Ritte, now in steel design by Tom Kellogg, review

[merckxman]

https://roadbikeaction.com/first-rid...till-real/amp/

[peanutgallery]

So ....TK designs it, Ritte markets it, Zap shills it for ad revenue, who builds it?

[weisan]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

who builds it?

[peanutgallery]

Welded up in the sweet environment of the chocolate river at the Wonka Factory

Originally Posted by weisan

[johnmdesigner]

Well instead of asking for $2000 deposits they welded one up and put it out there.
Looks pretty nice to me.
I don't think TK would put his name on it if he wasn't overseeing the production.

[sjbraun]

That wasn't a review; it read more like a marketing piece. $2k for a production steel frame seems a bit over-priced to me.

[IJWS]

Any “review” of a steel bike that has the phrase “steel is real” I it just reeks of laziness. In the last sentence the review states that this steel bike rides...like other steel bikes. Wow. Take my money!

[Malinois]

I wouldn’t exactly call it “a screamin’ deal at $2250” when the Road Logic Disc is now available for under $1400.

I’m sure that beyond the generic trade journalist fluffing they ride well and are fine frames (in part thanks to TK) but that price is tough to justify for a production line model in this market.

[dpdan93]

Originally Posted by weisan

hahaha

[dpdan93]

Originally Posted by sjbraun

That wasn't a review; it read more like a marketing piece. $2k for a production steel frame seems a bit over-priced to me.

considering you can get a custom steel IF for 2300...

[72gmc]

Originally Posted by weisan

Related, sort of ... Eric Idle does a great job on the audio book of this story. Great for car trips or waiting out the days until your frame is delivered.