Description

Tom Ritchey rides about 10,000 miles (16,000 km) per year, mostly off-road. Combine that with more than 50 years of crafting bicycles, and it’s no wonder that the Outback is an icon in the gritty world of gravel and adventure cycling.

Standout features for this edition of the 2025 Outback include internal routing for a dropper post, a rack mount on the fork crown, and internal dynamo routing. Aurora and Winter Sage colorways offer riders more options to style their ride beyond the bike’s existing practical and adaptable features, but the “big” news is, this Outback also comes in size XXL.

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

Tech Specs

Frame

• Material heat-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 bracket 68mm - 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
• Chainline 49mm
• Not compatible with Direct Mount standard and related components (T-Type derailleurs and cassettes)
• Bottle cage mounts 3
• Rack and fender mounts
• Stealth wire routing for semi-wireless Di2 groupsets
• DSP internal (seat tube only) routing available
• 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 length 300mm
• Fork length 390mm
• Axle-crown 393mm
• Rake/Offset 50mm
• 100mm spacing (12mm alloy thru-axle included)
• Fork max payload 3kg per side
• 30mm maximum spacers below stem

Tyre Compatibility

• Wheel and tyre compatibility 700 x 48mm or 650 x 2.0in (depending on tire/rim manufacturer)
• Frame spacing 58mm
• Fork spacing 60mm
• Brake Compatibility
• Flat-mount brakes front and rear 140mm (160mm max - adaptors available separately)
• Frame flat-mount bracket height10mm

Details

• Sizes XS / S / M / L / XL / XXL
• Frame weight 2,175g (size L - w/o thru-axle)
• Fork weight 445g (with uncut steerer / not including axle)

Specifications

• Weight: 200gr
• Usage: Indoor & outdoor

Pros and cons

• Sustainably produced
• Ideal for everyday use
• May discolor in direct sunlight