Troi Sport

Thank you cjlieben I thought it best to ride the road less travelled to test the mettle (and metal) of the new bike. I've done smooth tar, smooth dirt roads, corrugated dirt and sand roads. Pretoria North offers some well worn and pot-holed tar. Also glass, thorns and prickly characters. [emoji14]

Missed these yesterday. Near Bonokort (spelling) dam, north of PTA

Pretoria North [emoji1]

Ended an exploratory ride on the Ritchey BAB Ascent of 100km at the Cockpit Brewhouse in Cullinan 36 degrees. 6 hours. A Well deserved IPA

Easy to travel with

the round Coupler (seen below the torqkey and above the joint) holds the down tube together the seat post braces the Seat tube and top tube. both Seat Tube and top tube clamp around the seat post

My bike has not taken me anywhere .....yet

One of the 3 current Break Away models

A bag

It has arrived

This weeks project

Finish at Fairview Farm 50 kms from Middelburg EC and also 50 kms from Richmond EC

In the backwoods of the Karoo Nieuw Bethesda (Brewery)

Back In The Frame Game — Ritchey MTB Frames Mountain bike pioneer Tom Ritchey is back, with bikes. After years of focusing on mostly parts and accessories, Ritchey is bringing more well-thought-out frames to market with the adventure-capable Ascent Breakaway frame, and the brawny Timberwolf hardtail. ritchey-bike-frames The Ascent (pictured above) will accommodate 27.5 x 2.1 mountain tires or 700 x 40c cross tires, is equally at home with flat bars or drops, and it has a full complement of rack and fender mounts. ritchey-bike-frame The Timberwolf is a 650b hardtail designed around a 140mm travel fork made to excel on aggressive terrain. I had a chance to ride the Timberwolf at the Outdoor Demo, and it certainly lives up to its reputation as an all-around brawler with good trail manners. http://gearjunkie.com/interbike-2015

Finished Klaar Discontinued Version 2 of the P29er and P650B frames are now only available

okay it appears the link to the catalogue didn't work for everyone sorry http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0250/7844/files/2016_Ritchey-cover_grande.jpg?7082364658302711382 Download it here

Felt like I was riding in Venice this morning [emoji1]

http://ritcheylogic.com/frames/mountain.html the new Ascent comes in 2 versions BAB - Break A Way plus fork http://ritcheylogic.com/media/catalog/product/cache/6/image/640x480/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/s/ascent-break-away-frameset.jpg and frame set http://ritcheylogic.com/media/catalog/product/cache/6/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/s/ascent-frame.jpg Whether a daily commute or a trans-continental expedition, the Ascent is built for adventure. Capable of fitting 650b mountain tires, 700c road tires or anything in between, there is little this bike cannot do. Available in four sizes, the Ascent is perfectly paired with the Zeta II disc and a set of EvoMax bars for the most versatile, capable Ritchey ever.