Over the past months, there have been several sneak peeks, teases, and glimpses of Ritchey’s new Montebello. Well, the teasing is over. Introducing the Ritchey Montebello frameset. You may or may not remember that I highlighted it in my Favorite Bikes and Sites Sea Otter post back in April. The Ritchey Montebello is designed for those who long for longer rides, rides that are even longer than long-distance.
The Ritchey Montebello is built with proprietary triple-butted Logic steel. It sports an increased stack, a longer wheelbase, and a lower bottom bracket than its Road Logic counterpart.
Geometry, Tire Clearance, and a New Fork
These geometry choices deliver a stable ride ideal for randonneuring. There are also other, more practical frame features, like all of the fender and rack mounts that all of us Ritchey lovers expect.
Tire clearance is pretty generous at 700x40mm without fenders and 700x36mm with fenders. Something new for the frameset is the Ritchey Brevet Carbon Fork. This fork is designed especially for the Montebello and has mounting options for either a porteur or lowrider rack.
The fork comes with threaded drilling in the crown for either a rack or lighting. And speaking of lighting, the fork has internal routing for a dynamo light as well… what would a Rando bike be without a dynamo light? And yes, the fork has the hallmark of all Ritchey forks, a 1-1/8″ straight steerer.
Available as a frameset only, the Montebello is priced at $1,699. It’s currently available online and at Ritchey stocking dealers.
Montebello Frame Specifications
- Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
- Heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing – TIG welded
- 12mm thru-axles in front and rear
- Rack and fender mounts
- Ritchey WCS Carbon Brevet Fork included
- Internal Dynamo Routing
- Porteur or Low-Rider Rack Mounts
- External cable routing w/ routing for Di2 12-speed
- Tire Clearance: 700 x 36c tire clearance with fender, 700x40c without (depending on tire/rim manufacturer)
- Headset: WCS headset included
- (upper IS42/28.6 – 16mm stack height / lower IS42/30)
- Frame Weight: 2,000 g (size M)
- Fork Weight: 415g (uncut steerer)
- Total Weight: 2.4 kg (size M)
- Color: Hot Sauce
