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   * Starting in 1983 MountainBikes optionally sold Nitto made fillet brazed bullmoose bars for roughly 1/3 the cost ((The [[https://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/catalogs/mountainbikes/1983/index.php|1983 catalog]] lists Ritchey bars at $144.75 and Nittos for $52.))
   * Although the Ritchey catalog doesn't state this, starting in 1982, the lower end models such as the Mount Tam, came with TIG welded Nitto bullmoose handlebars.
-  * After the Ritchey/Kelly/Fisher [[fisher:start#dissolution|dissolution]], Ritchey referred to bullmoose bars as "Twinstrut" while Fisher MountainBikes continued to use the name, now appended with a **™** symbol.
+  * After the Ritchey/Kelly/Fisher [[fisher:start#dissolution|dissolution]], Ritchey referred to bullmoose bars as "Twinstrut" while Fisher MountainBikes continued to use the "bullmoose" name, now appended with a **™** symbol.
-  * The last vintage MTB in this timeline to use bullmoose bars appears to be the [[maruishi:start#s1988|1988 Maruishi AT18]].  After that, the focus was on making narrow bars light weight out of aluminum, titanium or carbon.
+  * The last vintage MTB in this timeline to use bullmoose bars appears to be the Swiss [[ferra:start#s1992|1992 Ferraroli Authier]].  After that, the focus was on making narrow bars light weight out of aluminum, titanium or carbon.
   * Nitto recently continued to make the Bullmoose bars and it remains available online at places such as: [[https://velo-orange.com/products/b903-bullmoose-bar-by-nitto-silver-1|velo-orange]].  28" wide, 15' sweep, 693g (no quill).  Or a fillet brazed Nitto version was available at [[https://www.rivbike.com/products/nitto-bullmoose-bar-dull-bright-fillet-brazed-150mm-16194|Rivendell]],  26" wide, 30' sweep, 868g (full quill).  ((Rivendell reports that Nitto used to make 5,000 bullmoose bars per month in the early 80's.))
-{{quill.jpg?440|1980 Ritchey quill adapter}}
+{{quill.jpg?400|1980 Ritchey quill adapter}}
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 Ritchey quill adapter, using a double wedge, allows for the bullmoose stem to firmly grab the steerer tube.
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 [[http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/double-quill-adaptor.html|vintagemtbworkshop]]
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+{{morati.jpg?400|2011 Morati Titanium M-bars}}
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+Morati Titanium M-bars, 560mm wide, 310g
+[[https://www.facebook.com/moratititanium|facebook]]
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 Ritchey Catalog, page 1 [[https://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/catalogs/mountainbikes/1980/index.php|vintagebicycledatabase]]
-{{ritchey_1979.jpg?440|1979 Ritchey}}
+{{number1.jpg?440|1978 Ritchey #1}}
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- Ritchey equipped with Magura L476-21 motorcycle handlebars.
+ Ritchey #1, upgraded with 1980 bullmoose bars.
-[[https://www.facebook.com/vintagemtbworkshop/photos/a.858491370904382/3336455249774636/|facebook]]
+Tom Ritchey's personal bike.
-Prior to 1980, the best handlebars were wide, flat & light motorcycle handlebars from Magura.  Almost all Series I & II Breezers used Magura handlebars.  See a gallery of 52 different Breezers: [[http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/vintage-joe-breeze-breezer-photos.html|Vintagemtbworkshop Breezer gallery]].
+[[http://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/history.php|vintagebicycledatabase]]
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 Ritchey WCS Carbon bullmoose handlebar-stem combo.
-Size: 28 -> 29" wide with a  3.5 -> 4.3" stem.
+Size: 720->740mm wide with a 9->11cm stem.
 g.
 $299.95