Tom Ritchey, living legend of Mountain Bike

Tom Ritchey, designer, creator, bicycle builder and creator of Ritchey Logic, a brand of bicycle components and frames, is a living legend in the mountain bike universe; not only because of his creative and innovative capacity regarding these vehicles, but also because he is an experienced mountain bike rider at a national level, highly respected in the United States.

As a designer, he began his career in the late 1970s creating his first bicycle chassis and in 1988 became one of the pioneers of mountain biking along with other promoters of this fledgling industry, such as Mike Sinyard, Gary Fisher or Joe Murray.

Its components were characterized by being made of high-quality alloy steels . Later, he also created chassis and frames using aluminum alloy and titanium or carbon and titanium.

Ritchey initially mass-welded frames for Gary Fisher and other mountain bike makers like Charlie Kelley. Eventually, he founded his own company: Ritchey Logic .

Today, Ritchey Logic's mountain bike parts and components are considered to be of the highest quality, under the best manufacturing. It is a renowned firm in terms of design, innovation and engineering. The public recognizes his designs for their efficiency, lightness and sobriety. In fact, Ritchey Logic's design and manufacturing methods have become an industry standard, supported by the results of Ritchey products in international competitions.

Recently, Ritchey Logic has launched the “BreakAway Bike”, a racing mountain bike ccapable of being packed in a standard-sized case in order to facilitate transport. transportation of the same.

As an athlete, it is said that Tom Ritchey still regularly rides his bike. Riding about 10,000 miles a year, mind always focused on ways to improve the mountain bikes.