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.
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 You’ve sent emails. We’ve seen your social media posts. You have told us at countless events around the world. We’ve heard you loud and clear: You yearn for the return of the legendary P-29er to the Ritchey line-up.
Well, here you go, World!
The P-29er is back.
Tom Ritchey loves riding mountain bikes, and he created the Ritchey P-29er so you could share the same kind of experiences he’s been enjoying on trails for most his life. Designed for ripping tight, twisty, and technical cross-country singletrack, the P-29er is the latest manifestation of Ritchey’s deep heritage of mountain bike history. This sublime frameset represents everything Tom loves about mountain biking – roots, rocks, fun, and endless adventurous experiences deep in the woods.
The frame of the P-29er is built with Ritchey’s proprietary triple-butted Logic steel tubing. That combines with its modern XC geometry to deliver a breathtakingly balanced ride – beautifully mixing a snappy and responsive soul with a comfortable and predictable personality. The P-29er is the ultimate cross-country mountain bike.
With its pedigree firmly rooted in the decades-deep lineage of its P-series predecessors that helped define the sport of mountain biking, this latest version of the P-29er is very much a modern machine with features demanded by today’s XC riders. It boasts BOOST spacing along with stealthy dropper post routing and an ultralight forged tapered headtube. It fits tires up to 2.3” and is built around a 100mm-travel fork. All of this comes together to enshrine the P-29er as a monument to the spirit of endless singletrack adventure.
Tech Specs
- Material heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing - TIG welded
- Ultra-light forged and machined tapered head tube
- Electrophoretic Deposition (ED Coat) treated for corrosion resistance
- HeadsetWCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 | lower IS52/40)
- Headset upper bearing 41.8mm OD / IS42/28.6 (S.H.I.S.)
- Headset lower bearing 51.9mm OD / IS52/40 (S.H.I.S.)
- Seat tube clamp sizeintegrated (2.5Nm max for chain guides – 28.6mm clamp)
- 27.2mm seat tube with stealth dropper routing
- Bottom bracket 73mm - English threaded
- Crankset maximum ring size38T single
- Designed for 1X chainrings
- Chainline 52mm
- Not compatible with Direct Mount standard and related components (T-Type derailleurs and cassettes)
- Recommended tire size29x2.25 (2.3 max) - tire size varies by rim and tire manufacturer
- Post-mount rear brake160mm (180mm max - adaptors available separately)
- Bottle cage mountsTwo (one on downtube and one on seat tube) *Note: size small frames include only a downtube bottle cage mount
- SizesS (15") / M (17") / L (19") / XL (20.5")
- Weigh t2,315g (M/17")
- BOOST 148mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included)
- Optimized for 100mm (BOOST) suspension travel fork or 483mm axle-crown rigid fork
- External cable routing
- Replaceable stainless-steel derailleur hanger