After an aborted attempt to conquer the Arctic Circle Trail by fat bike in 2019 and emerging from 18 months of Covid19 restrictions, Joel seeks some redemption on a local bikepacking trip.

Thomas sets out to race his bike 1000 kilometers through France. As he prepares for, and conquers, his adventure, he learns a lot about what's inside of us and what it takes to complete such a mission. Read on!

In this video, we go over our essentials for a lightweight bikepacking trip for anything from an over-nighter to a weeklong ride.