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Ritchey MountainBike (Ritchey MountainBikes)

B · From historians, makers and pressMountain bikeIn confirmed sources: 1979–1982

Tom Ritchey, Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly formed Ritchey MountainBikes in 1979, which Ritchey calls the first business to sell only mountain bikes. In 1982 Road & Track named the MountainBike the best off-road vehicle, and 700 frames were built that year.

Known components

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What the sources say

YearName · variantDetailsSource
1979Ritchey MountainBikesPartnership of Tom Ritchey, Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly; the first business to sell only mountain bikes.Ritchey
1982MountainBikeRoad & Track named the MountainBike the best off-road vehicle; 700 frames built that year.Ritchey
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Sources

Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.

  1. Ritchey: 'Ritchey at 50: a timeline'
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