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Love it! Where did you get the decals? Scott

Neat looking bike, interesting chain stay treatment. So I'm guessing front derailleurs are a thing of the past now? Hope to see it in person some time Scott

Wish I had a clear memory of the TI SAB's. It would make sense that we made more than 1. We had the tooling for the steel SAB and the TI version was not that different. We had to make a fixture that actually pushed the top of the seat tube back while the gusset tube was welded. The shrinkage of...

I hope this damned pandemic ends soon and that I win the lottery so I can come to Europe again and meet up. That would be so much fun Regards as always Scott

1992 was such a tumultuous year. We all thought the new place on Linden St was going to be really good but none of us knew what Chris had to give in order to get it and it wound up being the death of FCC Somerville. Personally, I became a dad for the first time and my head was spinning from...

I know we used Dupont Imron paint but I have no idea what that code might be. Imron is probably part of Axalta Coating Systems now since Dupont spun off that business. Try looking at their website. Good luck! She's an oldie but a goodie. Appears to be in decent shape Regards Scott

Impressive! That thing is gigantic :oops:

Hello and Welcome! Yes it appears that you have a 1992 medium Monster Fat! I'm sure I had my hands on it at some point in the manufacturing process. I forget who we got the knock-off forks from. It was an attempt to reduce the cost while maintaining the look. Good luck with it! Regards Scott

Hello Chris! Been a LONG time, hope things are well. We got titanium from Ancotech if I remember correctly. Another blast from the past! Wow Hope to see you again sometime Scott

For the record, this bike is a 19.5" Wicked. The 18" has a sloping top tube and the bottom of the top tube and top of the down tube touch at the head tube weld joints. The 19.5 has about a half-inch space. The head tube is longer Good Luck with the sale Scott

Nice work!! Love the scenery too! Scott

Beautiful Bikes! Before my time obviously, I was running around Seabrook Station while it was under construction during those years. So glad I answered a little blind ad in the Boston Globe looking for a tubing welder in late 1986. I passed the audition 😆

The largest FAT frames produced were the 23" Fats and Wickeds in the late 80's and early 90's while I was there. These were produced in very small numbers compared to the smaller frames. I'm not aware of anything larger produced and it would have been custom. The 23's were sized for riders up to...

Hello Gang! Was reading through this so I measured my box crown fork. It appears that you measured from the very top of the crown race. I measured mine in the same manner and it is 4.875" (4-7/8"). My Wicked is an 18" and the 16.5"s used the same head tube and forks. I would say that yours came...

Our pal Stinger has summed things up pretty well here. I wish I had more knowledge of forks but I wasn't involved much in the daily production. I concentrated on frames and welding development of new designs as well as day-to-day administration. The tear-drop gussets were added after some...

responded to your message 139th Wicked of 1993. 19.5" frame color is "Leslie's Purple" Leslie worked in Somerville for a while (maybe a couple of years) mostly in finishing. She raced and the purple Imron was her color Nice bike! Regards Scott

I love that! Even though I welded many a FAT frame, I am not a purist by any means. If I had the funds and access to a shop again, I would do the same thing to my titanium frame and completely update it. Nice way to take a YO into the 21st century. Smart to add the bridge tube under the rear...

I'm not sure on this one. I didn't have anything to do with numbering. Somebody on this site has the old serial number records That frame does have the old pressed in bottom bracket so it is an early YO

Hey Gang Just bought a ticket to NAHBS in Hartford for Saturday 2/17 and will be wandering around conducting surprise welding inspections! Actually excited to see some really cool stuff and people I haven't seen in quite some time. Looking forward to it Scott

Hello Gang Just found out about a bike party at Redbones BBQ restaurant in Somerville MA that is happening tonight June 6 and allegedly Chris Chance will be in attendance. I'm going to try to make it in spite of the short notice. Will post photos and whatever else afterward. Happy...