They say less is more, and the Ritchey Garden City frameset is designed to bridge the gap between pure track racing and practical, urban cycling.

Named after the San Jose track cycling team, the Garden City is an homage, meant to show gratitude for the community that nurtured Ritchey’s love of track racing. It’s a bike meant to be ridden to the track and then raced, used as a winter training bike, a reliable commuter, or just thrashed around the street.

The frame is constructed from TIG-welded, triple-butted, and heat-treated Ritchey Logic tubing and features a unique flared 1 1/8" head tube, custom Ritchey Logic dropouts, and internal ED coating throughout to prevent corrosion. A Ritchey Comp Carbon Road Fork is included, resulting in a versatile frameset that is both supple and responsive, with clearance for 28mm tires in both the front and rear.

Drilled for bottles and brakes, it's ready for more than just a cross town commute. With no restriction on how you build it or ride it, Garden City is testament to less really being more.

ⓘ This frameset is limited to 150 worldwide, with only 40 allocated to the US market.

Specifications

• frame: heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing

• fork: Ritchey Comp Carbon Road Fork w/ 1-1/8" straight steerer (45mm offset)

• includes Ritchey WCS headset included (upper IS42/28.6 - 16mm stack height | lower IS42/30)

• frame and fork drilled for a brake

• integrated seat collar (max torque setting: 6Nm)

• seatpost size: 27.2mm

• frame/fork spacing: 120/100mm

• clearance for 28mm tires (maybe larger depending on tire/rim manufacturer)

• max chainring size: 55t

• BB: 68mm English-threaded (BSA)

• BB drop: 55mm

• color: brick red

• sizes: S, M, L, XL (see geometry chart)

• frame weight: 1,950g (size L)

• fork weight: 562g (uncut steerer)

Sizing & geometry

Frame preparation info

Proper preparation of a new frame is an essential part of building up any new bike.

This process typically involves facing and chasing the bottom bracket shell to clean the threads and remove any paint, clearcoat overspray, or internal frame coating buildup before installing a bottom bracket, as well as facing and reaming the head tube to remove any imperfections prior to headset installation.

These procedures require specialized tools, and can be performed by any reputable bike shop in your area.

More information here:

Bottom Bracket Facing and Chasing - parktool.com

Head Tube Reaming and Facing - parktool.com

Ritchey framesets

Ritchey Garden City Track frameset