For sure the Ti breakaway is a great bike! They're hard to find these days, but the steel versions can be more easily found, just a little heavier and much less expensive than the Ti version. I have a steel 2006 cantilever/cross version that, for me, is even better as a go-anywhere-do-almost-anything travel bike than the Ti road version. Option for wider tires (up to 40mm fit fine), fender and rack mounts for light touring make it very versatile for road riding (not a kludge on the road, feels like a road bike with narrower tires), gravel etc. I have a second steel fork (Soma) with multiple rack mounts for loaded touring, although the 42cm chainstays limit the size/design of rear panniers- small feet help. My bike has seen multiple trips to 4 continents as well as domestic trips, even a few seasons as a cyclocross race bike and the couplers are still original (use a torque wrench!) and the paint/powdercoat is in surprisingly good shape for all the packing and travel abuse (I'm on my second Ritchey travel case). A few comments on this bike: Rolf Wheels make for easier travel packing with the gaps between spokes. But I prefer a standard 28 or 32 spoke wheel for travel so I can easily replace a spoke (I carry extras) or tweak a true, spokes get abused in transit. Bartape- use cheap and easy to replace bar tape, it gets torn up in transit with sharp tubing and component edges. Cable connectors- set them up so the connections are near the BB shell, otherwise they rattle at mid-tube. I wrap them with electrical tape as well, rattling cables drive me nuts. As a travel bike, I like simplicity and versatility- so bar end shifters rather than STIs (no fussy adjustments when things get slightly out of whack in transit), and aluminum rims rather than carbon as more TSA abuse tolerant. Most airlines have relaxed the oversize baggage rules for bikes, so you can usually just travel with a normal bike/case as regular checked luggage. However, there is still an advantage to have a breakaway for carrying in taxis, small rental cars etc at your destination. Not to mention the challenge of hauling a bike up 3-5 stories of narrow steep stairs at that cute little B&B in Paris... With practice, I can pack or unpack and set up in about 30 minutes, I even packed it in the back of a van transport from the hotel on the way to the airport once in a panic.
@@zoufyj185 I can’t love this comment enough! I will source a few spare spokes for Jess and I to always have in the travel case with spoke wrench and nipple driver. I wish to visit 4 continents too!! Having to rent/Uber a bigger car in Europe to transport 2 bike boxes is harder than 2 suitcases and yes the stairwells are quite narrow in European hotels/BnB etc
I have a pair of Rolf Prima Vigors. Bought them 2 years ago when rim brake wheelsets were being blown out. They have White Industries hubs and everything is built in the USA. 2 years and no wheel truing. They really helped with my stiff aluminum frame. They are medium width...bout a 20 mm internal. They are aero...they are invisible to side winds. Not super stiff...but stiff enough. Somebody asked a Zipp engineer about paired spokes and he said the Rolf wheels are the only paired spokes that have real aero advantage because the paired spokes are close enough together that the leading spoke provides draft for the spoke behind it. If you can find a set on the cheap...well worth the investment.
I just found an almost as new carbon ti breakaway this year.Fortunately had a friend getting it me from USA to France. From my research with web archive and old catalogs they were produced from 2006 to 2016. I had mine build with shimano ultegra 2x11 mechanical, campy wto’s 45. What a joy to ride ! Right now I am running 28mmm gp5000 but I willl test 30mm tyres. I believe with the right calipers the frame could even fit larger tyres . If you have the chance to try let us know, because I think no one did it yet Can’t wait the day you get a cross breakaway on the Chanel , either steel or titanium
@@salsalawyer those videos are coming soon… we will ride the bike another week or so and then pack them. I will unpack them in Pittsburgh- and shoot video
Wow a Ti break-away. I wanted the canti-cross for my break-away but there were none for sale. Fun to geek out a bit on bike stuff. Another option I have used is a Pika Packworks case for regular bike. Packing and assembly are more straightforward and it will fit into the trunk or backseat of a compact. Overall less $s to travel. Also wrt travel: rim brake >> disk brake, tubes >> tubeless, forged metal >> cf. Each of these better things is less $s.
Hi George, I am a fan of you content please keep going! I find it really unfortunate that the reach on Ritchey road frames is always very long compared to the relative size of the bike. I am 1.90m tall but with a relative short torso and I find the geometry always very long on the top tube but way too short on the seat tube
@@simoneberardozzi2843 thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment. Tom Ritchey does not make endurance bikes. He was a former racer and his bike geometry reflects that heritage. Personally, I’m on a 55cm I love the geometry! It’s perfect! A 160mm Head tube which taller than any of race bikes I ever had. In fact, my Felt F1 had 120mm head tube. Ritchey - 568mm stack My Bianchi XR4 - 140 HT / 545mm stack The reach at 395mm is perfect so that I can run 120mm and have fantastic weight distribution and descend properly fast with great balance. Bianchi XR4 - 390mm Head and seat tube angles at 73.5 degrees - that’s perfect again. Bianchi 72.5 HT angle 73.5 seat tube angle The chainstays are not too short at 415 mm but not too long which adds stability to the bike. My Bianchi XR4 -410mm I am 5’9” with long legs and a short torso. If you can’t ride a Ritchey it’s not the end of the world- well maybe it is. But there are many bikes out there and there’s always custom. Or maybe when the new Montebello is available maybe we can chat about the geometry. It’s going to be taller in the front end. I wouldn’t want the Road Logic to get taller and shorter that would be a travesty!
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad in fact the “problem” here is my body measurements and to be able to fit properly on a bike. I have had Canyons and BMCs and in order to fit them I had to install short stems which really ruined the ride quality and the balance on the bike. Once I went custom geometry with a Casati XCR Gravel frameset and a Bixxis (Doriano De Rosa) road titanium bike I can finally have a bike which fits me, drives amazingly and the feel of these frames is really unique (steel is smooth while titanium in much more direct but not jarring). I can fit nice 120/130mm stems, almost no spacers under the stem and they look amazing. The drawback is the cost compared to a standard geometry frameset but I would spend again those money
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad I asked because on my Schwinn Paramount I have an Ultegra seatpost 200 or 250mm long, and when I bought the Ritchey seatpost it was curious for me. But it still uncut though. Now, I think the weight weenies are specimens in danger of extinction.....nowadays the aero/high tech weenies are the new specimens and spreading in a fast rate!🤣
I have the whiskey 7 handlebars on one bike. They have a minimal flare.I think 6 degrees. I also have another bike with the salsa cowbell hannelbar. Those have a 12 degree flair. I like them both, but I like the whiskey 7 better. I think that frame is awesome.
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad Nah, guys--- steel is real for a travel bike! The Ritchey paint holds up well to the abuse, the powdercoat is tough, I promise! And anyway, Ti still gets scratched when components rub against tubes in the box. I wouldn't trade my steel BAB for Ti!
I've always wondered about Rolf wheels since they seem to have a low spoke count..and even stranger to have so few on the rear wheel. Aaaaannnnd.....can you do a video about hidden vs exposed nipples? Please show as many examples as possible 😍😝
Preferring Ritchie bicycles appears to be a solid and justifiable decision, so why would anyone take issue with you over it? Are they envious? Or did Ritchie himself ......
@@ellerybice3787 I think people like to call me a retro grouch because more practical and I’m not promoting or shilling bikes like GCN. I rarely care about the latest and greatest anymore.
@SeeYouUpTheRoad Call me retrogrouch as well! When I go to group rides, I'm the only one riding a steel bike.....I own a 1992 Schwinn Paramount Series 3, a 2016 Ritchey Logic, and a 50th Anniversary Ritchey Logic. Had a 2004 Olmo Corsa Criterium as well. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci -
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For sure the Ti breakaway is a great bike! They're hard to find these days, but the steel versions can be more easily found, just a little heavier and much less expensive than the Ti version. I have a steel 2006 cantilever/cross version that, for me, is even better as a go-anywhere-do-almost-anything travel bike than the Ti road version. Option for wider tires (up to 40mm fit fine), fender and rack mounts for light touring make it very versatile for road riding (not a kludge on the road, feels like a road bike with narrower tires), gravel etc. I have a second steel fork (Soma) with multiple rack mounts for loaded touring, although the 42cm chainstays limit the size/design of rear panniers- small feet help. My bike has seen multiple trips to 4 continents as well as domestic trips, even a few seasons as a cyclocross race bike and the couplers are still original (use a torque wrench!) and the paint/powdercoat is in surprisingly good shape for all the packing and travel abuse (I'm on my second Ritchey travel case). A few comments on this bike: Rolf Wheels make for easier travel packing with the gaps between spokes. But I prefer a standard 28 or 32 spoke wheel for travel so I can easily replace a spoke (I carry extras) or tweak a true, spokes get abused in transit. Bartape- use cheap and easy to replace bar tape, it gets torn up in transit with sharp tubing and component edges. Cable connectors- set them up so the connections are near the BB shell, otherwise they rattle at mid-tube. I wrap them with electrical tape as well, rattling cables drive me nuts. As a travel bike, I like simplicity and versatility- so bar end shifters rather than STIs (no fussy adjustments when things get slightly out of whack in transit), and aluminum rims rather than carbon as more TSA abuse tolerant. Most airlines have relaxed the oversize baggage rules for bikes, so you can usually just travel with a normal bike/case as regular checked luggage. However, there is still an advantage to have a breakaway for carrying in taxis, small rental cars etc at your destination. Not to mention the challenge of hauling a bike up 3-5 stories of narrow steep stairs at that cute little B&B in Paris... With practice, I can pack or unpack and set up in about 30 minutes, I even packed it in the back of a van transport from the hotel on the way to the airport once in a panic.
@@zoufyj185 I can’t love this comment enough! I will source a few spare spokes for Jess and I to always have in the travel case with spoke wrench and nipple driver. I wish to visit 4 continents too!! Having to rent/Uber a bigger car in Europe to transport 2 bike boxes is harder than 2 suitcases and yes the stairwells are quite narrow in European hotels/BnB etc
I have a pair of Rolf Prima Vigors. Bought them 2 years ago when rim brake wheelsets were being blown out. They have White Industries hubs and everything is built in the USA. 2 years and no wheel truing. They really helped with my stiff aluminum frame. They are medium width...bout a 20 mm internal. They are aero...they are invisible to side winds. Not super stiff...but stiff enough. Somebody asked a Zipp engineer about paired spokes and he said the Rolf wheels are the only paired spokes that have real aero advantage because the paired spokes are close enough together that the leading spoke provides draft for the spoke behind it. If you can find a set on the cheap...well worth the investment.
Love your comment!
Titanium road breakaway😍 man that bike is sweet! Great video thanks George
Thanks for watching Len
I just found an almost as new carbon ti breakaway this year.Fortunately had a friend getting it me from USA to France. From my research with web archive and old catalogs they were produced from 2006 to 2016.
I had mine build with shimano ultegra 2x11 mechanical, campy wto’s 45. What a joy to ride ! Right now I am running 28mmm gp5000 but I willl test 30mm tyres. I believe with the right calipers the frame could even fit larger tyres . If you have the chance to try let us know, because I think no one did it yet
Can’t wait the day you get a cross breakaway on the Chanel , either steel or titanium
Wow congrats! I hope to see a cross breakaway! The Gravel Cyclist has one on his channel.
Very interesting. I would love to see avideo of the break down (away) and back together. Makes an interesting back up / travel bike option.
@@salsalawyer those videos are coming soon… we will ride the bike another week or so and then pack them. I will unpack them in Pittsburgh- and shoot video
Wow a Ti break-away. I wanted the canti-cross for my break-away but there were none for sale. Fun to geek out a bit on bike stuff. Another option I have used is a Pika Packworks case for regular bike. Packing and assembly are more straightforward and it will fit into the trunk or backseat of a compact. Overall less $s to travel. Also wrt travel: rim brake >> disk brake, tubes >> tubeless, forged metal >> cf. Each of these better things is less $s.
That case looks cool. I had never heard of it until today
Nice build George.. 😊 Pete 🚴♀️🚴🏻👍
Thanks 👍 Pete!
Hi George, I am a fan of you content please keep going! I find it really unfortunate that the reach on Ritchey road frames is always very long compared to the relative size of the bike. I am 1.90m tall but with a relative short torso and I find the geometry always very long on the top tube but way too short on the seat tube
@@simoneberardozzi2843 thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment.
Tom Ritchey does not make endurance bikes. He was a former racer and his bike geometry reflects that heritage.
Personally, I’m on a 55cm I love the geometry! It’s perfect! A 160mm Head tube which taller than any of race bikes I ever had. In fact, my Felt F1 had 120mm head tube.
Ritchey - 568mm stack
My Bianchi XR4 - 140 HT / 545mm stack
The reach at 395mm is perfect so that I can run 120mm and have fantastic weight distribution and descend properly fast with great balance.
Bianchi XR4 - 390mm
Head and seat tube angles at 73.5 degrees - that’s perfect again.
Bianchi 72.5 HT angle 73.5 seat tube angle
The chainstays are not too short at 415 mm but not too long which adds stability to the bike.
My Bianchi XR4 -410mm
I am 5’9” with long legs and a short torso.
If you can’t ride a Ritchey it’s not the end of the world- well maybe it is. But there are many bikes out there and there’s always custom.
Or maybe when the new Montebello is available maybe we can chat about the geometry. It’s going to be taller in the front end.
I wouldn’t want the Road Logic to get taller and shorter that would be a travesty!
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad in fact the “problem” here is my body measurements and to be able to fit properly on a bike. I have had Canyons and BMCs and in order to fit them I had to install short stems which really ruined the ride quality and the balance on the bike. Once I went custom geometry with a Casati XCR Gravel frameset and a Bixxis (Doriano De Rosa) road titanium bike I can finally have a bike which fits me, drives amazingly and the feel of these frames is really unique (steel is smooth while titanium in much more direct but not jarring). I can fit nice 120/130mm stems, almost no spacers under the stem and they look amazing. The drawback is the cost compared to a standard geometry frameset but I would spend again those money
Hi.....
Talking about seatpost insertion. Ritchey's short seatpost is 350mm, when inserted it pass way more where you pointed. Should it be cut?
Weight weenies cut seatposts 😊 only time I ever cut a seatpost was to insert it all the way in for my 8 year old son to fit on my tandem. 😊
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad I asked because on my Schwinn Paramount I have an Ultegra seatpost 200 or 250mm long, and when I bought the Ritchey seatpost it was curious for me. But it still uncut though.
Now, I think the weight weenies are specimens in danger of extinction.....nowadays the aero/high tech weenies are the new specimens and spreading in a fast rate!🤣
I have the whiskey 7 handlebars on one bike. They have a minimal flare.I think 6 degrees. I also have another bike with the salsa cowbell hannelbar. Those have a 12 degree flair. I like them both, but I like the whiskey 7 better. I think that frame is awesome.
Thanks for watching! So a little flare is good but 12 degree is too much for you.
My big regret was that I didn’t have the extra $1000 for the titanium version when I bought my Breakaway Cross back in 2014.
That is my regret as well. I purchased the Grey steel Road Logic and thought I will come back for the Ti Breakaway when I have some more funds. 😭
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad Nah, guys--- steel is real for a travel bike! The Ritchey paint holds up well to the abuse, the powdercoat is tough, I promise! And anyway, Ti still gets scratched when components rub against tubes in the box. I wouldn't trade my steel BAB for Ti!
Nice bike!
Thanks for watching Mathieu
I've always wondered about Rolf wheels since they seem to have a low spoke count..and even stranger to have so few on the rear wheel.
Aaaaannnnd.....can you do a video about hidden vs exposed nipples? Please show as many examples as possible 😍😝
Ha ha I did make a video way back about how much disdain I have to hidden nipples :-)
I really enjoy Rolf Wheels
Shoots I must be getting old, I run a 46/30 with an 11/36 cassette😂😂 nice bike
You and me both! But for now I can still run 53/39 or 52/36 with 11-32 cassettes
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad man this old fart needs all the help going up 6% and up, good on you George there might be hope for me🤣🤣🤣🤙
ha ha I’m only 58 - 59 in 2 months so I’m not an old fart … yet 😂
With the R9100 calipers what size tire do you think can be run on there?
Not sure and it’s not my bike so I can’t test it for you. Thanks for watching please consider subscribing
Very nice❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Rev is a Ritchey Schiller.. 😂
@@armasks ha ha !!
@@SeeYouUpTheRoad Tom Ritchey should know IYKYK.. George loves his Ritchey's like I love my Fausto Coppi bikes..
@@armasks Coppi - great bikes!!
Thank you, I still have have the racing team pro models from the late nineties.. K14, K3, KT2, and KCN2.. Still ride like new..
I used to ride with a guy who had a couple Coppi bikes. He had his 2 sons riding Simonetti's!
Preferring Ritchie bicycles appears to be a solid and justifiable decision, so why would anyone take issue with you over it?
Are they envious?
Or did Ritchie himself ......
@@ellerybice3787 I think people like to call me a retro grouch because more practical and I’m not promoting or shilling bikes like GCN. I rarely care about the latest and greatest anymore.
@SeeYouUpTheRoad Call me retrogrouch as well! When I go to group rides, I'm the only one riding a steel bike.....I own a 1992 Schwinn Paramount Series 3, a 2016 Ritchey Logic, and a 50th Anniversary Ritchey Logic. Had a 2004 Olmo Corsa Criterium as well.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci -
and when you show them a clean set of wheels at the town sign there’s nothing they can say about your steel bike 😊
Eugene
ah yes that's it!