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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.)) | * 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. | * 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.)) | * 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.)) |
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| 1980 Ritchey Catalog, page 1 [[https://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/catalogs/mountainbikes/1980/index.php|vintagebicycledatabase]] | 1980 Ritchey Catalog, page 1 [[https://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/catalogs/mountainbikes/1980/index.php|vintagebicycledatabase]] |
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| {{number1.jpg?440|1979 Ritchey #1}} | {{number1.jpg?440|1978 Ritchey #1}} |
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| 1979 Ritchey #1, upgraded with 1980 bullmoose bars. | 1978 Ritchey #1, upgraded with 1980 bullmoose bars. |
| Tom Ritchey's personal bike. | Tom Ritchey's personal bike. |
| [[http://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/history.php|vintagebicycledatabase]] | [[http://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/history.php|vintagebicycledatabase]] |
