Ritte rocks the Reynolds (steel) w/ new 2020 Satyr gravel & Phantom all-road bikes

Written by Greg Kopecky Dec 17, 2019 12:01 p.m. ET

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Ritte announce the launch of two new steel bikes, the Satyr gravel bike and Phantom all-road bike. Both use Reynolds tubing and were designed by Tom Kellogg, using size-specific tubing – a feature that isn’t particularly common in the stock steel bike category. With disc brakes and other modern spec, they aim to satisfy steel-loving cyclists that want a full-featured and up-to-date machine.

Ritte Satyr gravel bike & Phantom all-road bike

Ritte has been busy this year, and hasn’t slowed down – launching two all-new steel drop bar bikes. Both were designed by UCI World Championship-winning frame builder, Tom Kellogg, and meant to provide a lively steel-is-real ride quality.

First up is the Satyr gravel bike. It uses Reynolds 725 tubing with size-specific specs, for a weight and ride-quality appropriate ride for each size.

A threaded T47 bottom bracket comes standard. Note the third bottle mount underneath the downtube, near the BB shell.

An ENVE gravel fork is spec’ed up front, with different rake depending on frame size.

Tire clearance is quoted at a generous 700 x 43mm.

Flat mount disc brakes are used front and rear, along with fender mounts.

Six stock sizes are available, with full geometry listed above. Ritte couldn’t share exact frame weight, but quoted “about 2,000 grams” for a Large frame.

Framesets are available for $2,250, or buy a complete bike starting at $3,800. The stock build is a mix of Shimano GRX 1x, along with Hunt 4Season Gravel Disc wheels and an FSA Energy alloy cockpit.

The Phantom is an all-road bike, also built with Reynolds 725 tubing. The overall construction is similar, with 12mm thru axles and flat mount brakes.

Like the Satyr, it uses a threaded T47 bottom bracket shell.

An ENVE road fork rides up front, though the bike advertises less tire clearance than its gravel brethren, at 32mm maximum.

Full geometry is listed above. Similar to the Satyr, the Phantom is quoted at “about 2,000 grams” for a Large size frame. Just like the Satyr, pricing starts at $2,250 for a frameset, or $3,800 for the base build (though the Phantom opts for double-chainring Shimano 105 drivetrain). Both bikes are available to order immediately.

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Stu

4 years ago

Made in China but “signed” by Tom?

Involuntary Soul

4 years ago

Reply to Stu

Tom prob helped to make the CDC drawing, then it was send to a sweatshop in China

Cheese

4 years ago

Reply to Involuntary Soul

I’m amazed that he would let Ritte stick his name on a Chinese frame after putting so much sweat into fabricating his own for all these years.

Morten Reippuert

4 years ago

Reply to Involuntary Soul

pretty sure the average Taiwan worker is arround the same as a regular US worker and 2-3x US minumum wage. Also belive helath insurance is cheaper/better and they get more than 2w annual leave.

Geometry charts looks amazing for both bikes, and knowing Tom’s prefered geometry from my Merlin Works CR TI2/3.5 im sure both are amazing rides. (i plotted in size L for both frames in to bikegeocalc and compared to my Merlin)

K-Pop is dangerous to your health

4 years ago

Reply to Morten Reippuert

Country of origin bias from people who’s homes are full of Chinese made goods. [golf clap]

Cheese

4 years ago

Reply to K-Pop is dangerous to your health

“homes are full of Chinese made goods.”

Speak for yourself, Kay. Also, *whose.

Eggs Benedict

4 years ago

Nice.

J'Anky Teal

4 years ago

I’ve always had a thing for Ritte, seems like they never took themselves too seriously.
On the Satyr is that a massive shelf instead of a tube for the chainstay bridge. Hard to tell on my phone but it looks like a weld straight across the shell.

Involuntary Soul

4 years ago

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Loose Spoke

4 years ago

Reply to Involuntary Soul

I’d like a rose-tinted Ritte Satyr.

Eggs Benedict

4 years ago

Reply to Involuntary Soul

Why?

Robin

4 years ago

Reply to Involuntary Soul

The Phantom is beautifully tinted.

What kind of pathetic person is laughing at someone for what they ride, especially something as nice as these Ritte bikes?

nell

4 years ago

$2,250 for a non-custom Chinese frame? No thanks. Custom USA made wouldn’t be much more than that – and it would be CUSTOM. Or, for an off the shelf Taiwan-ese steel frame, get a proven Black Mountain Cycles frame for $700.

David Rosenthal

4 years ago

Reply to nell

Thanks for the comment on Black Mountain. I took a gander and their Monster cross looks like exactly what I’m looking for in an adventure/gravel/commuter a great price. Thank you sincerely!

TRADS

4 years ago

Most frames you folks ride are Chinese built. Why so much negativity on this is beyond me. The important aspect here is people riding.

Crash Bandicoot

4 years ago

Reply to TRADS

Ritte has always been really expensive for out of the catalogue bikes with nice paint. There’s no problem with Asian bikes (heck I ride a Bowman which just like my old S Works venge was made in Taiwan) but it kind of killed their credibility buying frames with literally no input on geometry or design with neat paint and marking them up so much.

dr_lha

4 years ago

Reply to TRADS

Part of the issue is that you can get a really really nice Taiwan built steel frame from several other companies (e.g. Ritchey) for $1000+ cheaper than what they’re charging for this. What does this offer for the price other than the Ritte name? I’m sure it’s a nice ride, so’s a Ritchey, Black Mountain Cycle etc..

Morten Reippuert

4 years ago

Reply to TRADS

true, and this is not China build – its taiwan build and size specific tubed and butted. A major difference.

(looking for a euro supplier as these framests are the most interesting i have since since & after the introduction of the Open U.P)

RideCX

4 years ago

I think it’s neat to see a modern steel frame with clean, internal cable routing. Not too many of them around.

K-Pop is dangerous to your health

4 years ago

Reply to RideCX

I’d like to see BR do a review of Stelbel. Their frames are gorgeous! AND NOT MADE IN CHINA, for all the stuffy people here.

RideCX

4 years ago

Reply to K-Pop is dangerous to your health

I’m not familiar with those, but they do look sharp! It is nice to see that well-executed, clean internal cabling is possible in steel.

TOM KELLOGG

4 years ago

Howdy Rumor Readers: And thanks to BR for posting this. No arguments with anyone posting here. Just a comment or two.
We spent a huge amount of time working on the designs, not only of the geometry, but in specifying the exact diameters, gauges and butt lengths of the tubing for each size of each model before we even began working on some of the unique features of both of these frames. Yes, for a welded steel frame set, these are more expensive than many others out there. However, they are also more expensive to make. For example: the T-47 custom made shells cost a lot, and they are not just show. They, along with the unique “bridge” enable completely internal routing of all cables and hydraulic housing. Worth it? That’s your call. These frames are not just another phoned-in order from some generic factory in China. Just sayin’. Now go ride your bike.
Tom Kellogg

TOM KELLOGG

4 years ago

Reply to TOM KELLOGG

Oh, and PS: The signature thing. I haven’t built a frame myself for years. My assistant Jeff Duser does the steel building here. And many of you will remember the Merlin road frames that I designed. They all had my signature. And then if you are old enough, you’ll remember the Ross Signature frames. I signed them as well.
TK

Cheese

4 years ago

Reply to TOM KELLOGG

My ex brother in law has one of your frames from years ago when he lived in Breinigsville. He’s very proud of it.

Morten Reippuert

4 years ago

Reply to TOM KELLOGG

im still in love my Merlin CR 3/2.5 size ML with the stock realdesign fork – and wouldn’t trade it in for any other production frame on the market.

a bit more BB drop, tire clearance and a few mm front to center to accomodate that tireclearance would be nice – and S&S couplers. Can see the new ritte in size L clicks all the boxes except S&S, beeing steel instead of ti and having disc brakes instead of rimbrakes.

So instead im trying to find a euro shop that can do S&S frame mods for non round and oversized ti tubes (and replace the fork with a woundup)