1990 Fat City Cycles Wicked Fat Chance City/ Comfort Build
08-09-14, 07:10 PM
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1990 Fat City Cycles Wicked Fat Chance City/ Comfort Build
Hey guys here are some pictures of my 1990 Fat City Cycles Wicked Fat Chance comfort oriented build. I would appreciate it if you would tell what you guys think and or what I should change or add.
08-09-14, 07:22 PM
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Looks interesting
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Since you asked...
I'd say it needs an Answer Hyperlite 5 degree bar and a Turbo saddle.
Then buy a hybrid for comfort.
I'd say it needs an Answer Hyperlite 5 degree bar and a Turbo saddle.
Then buy a hybrid for comfort.
08-10-14, 07:50 AM
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Serous, there's a non trivial amount of value there. More than enough should you be able to bring yourself to sell your fat chance to buy the exactly the bike you want.
Then again I have a fat chance with drop bars and tricolor STIs on it, so what do I know?
Then again I have a fat chance with drop bars and tricolor STIs on it, so what do I know?
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Yes.
But I get it.
When I got back into biking, I had my High Sierra. A lot of what I liked about bikes I got from that bike, but I wanted more than a dirt trail, downhill-er. So I had formulated plans to get a sweet, top of the line mountain bike from the 80s- build it up into a "cruiser" of sorts. My dream, grail bike was a 1987 Schwinn Paramountain. Looking back at that plan- it is totally not the bike I wanted- but it was the king ****, top of the line, flagship ATB from the Schwinn dynasty.
It took a while but I figured out I liked touring bikes. The "business" aspect of mountain bikes with the grace of a road bike. So while a touring bike is at home with XT level componentry, it's more suited for "comfort" riding and doing more of what I want to do in a graceful manner.
But I get it.
When I got back into biking, I had my High Sierra. A lot of what I liked about bikes I got from that bike, but I wanted more than a dirt trail, downhill-er. So I had formulated plans to get a sweet, top of the line mountain bike from the 80s- build it up into a "cruiser" of sorts. My dream, grail bike was a 1987 Schwinn Paramountain. Looking back at that plan- it is totally not the bike I wanted- but it was the king ****, top of the line, flagship ATB from the Schwinn dynasty.
It took a while but I figured out I liked touring bikes. The "business" aspect of mountain bikes with the grace of a road bike. So while a touring bike is at home with XT level componentry, it's more suited for "comfort" riding and doing more of what I want to do in a graceful manner.
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08-10-14, 01:45 PM
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A Fat Chancd is a collectible mountain bike. Don't lose the parts you're removing. You're devaluing the bike but you can restore it if you don't make irreversible changes.
08-10-14, 04:24 PM
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Here are the full sized pictures. The only things I changed are the handlebars and the saddle and obviously the cables but thats it. I could put it back to original spec and I was careful not do anything that would devalue the bike. I appreciate all of your comments and suggestions. I chose this bike instead of a new hybrid bike because I like the quality of old school mountain bikes especially fat city cycles bikes.
08-10-14, 10:08 PM
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I had a Wicked, set it up any way you want, by today's standards it's not that special as a mountain bike. IMO it should work real well in that configuration with the long stays.
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I have an'85 Stumpjumper frame & fork that's too pretty to hide. Like what you did with the Fat Chance. The Stumpy has 126mm rear spacing, just about the same as the Sturmey-Archer 3 speed coaster brake hub I have on the shelf.
