Tom Ritchey rides about 10,000 miles (16,000 km) per year, and most of that is off-road. Combine that with his more than 50 years of designing and building bicycles, and it’s no wonder the Outback has become an icon in the gritty world of gravel and adventure bikes.
Wrapped in the new Granite & Snow colorway, the Outback sports several practical and adaptable features that offer riders the ability to chase epic ride experiences beyond the end of the road and the end of the day. Rack and fender mounts help to keep things dry and expand the load-carrying capacity for longer bikepacking adventures, while clearance for 700c x 48mm or 650b x 2.0in tires opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Doubling down on the Outback’s practical performance, an all-carbon fiber Ritchey Adventure Fork with multi-purpose mounts on the legs gives you more places to stow the supplies you gather at the last café.
The Outback is painstakingly TIG-welded with proprietary triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing that now sports an updated one-piece truss design for flat mount brakes - providing as much stiffness and strength of previous mounts while significantly reducing chainstay weight.
Bikepacking, road, off-road, trail, expedition, you name it…the Ritchey Outback is designed do it all.
WCS LOGIC TUBING - Ritchey's proprietary and triple-butted steel tubing developed specifically for the TIG welding process to Tom's specifications.
MULTIPURPOSE MOUNTS - Triple mounts on each fork leg offer the ability to carry...well, anything!
INTEGRATED CARBON CROWN - Sleek integration with Ritchey headsets and the added benefit of reducing stress at the steerer crown interface.
| frame | Heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing - TIG welded. Electrophoretic Deposition (ED Coat) treated for corrosion resistance. 27.2mm seat tube with integrated seat collar (max torque setting 6Nm). |
| spacing | 142mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included) |
| mounts | Rack and fender mounts |
| headset | WCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 - 16mm stack height | lower IS42/30) |
| headtube | Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8" headtube |
| seat tube clamp size | 28.6mm (2.5Nm max for derailleur clamps and chain guides) |
| bottom bracket | 68mm - English threaded |
| crankset min/max ring size | Single - 36 to 46t / Double - 46/30t to 50/34t |
| bottle cage mounts | 3 |
| cable routing | External cable routing |
| derailleur hanger | Replaceable stainless-steel derailleur hanger |
| fork | New Ritchey Carbon Adventure Fork with multi-purpose, rack and fender mounts |
| steerer length | 300mm |
| axle-crown | 393mm |
| fork spacing | 100mm (12mm alloy thru-axle included) |
| steerer | 1-1/8" straight steerer with integrated 45-degree crown race. 30mm maximum spacers below stem. |
| fork length | 390mm |
| rake/offset | 50mm |
| fork max payload | 3kg per side |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Fork Material | Carbon |
| Pedals Included | No |
| Ride Style | Gravel |
| FRAME | Heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing - TIG welded. Electrophoretic Deposition (ED Coat) treated for corrosion resistance. 27.2mm seat tube with integrated seat collar (max torque setting 6Nm). |
| SPACING | 142mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included) |
| Mounts | Rack and fender mounts |
| Headset | WCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 - 16mm stack height | lower IS42/30) |
| HEADTUBE | Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8" headtube |
| Seat tube clamp size | 28.6mm (2.5Nm max for derailleur clamps and chain guides) |
| Bottom Bracket | 68mm - English threaded |
| Crankset min/max ring size | Single - 36 to 46t / Double - 46/30t to 50/34t |
| Bottle cage mounts | 3 |
| Cable routing | External cable routing |
| Derailleur hanger | Replaceable stainless-steel derailleur hanger |
| Fork | New Ritchey Carbon Adventure Fork with multi-purpose, rack and fender mounts |
| Steerer Length | 300mm |
| Axle-Crown | 393mm |
| Fork spacing | 100mm (12mm alloy thru-axle included) |
| Steerer | 1-1/8" straight steerer with integrated 45-degree crown race. 30mm maximum spacers below stem. |
| Fork Length | 390mm |
| Rake/Offset | 50mm |
| Fork max payload | 3kg per side |
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