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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...

Hello Gang If memory serves me, it was 20 years ago today that the power company entered 18 Linden Street, opened the main power box, yanked the fuses, and then padlocked the box; thus ending the run of Fat City Cycles in Somerville, Mass. I had just finished welding a Slim Chance frame...

Hey Gang I will be 55 on 12-12-12 Was just thinking about how my ex-wife threw a surprise 30th birthday party for me and Chris and Wendyll showed up along with a bunch of the kids from the shop. My sisters hired a belly dancer to perform and she was awesome! I was completely shocked. Hard to...

Hey Gang Just got back from a whirlwind tour of South Korea and China. Found a really cool velodrome in Changwon, Korea. It wasn't open, but I walked around it and took a couple of shots of myself outside of it. The scooter drivers in China are absolutely crazy!! no regard for traffic laws...

A few days back, somebody mentioned Hoss Rogers after I identified him on a hang tag. I sent him a message and, sure enough, he turned out to be The Hoss Rogers who painted at FCC for a while. He did the original paint on my 1987 Wicked and yesterday he sent me a pic that he found of his Fat and...

FOX TV's new show Human Target stars Mark Valley as the hero. His character's name on the show is :confused: - you guessed it - Christopher Chance Coincidence?

Hello All, On Monday September 10th, I will become a Supplier Quality Engineer for Riley Power based in Worcester, MA. As soon as I have an email address with them, I will post it for the group. I have enjoyed my time in the bio-pharma equipment business. It was not as much fun as building...

Hi gang, I've been really busy lately and haven't been on for a while My wicked is a 1987 model SN 87777 I shortened the chainstays a little when I built it. It's on its third paint job Originally, it had a white main triangle with red / blue harlequin stays and box-crown fork It then became...