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Ritchey Garden-City Track Bike hero(Photos / Ritchey Logic)
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In an attempt to #savethetrackbike, Ritchey recently released the Garden City track frameset. Ritchey states the new Garden City combines an urban fixie with a track bike, for a “contemporary version of the multi-purposed fixie”.

Ritchey Garden-City Track Bike at the track
(Photos / Ritchey Logic)

The Garden City can be whatever kind of bike you want it to be (sans gears). It uses a triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tube set and can hold a 30mm wide tire. The frameset comes with an EPD coating, keeping corrosion, dirt, and contaminants from wreaking havoc on the frame.

The frame is designed to fit up to a 55t chainring, so if you wanted to sprint around the local track you could. If the track isn’t your jam, that’s OK too. The frame is equipped with places for bottles and brakes so it can be used as a stylish commuter as well.

Ritchey Garden-City Track Bike integrated seat collar

Garden City Frameset Retail & Specs

Retail: $1199

Ritchey Garden-City Track Bike framset

Frame

  • Frame material: heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing
  • Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8″ headtube
  • 27.2mm seat tube with integrated seat collar (max torque setting: 6Nm)
  • Bottom Bracket: 68mm, English threaded
  • Chainline: 49mm
  • Max Crankset: 55t
  • Bottle cage mounts: 2
  • Dropout: Horizontal 120mm bolt-on
  • Frame weight: 1,950g (size large)
  • WCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 – 16mm stack height | lower IS42/30)
  • Colors: Midnight Violet and Moon Yellow

Fork

  • Ritchey Comp Carbon Road Fork included 1-1/8″ straight steerer
  • Axle to Crown: 368mm
  • Rake/Offset: 43mm
  • Steerer Length: 300mm
  • Weight: 525g (uncut steerer)
  • 30mm max spacers below the stem
  • Standard quick release

Tire Compatibility

  • 700 x 28c tire clearance (depending on tire/rim manufacturer)
  • Frame spacing: 38mm
  • Fork spacing: 32mm

Ritchey Garden City Geometry

Ritchey Garden-City Track Bike Geometry

The Garden City will come in sizes S / M / L / XL. It is a limited edition frameset, with 100 uniquely numbered frames being produced. And will be in stock and ready for purchase on October 15th at the link below.

RitcheyLogic.com

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mud
mud
21 days ago

Beautiful!

Ashok Captain
Ashok Captain
15 days ago

Any functional reason (other than ease of brazing / welding) for the rear dropouts to be ‘shrouded’ (unlike the old Campagnolo track dropouts)?

tertius_decimus
tertius_decimus
11 days ago

Beautiful purple color. Love it. I don’t need a track frame, cause I’ve restored my old Vicini track bike this week, but if I were into market for a new track bike, I’d choose this one.

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