849 (frame) RITCHEYP 29ER

Not all bikes have radically changed in every aspect over the past 30 years and there’s a lot that the P-29er shares with Ritchey’s classic P-21 race frames of the early ’90s. They’re both made from custom-designed Ritchey Logic steel tubesets, but the latest pipework benefits from three decades’ experience and includes one of the most beautifully minimalist tapered head tubes we’ve seen. The question is, is this iconic highspeed hardtail still fun to ride?