GRAVEL / CX Bike that breaks in Half

[@chrischevalier6107]

That bike is a classic beauty. Thin fork. No bulky rotors. Round tubing (for the most part). Ti bikes are awesome

[@nogonoma]

I was lucky enough to find one of these used locally. Rides great like all Ritcheys and is my main gravel bike.

[@themississippikidful]

Excellent ol' school TR breakaway ! Thanks for sharing , i still ride a 1999 titanium cantilever Litespeed 😉

[@GravelCyclist]

Litespeed made some seriously cool CX bikes. I have a video on the channel about my Appalachian, which I use for "Winterval" riding with the lads when daylight savings goes bye bye.

[@themississippikidful]

@@GravelCyclist nice mine is the Blue Ridge same frame i believe as yours ! Enjoyed the TR vid 👌

[@chrisscott8362]

Sweet Ride!!!

[@joelrichards4965]

I currently have one bike for everything and it is the steel version of the Breakaway Cross. I upgraded the fork to the same WCS you have and run SRAM Force 2x10. For rides that include singletrack I run Maxxis Ravager/Rambler 40mm F/R. The bike has been all over the country and on a couple of European adventures. Great bike.

[@GravelCyclist]

Nice one Joel. The mechanical derailleurs, especially the front, has a distinct advantage of additional tyre clearance over an eTap derailleur. Before I acquired this beauty, I too owned the steel version of the Breakaway Cross. These bikes are so so good.

[@danielcrowley3184]

My steel version is my main gravel/road bike (17,000 miles). I have the green one built up with silver Ritchey components and silver Campy Potenza with TRP CX8.4 mini-v brakes. It has been a great bike, though it is time for a paint job.

[@tomcruz3774]

Gorgeous bike! Looking forward to the pedal review.

[@ke0kie]

So nice, I’m building a new steel break away right now looking forward to travel adventure

[@GravelCyclist]

Good luck!

[@felixjackson2670]

Beautiful bike.

[@roadglide]

Once you’ve gone Flair there’s no going back. Just so stable and they allow you to really rip. The Ritchey is timeless classic beauty. But my Moots Routt RSL does it just for me sublimely. Nice stuff coming out of Camp JOM.

[@tmayberry7559]

Yes it does look classy as f**k love it

[@whirving]

My friend just completed the Palouse/Spokane route in Washington state on a titanium bike with....GASP....rim brakes. He did it in 3 days and is of a similar vintage to you and myself, so no hindrance with the brakes. That Ritchey is a fine machine, too bad they don't make a ti breakaway these days. I ended up buying a Lynskey instead.

[@alexrobles6492]

Nice ride. Different for sure

[@yoeddy0420]

Great video. I have one as well. I actually sent mine to a Ti builder and had him put disc brake mounts on the frame so run disc brakes on it now. I do have a quick question, you said you changed out all the bolts to titanium. Did you haappen to change out the one on the clamp. that is the one spot that I get rust and hate looking at that knowing it is what is holding the bike together:). If you did can you let me know where you got replacement titanium bolts for that.

[@Carney_asada]

I have the road version of this bike and love it. Do you have a link to the titanium screws you used for the clamp by the bottom bracket? Mine is rusted!

[@GravelCyclist]

See TorontoCycles.com - Do yourself a favor and replace all of the bolts while you're at it. Don't forget the Ti prep.

[@RicardoRocha-lg1xo]

Can’t wait to see that Finland video

[@GravelCyclist]

Hi Ricardo, there should be several videos.

[@akse]

I have like 5 km of gravel road from my home to the nearest tarmac and generally I drive only on good weather to work etc. but one day it was raining a lot and seriously my disc brakes were full of small gravel and started to actually make the riding pretty tough. Should have had a bottle or two of water to clean them up. So that might be bit of an akward thing when riding wet gravel with discs.

[@GravelCyclist]

Riding disc brakes in the rain can sound rather noisy, without braking, but you have to resist scrubbing the pads, unless you actually need to brake. When the conditions dry up, the calipers generally quit making noise after a short while. No additional water is needed.

[@thedownunderverse]

This bicycle appears to have rim brakes. Just checking in as to your health, on this basis. Did you survive?

[@GravelCyclist]

Somehow, I have survived to tell the tale!

[@guykronqvist9741]

Welcome to Finland!🙂

[@GravelCyclist]

Thank you! Arriving next week 😀

[@guykronqvist9741]

@@GravelCyclist you'll find lots of gravel roads in our country! I hope the weather will be nice, but bring long sleeved jerseys and rain gear as a precaution.

[@hansschotterradler3772]

@@guykronqvist9741 may need some bug repellant too??

[@guykronqvist9741]

@@hansschotterradler3772 As long as you are cycling you don't need, but when you stop...😅

[@hansschotterradler3772]

@@guykronqvist9741 I know, I rode to Alaska in 1992. I put on two layers since the mosquito gets you thru one layer. Different scenario in Western Canada; black flies get you whilst riding uphill.

[@NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

are those AC wheels tubeless, or did you rig conventional clinchers to go tubeless?

[@GravelCyclist]

Those are conventional clinchers that converted nicely to tubeless. A few layers of tape, valve, sealant, and all good.

[@gregschramm8180]

I have a titanium lynskey 2021

[@quantumdecoherence1289]

Love Ritchey. What happened to that chick floating around in the pool in the background?

[@GravelCyclist]

Pool lady aka Lady Gravel Cyclist has been riding more, vs floating more. I'm sure we'll see her in the pool, sometime soon.

[@zachs6191]

I miss real cyclocross bikes