Ritchey: An adventurous mix of trail, deteriorated road and patchy tarmac follow along the Gazos Creek as it winds its way through the dense forestation, undulating topography and remote challenges of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California. A local microbrewery is conveniently located at the terminus of these roads and trails, where Gazos Creek Road meets California Highway 1. This collection of breathtaking riding possibilities, and countless others like it in these California mountains, is where Tom Ritchey, his mentor Jobst Brandt and a small group of venturesome friends spent countless days exploring its gravel surfaces, serpentine turns, unending climbs and sketchy descents more than 40 years ago. The new WCS Gazos bar tape is named as an homage to the spirit of Tom's pioneering rides on those rough roads and trails so many years ago. Measuring an impressive 230cm, the Gazos bar tape ensures enough coverage for modern gravel bars, such as the Ritchey VentureMax XL and Beacon XL, which tend to be much wider than traditional road bars. The exquisite comfort of the Gazos bar tape is made possible by its superlight polyurethane material that offers a confident grip, while a real gel backing delivers supreme cushioning.Long rides. Wide bars. Unending adventures. The Ritchey WCS Gazos bar tape is the wrap you want for when you’re out blazing your own trail.
Material: superlight polyurethane with gel backing
Thickness: 2.4mm
Length: 230cm
Weight: 120g
Embossed Ritchey logo
Black end plugs included
Colour: various
Ritchey: Made specifically for drop-bar bike lovers, the new Gravel Grips from Ritchey deliver heaps of cushioning support, practical comfort and confident control for any and all of your gravel adventures. They’re great for road, too!Minimalist neoprene foam grips have been common on mountain bike handlebars for decades, where they perform amazingly well under the harshest conditions. Since Ritchey has so much experience and history with mountain bikes and gravel riding, we thought, “Why not take the same idea of those mountain bike grips, make them longer and put them on some drop bars and go ride some gravel?” We’re glad we did - the result is amazing comfort on long rides in the rough stuff or on those extended weekend road rides.The flexible and pliable neoprene Gravel Grips slide onto the ends of the drops and easily fit around the bar curve and over special features like the Bio-Bend on the Ritchey VentureMax bar series. How far up the bar they go is up to you. Position them to where they meet the hoods or trim them as short as you want and run tape the rest of the way up the bar. Or… anything in-between.Weighing a mere 50g, they’ll hardly weigh down your rig. And with a 4mm thickness, they offer plenty of cushion without feeling too bulky. TECH SPECSMaterial neopreneDensity singleShape roundLocking noEnds openEnd-plugs includedThickness 4mmLength 200mmDiameter 28mm OD / 20mm IDWeight 50g (w/o plugs)Colour black