What a beauty :thumbsup: Hummmmm, I think I've got room for one more Ritchey 
Took my new '84 Annapurna out for a ride today.
Been looking for one of these for a long time.
Just thought I'd post a couple pics from the ride and a couple shots of some frame details.
Just thought I'd post a couple pics from the ride and a couple shots of some frame details.
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Oh my.
What a beauty!
That's a nice score :thumbsup:
Love the color too, I'm so jealous
I hope you'll post some more pics......
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CR
What a beauty!
That's a nice score :thumbsup:
Love the color too, I'm so jealous
I hope you'll post some more pics......
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CR
Here's mine
My '83 Annapurna hung on the wall until this year, when the boys at the Paradigm shop went the extra mile, hunting for parts on EBay to restore it to original condition.
Here's a photo of my bike with the guy who made it 23 years ago.
My '83 Annapurna hung on the wall until this year, when the boys at the Paradigm shop went the extra mile, hunting for parts on EBay to restore it to original condition.
Here's a photo of my bike with the guy who made it 23 years ago.
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You suck.Fillet-brazed said:Been looking for one of these for a long time.
Just thought I'd post a couple pics from the ride and a couple shots of some frame details.
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Fillet-brazed: beautiful bike! It's a great color too. From riding my Annapurna, I know how effortless (and addicting) they are to ride.Fatmikeynyc said:
Congrats on a great score!:thumbsup:A metallic brown Annapurna? I wonder if it could have been mine? I didn't own this bike until 1999, and I bought it from a someone in Vermont. (As Fillet-brazed mentioned, mine is most likely not an Annapurna, but rather an Everest, even though it shares the same frame construction.) Mine has the older double crown fork, TA cranks, and Huret Duopar derailleur. It also has a NORBA decal on the seattube.
Craig in NJ
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FB, jk. Cruel sarcasm. A masterpiece, of course. Did you acquire that built properly? Or did you have to hunt and peck?
I like that shot of Tom with your Anna. The look on the guys face in the background is exactly how I think of todays crop of riders. Mostly because everyone I know that rides looks like that guy, knows that "real" mountain bikes have at least 5 inches of travel, are all made of aluminum, all come from china, but that it doesn't matter... And they all wind up with a blank/perplexed look like that guys when in the presence of something truly exceptional, lost trying to identify what would possibly be worth looking at about what looks any other old mountain bike. This begs the question: When we die off, will anyone care about these? Quite possibly the answer is no. All the reason I need to ride my antiques.Repack Rider said:
You never know. He could have been thinking "Man, those clips and straps are totally the wrong vintage!"Don Juan said:FB, jk. Cruel sarcasm. A masterpiece, of course. Did you acquire that built properly? Or did you have to hunt and peck?
I like that shot of Tom with your Anna. The look on the guys face in the background is exactly how I think of todays crop of riders. Mostly because everyone I know that rides looks like that guy, knows that "real" mountain bikes have at least 5 inches of travel, are all made of aluminum, all come from china, but that it doesn't matter... And they all wind up with a blank/perplexed look like that guys when in the presence of something truly exceptional, lost trying to identify what would possibly be worth looking at about what looks any other old mountain bike. This begs the question: When we die off, will anyone care about these? Quite possibly the answer is no. All the reason I need to ride my antiques.
Na, I actually talked to that guy earlier at the Ritchey booth, he was clueless.robinmiller said:
Although the pedals and clips may be a few years too new its about function sometimes. I personally use clipless pedals on all my vintage riders unless its just to cruze the pits. Tires are another major concern on a vintage bike like that. Not too may snakebellies or original stumpjumper tires out there.1 - 20 of 33 Posts
