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Outback Frameset

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Description

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 tasty Guac y Crema paint, or 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 significantlyreducing chainstay weight.

Bikepacking, road, off-road, trail, expedition, you name it…the Ritchey Outback is designed do it all.

  • Includes Ritchey Adventure Fork with multipurpose mounts
  • Accepts 700c x 48mm or 650b x 2.0in tires
  • Features rack and fender mounts

(*Only the Granite & Snow color Outback frame features this new flat mount design)

Tech Specs

Frame
Materialheat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing - TIG welded
Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8" headtube
Electrophoretic Deposition (ED Coat) treated for corrosion resistance
Seat tube clamp size28.6mm (2.5Nm max for derailleur clamps and chain guides)
27.2mm seat tube with integrated seat collar (max torque setting: 6Nm)
Bottom bracket68mm - English threaded
142mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included)
Crankset min/max ring size - single36 to 46t / double: 46/30t to 50/34t 
Can accommodate 1X or 2X chainrings
Bottle cage mounts
Rack and fender mounts
External cable routing
WCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 - 16mm stack height | lower IS42/30)
Replaceable stainless-steel derailleur hanger
Fork
New Ritchey Carbon Adventure Fork with multi-purpose, rack and fender mounts
1-1/8" straight steerer with integrated 45-degree crown race 
Steerer length300mm
Fork length390mm
Axle-crown393mm
Rake/Offset50mm
100mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included)
Fork max payload3kg per side
30mm maximum spacers below stem
Tire Compatibility
Wheel and tire compatibility700 x 48mm or 650 x 2.0in (depending on tire/rim manufacturer)
Frame max spacing58mm
Fork max spacing60mm 
Brake Compatibility
Flat-mount brakes front and rear140mm (160mm max - adaptors available separately)
Frame flat-mount bracket height10mm 
Details
SizesXS / S / M / L / XL
Frame weight2,175g (size L - w/o thru-axle)
Fork weight445g (with uncut steerer / not including axle)
ColorGranite & Snow or Guac y Crema

Logic Features

WCS Logic Tubing

WCS Logic Tubing

Ritchey's proprietary and triple-butted steel tubing developed specifically for the TIG welding process to Tom's specifications.

Multipurpose Mounts

Multipurpose Mounts

Triple mounts on each fork leg offer the ability to carry...well, anything!

Integrated Carbon crown

Integrated Carbon Crown

Sleek integration with Ritchey headsets and the added benefit of reducing stress at the steerer crown interface.

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Geometry

  • Design
  • Design
Frame Size
XS
S
M
L
XL
A
Top tube (effective)
526
541
557
570
581
B
Top tube (actual)
510
524
539
552
563
C
Seat tube (c-t)
440
465
490
515
540
D
Seat tube angle
74°
73.5°
73°
73°
73°
E
Head tube length
115
130
150
170
190
F
Head tube angle
69.5°
70°
70.5°
71°
71°
G
BB drop
70
70
68
68
68
H
Chainstay
453
453
453
453
453
I
Wheelbase
1047
1053
1060
1070
1081
J
Standover height
754
773
796
818
839
K
Stack
532
548
567
587
606
L
Reach
373
378
383
390
395
M
Fork rake
50
50
50
50
50
N
Fork Length
390
390
390
390
390
Axle to crown
393
393
393
393
393
Post diameter
27.2
27.2
27.2
27.2
27.2

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