{"id":178591,"date":"2026-06-24T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&p=178591"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:00:32","slug":"taras-ritchey-garden-city","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/taras-ritchey-garden-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Tara’s Ritchey Garden City"},"content":{"rendered":"

I couldn’t resist and built the Ritchey x Blue Lug 20th Anniversary Garden City for myself! I had already decided to get this bike around a year ago, when the talk started about this bike. The paint scheme wasn’t even locked in at the time.<\/p>\n

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You could probably tell how happy I am!
\nI am 168cm\/5ft5 tall with a saddle height of 67cm 26.38″ and chose the small frame size.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to learn more about this bike, please go check out Digi’s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shall we get into the bike check?
\nI got a few parts from my colleges and bought a few parts that I’ve always wanted to build up this bike.<\/p>\n

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The wheel sets were gifted by my boss, Mat.<\/p>\n

They are *PHIL<\/a><\/strong> WOOD* low flange track hub<\/a><\/strong> with Old Mavic Open Pro rims.<\/p>\n

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The name of the bike \u201cGarden City” is from the name of a track team in San Jose CA, that Fergus<\/a> joined early on in his life, called \u201cGarden City Wheelmen”. This is why I wanted to use the hubs by Phil Wood & Co.<\/a> who are based in San Jose.<\/p>\n

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