Ritchey Swiss Cross

[cs124]

Great looking bike.
Question about the brake set-up.
The minimoto front / touring canti rear seems o be a popular combination.
Is there a reason why you wouldn’t use a minimoto at both ends?

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by cs124

Great looking bike.

Thanks

Originally Posted by cs124

Question about the brake set-up.
The minimoto front / touring canti rear seems o be a popular combination.
Is there a reason why you wouldn’t use a minimoto at both ends?

Yes, a very simple reason: I was economizing since this is a placeholder bike, and the frame owner had a new canti that he included at a good price. Had price been irrelevant I would have put a minimoto on the rear as well.

That said, canti on the rear is plenty for off-road in my experience.

[jtbadge]

These frame also don’t have a housing stop for the rear brake so you need to run a canti out back

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by jtbadge

These frame also don’t have a housing stop for the rear brake so you need to run a canti out back

easily solved though with a hanger if that's the way you want to go.

[m_sasso]

Great riding and looking bike, nothing temporary with mine its staying with me for me for a long time.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Great riding and looking bike, nothing temporary with mine its staying with me for me for a long time.

That's even nicer than mine IMO, guessing it must be older because of the steel fork? Those seat stays almost look like Dave Kirk did them.

[IJWS]

A red Swisscross is such a classic bike. Kudos! Looks really fun too!

[freakforti]

as far as I remember the SwissCross started it's career in terms of being featured in a Ritchey catalogue back in 1997 - right
http://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabas...1997/index.php
the very same year they also had a softtail MTB that used the Moots YBB technique ....
the 1997/98 catalogue then brought us the "Plexus" rear end on MTB and SwissCross frames but I do not know for how long that stayed in production ???
https://www.steelfightsback.com/ritchey/plexus-1996/