Ritchey Montebello frameset 700C hot sauce red

The Montebello exemplifies how a bike's design serves a purpose beyond just moving forward. While long-distance rides—known as brevets, randonneurs, or audaxes—have been around for over a century, the focus on creating bikes specifically tailored for hundreds of kilometers has been less emphasized. Each year, Tom Ritchey logs about 15,000 miles in the saddle, using this experience as his "lab" for designing new bikes.

More than just another road bike, the Montebello incorporates features and design elements for those who wish to go beyond traditional long-distance rides. Constructed with proprietary triple-butted Logic steel tubing, it offers a higher stack, a longer wheelbase, and a lower bottom bracket compared to its Road Logic counterpart. These geometrical choices provide a comfortable and stable ride as day turns to night and back again. The frameset also includes fender and rack mounts, responding to requests from Ritchey enthusiasts.

This distinctive frameset features the new WCS Carbon Brevet Fork, crafted specifically for it. The fork accommodates up to 40c tires without fenders—or 36c with fenders—and offers special mounting options for either a porteur or lowrider rack on its legs, along with threaded holes in the crown for attaching rack lights. With internal Dynamo routing becoming a standard feature on Ritchey adventure forks, the Brevet Fork also maintains the signature design of Ritchey forks—featuring a 1–1/8th straight steerer for a precise yet forgiving ride experience.



Frame:

• Material: Heat-treated, triple-butted Ritchey Logic steel tubing – TIG welded
• Headtube: Ultra-light forged and machined straight 1-1/8" headtube
• Corrosion Resistance: Treated with Electrophoretic Deposition (ED Coat)
• Seat Tube Clamp Size: 28.6 mm (max. 2.5 Nm for derailleur clamps and chain guides)
• Seat Tube: 27.2 mm with integrated seat collar (max torque setting: 6 Nm)
• Bottom Bracket: 68 mm – English threaded
• Spacing: 142 mm (12 mm alloy thru-axle included)
• Crankset Min/Max Ring Size: Single: 36 to 50t / Double: 46/30t to 53/39t
• Compatibility: Can accommodate 1X or 2X chainrings
• Chainline: 49 mm
• Bottle Cage Mounts: 2
• Rack and Fender Mounts
• Stealth Wire Routing: For semi-wireless Di2 groupsets
• Includes Stops/Guides: For brake hoses and mechanical groupsets
• External Cable Routing
• WCS Headset Included: (Upper IS42/28.6 – 16mm stack height | Lower IS42/30)
• Replaceable Stainless-Steel Derailleur Hanger

Fork:

• Included: Ritchey WCS Carbon Disc Road Fork
• Internal Dynamo Routing
• Porteur or Low-Rider Rack Mounts
• Max Fork Payload: 3 kg per side
• Steerer: 1-1/8" straight steerer with integrated 45-degree crown race
• Steerer Length: 300 mm
• Axle-Crown: 388 mm
• Rake/Offset: 48 mm
• Spacing: 100 mm (12 mm alloy thru-axle included)
• Max Spacers Below Stem: 30 mm

Tire Compatibility:

• Wheel and Tire Compatibility: 700 x 36c tire clearance with fender, 700 x 40c without (depending on tire/rim manufacturer)
• Frame Spacing: 46 mm
• Fork Spacing: 52 mm
• Brake Compatibility:
• Flat-Mount Brakes: Front and rear 140 mm (160 mm max – adapters available separately)
• Frame Flat-Mount Bracket Height: 10 mm

Details:

• Sizes: XS / S / M / L / XL / XXL
• Frame Weight: 2000 g (size M – without thru-axle)
• Fork Weight: 415 g (with uncut steerer / not including axle)
• Color: Hot Sauce