2015 Ritchey WCS Carbon Bullmoose

Back-in-the-day, a young Tom Ritchey was inspired to build a one-piece steel handlebar and stem after a slipped bar cost him a top result in the Repack Downhill, the now-famous "klunker" race on Mt. Tamalpais in California's Marin County that helped give birth to the mountain bike.

Ritchey Bullmoose Historic

The original bars on the original bike--Ritchey is bringing Bullmoose back. Photo courtesy of Ritchey Design

As Ritchey went into production of his own bikes in 1979, he debuted the iconic Bullmoose, a one-piece steel bar and stem that couldn't slip and was much stiffer than anything on the market at the time.

Thirty-five odd years later, he's introducing the Bullmoose again--this time in carbon. Available in three widths and six "stem" lengths, the $300 WCS Carbon Bullmoose is equal parts nostalgia and performance. OK, maybe it's more nostalgia than anything, but it should look sweet on retro-styled mountain bikes, and we expect to see it on numerous bikes at next year's North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show.

Ritchey WCS Carbon Bullmoose One-Piece Handlebar/Stem

  • Sizes:
    • 720mm wide, 70mm stem
    • 730mm wide, 80mm stem
    • 740mm wide, 90, 100, 110mm stem
  • Weight: 280g (730x80mm)
  • MSRP: $299.95

For more information visit ritcheylogic.com.