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Ritchey Bullmoose Handlebar-Stem Combo Back, Now in WCS Carbon Form!

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Ritchey just sent over a little teaser of their 2015 product line in the form of an all-new, WCS carbon version of the Bullmoose one-piece bar/stem combo.

As the story goes, in 1978, Tom Ritchey raced the Repack Downhill in Marin, CA, on a borrowed bike. Supposedly, he was killin’ it, en route to sure victory, when halfway down the rough descent his bars slipped and rotated, forcing him to stop and fix it. “My time was not that far off from the winner, even considering the stop,” Ritchey said, “I thought, all I need is a better handlebar and stem and I can win this thing.”

To prevent such misfortune in the future, he modded his existing steel stems into a one-piece triangulated shape welded to a handlebar. It became stock equipment on his first mountain bike (and many others) during mountain biking’s early days.

Now, 35 years later, it’s back…

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The new WCS Bullmoose gets a much lower profile, but it keeps the triangulated design that makes the unit so stiff and strong, taking advantage of the light weight and vibration damping offered by carbon fiber. An alloy steerer clamp is bonded in to insure a solid connection to the rest of the bike.

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Five stem lengths and three widths are available (stem x width):

  • 70 x 720mm
  • 80 x 730mm
  • 90/100/110 x 740mm

Claimed weight is 280 grams for the 80×730 size. They should be available this fall for $299.95. Now, have a peek at its predecessor:

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M
M
9 years ago

I WANT!!!!

Kyle
Kyle
9 years ago

Whats the sweep?

brattercakes
brattercakes
9 years ago

Ahhh yisssss…

Henry
Henry
9 years ago

70 x 740 would have been sweet. don’t get the widths going up as length increases. But again this is a pure XC item.

K11
K11
9 years ago

@henry. i agree. mak’em (the bar width) all the same, and just cut’em down if needed.

a lot of old is new again is happening. with klein design elements/concepts taking hold of the industry. i still wish i could get a modern day Klein (pre-trek, of course) in the larger wheel formats. i’d take that over any of today’s asian carbon BS any day.

badbikemechanicx
badbikemechanicx
9 years ago

All this new mountain bike tech today! Is my dream coming true.? Is mountain bike racing back?

scentofreason
scentofreason
9 years ago

offer them in white PLEASE!!!

Marshall Hance
Marshall Hance
9 years ago

50×800, please. wtf?

curbwizard
curbwizard
9 years ago

what angles will the “stem” come in? im hoping for a -10 option…

Ya dood
Ya dood
9 years ago

They want $300 and it ain’t even cool.?!!?

Ck
Ck
9 years ago

Don’t people normally go wider bars with shorter stems, not the other way around?

wheelz
wheelz
9 years ago

Very cool, but about 5 years behind the times in the width departments. A lot, if not a majority, of XC racers are rocking 740 to 780 mm width bars theses days.

k
k
9 years ago

Ugh.

Joe
Joe
9 years ago

@wheelz do you honestly believe your intution is a more reliable market demand barometer than the person(s) who financed and organized the mass market production of an item to be distributed by one of the best selling aftermarket and high-end OEM component brands?

hello
hello
9 years ago

I wouldn’t use this because I could not adjust the bar angle on the clamping position…

Offrhodes
Offrhodes
9 years ago

I like this a lot. the 70×720 will be perfect for my short self on my Jet9.

Jesse Edwards
Jesse Edwards
9 years ago

Stems and bars work pretty damn well now, and you can even change the bar or stem if you change your bike. Why would anyone want this?

badbikemechanicx
badbikemechanicx
9 years ago

@Jesse I want this bad. I mainly want it because it looks balln, and it’s freaking light. These two little factors will make me faster thereby making it totally worth the $300.

Chris
Chris
9 years ago

I’m just waiting for drops to make a return to MTBs! I had an 1987 Bridgestone MB-1 that came stock with drop bars. For all but the steepest, most technical of trails they were awesome.

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