fat chance or no chance ********** id please
04-03-16, 02:42 AM
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fat chance or no chance ********** id please
Anyone have any idea on what this bike is ? Thank you for any info.....im a newbee wanting to restore.
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Sadly, pics are needed . Is this a frameset, complete bike, what? I assume you are talking about a Chris Chance built Fat Chance
if pics are taken, most useful for starters is a full drivetrain side pic followed by others you think might be relevant
if pics are taken, most useful for starters is a full drivetrain side pic followed by others you think might be relevant
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Post your pics to Photobucket and then post a link.
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Is there a serial number under the bottom bracket? Some forum members may be ably to identify factory/country of manufacturer based on the pattern. My guess is Taiwan. Marin did the colour matched anodizing thing, but these parts don't really match. It looks like someone did it themselves. It's not a fat chance, I think you probably guessed that already. I'd place it about 1994/5.
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Hey thank you.
The purple parts are original in color....just sun faded.
The serial no. Is on the bb....Lk380042
Fork has lung stamped on the drops.
The purple parts are original in color....just sun faded.
The serial no. Is on the bb....Lk380042
Fork has lung stamped on the drops.
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From the tubing stickers, it looks like a good bike, "tange" is what I'm referring to, that's good.
The name is on there, that is a bike company, Ritchey! But don't ride like this guy. I'll bet people into Mountain Biking might recognize this readily.
Just do an image search on google, bing, whatever of "Ritchey Bikes", lots of hits, they are still around I think.
The name is on there, that is a bike company, Ritchey! But don't ride like this guy. I'll bet people into Mountain Biking might recognize this readily.
Just do an image search on google, bing, whatever of "Ritchey Bikes", lots of hits, they are still around I think.
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04-04-16, 06:13 AM
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Yea the ritchey decal is original and it got me thinking it was a ritchey..After looking a little closer the decal says ritchey components.That and i couldnt find any pictures of a ritchey bike with triple cable guides on top.
Btw cool pic but scary.lol
Btw cool pic but scary.lol
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The mile-away giveaway of a FAT is the famous bulleted stays. I don't believe anyone else did that and it's very easy to spot (and if you don't know what I'm talking about, google it and look...FATs used stickers and were generally bought by serious riders, so they often ended up scarred up, used up, and repainted, and stripped of their stickers, and they will turn up in crazy places.) The tig ritchey's would still have the super nice ritchey brazing. Also, that Tange MTB tubing is REALLY heavy and no high end bikes used it. That said, like so many other things, sometimes what were garden variety products by yesterdays standards are really nice by the standards of today's throwaway society. That one looks a bit gone though.
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