Fat City Cycles Frame Registry

[TheWheel]

Frame type (Yo!, Wicked, etc.): Wicked Lite
Frame number: 193W39
Year of manufacture: 1993
Frame size: 19"
Color (original and repainted, if applicable): Original "Leslie's Purple"
Location (city, state, country): Northampton, MA USA
Owner name: Matt

 

[J.S.]

Frame type : Wicked
Frame number: 10358 W
Year of manufacture: Late 1988
Frame size: 19.5
Color: Original Fat City custom grello and decal graphics under clear coat (except head tube decal)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Owner name: J.S.

On October 23rd 1989 I purchased this Fat Chance new from The Wild Rose Bike & Ski Shop located in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah, then I drove to the schoolyard with my little brother to ride it around a bit and he took pictures with a disposable camera, the 4th photo is a digitized versions that event, so it's not all that great.
As I recall this frame was a special order and it was refused because it was made with the under the chainstay U Brake configuration, then Tim (owner of The Wild Rose) acquired the frame and built it up as he saw fit.











Original owner (me, J.S.) day 1 with the Wicked - October 23 1989. Inaugural test ride around the school yard.


Insurance photo taken around 1994.

 

[colker]

Frame type : Wicked
Frame number: 10358 W
Year of manufacture: Late 1988
Frame size: 19.5
Color: Original Fat City custom grello and decal graphics under clear coat (except head tube decal)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Owner name: J.S.

On October 23rd 1989 I purchased this Fat Chance new from The Wild Rose Bike & Ski Shop located in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah, then I drove to the schoolyard with my little brother to ride it around a bit and he took pictures with a disposable camera, the 4th photo is a digitized versions that event, so it's not all that great.
As I recall this frame was a special order and it was refused because it was made with the under the chainstay U Brake configuration, then Tim (owner of The Wild Rose) acquired the frame and built it up as he saw fit.


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Original owner (me, J.S.) day 1 with the Wicked - October 23 1989. Inaugural test ride around the school yard.

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Insurance photo taken around 1994.

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Wicked chainstays are stiffer than seatstays so you get better breaking

 

[J.S.]

Wicked chainstays are stiffer than seatstays so you get better breaking

Yeah I never had any issue with the chainstay U brake, in fact I like it but I've always been a fair weather rider so I've never had the mud issues that I think gave the U brake a bad reputation.

 

[one piece crank]

Wicked chainstays are stiffer than seatstays so you get better breaking

Easily solved for the better (seatstay) location

 

[PanoIgano]

Hi everyone,

I recently bought the following FAT from the original owner in Germany. Now it resides in Belgium:

Frame type (Yo!, Wicked, etc.): YoEddy
Frame number: 035Y1M
Year of manufacture: 1991
Frame size: M
Color (original and repainted, if applicable): Kandy Cherry
Location (city, state, country): Brussels, Belgium
Owner name: Panos
Photo, if possible:

 

[StevenDean]

Hey all, while I know of the chart of frame numbers on list over at First Flight Bikes (if you haven't seen Jeff's pages yet, check them out, there is some cool MTB history there), I am planning on assembling a comprehensive database and registry of Fats all over the world. Until I can get something a bit more self-supportive, I'd like this thread to be a collection of Fats.

Here's what we'd like from you for the registry...

Frame type (Yo!, Wicked, etc.):Fat
Frame number: A 00498 F
Year of manufacture: not sure
Frame size: 19
Color (original and repainted, if applicable):battle ship grey ?
Location (city, state, country):Farmingdale, Maine
Owner name:Steven Dean
Photo, if possible:

I know we couldn't get everything made out there, but it would be nice to begin the effort to track where these beautiful frames are. I'll begin with my newly acquired Wicked...

Not sure how to decipher this serial number !?? Any help would be much appreciated. Purchased from Facebook marketplace, for 200 bucks.

 

[Retro Dude]

What is the serial number?

 

[StevenDean]

A 00498 F

 

[Retro Dude]

Hmm, doesn't look like a Fat sn, can you post some pictures?

 

[StevenDean]

Sure..

 

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[Retro Dude]

Wow, that's nice.

A. not sure, I haven't seen this before
0049. 49th built that year
8. 1988
F. Fat Chance model

 

[StevenDean]

Wow, that's nice.

A. not sure, I haven't seen this before
0049. 49th built that year
8. 1988
F. Fat Chance model

Well that's cool...1988 and 49th built that year. It's rough for sure..and it still rides just like a Fat...amazing ride !! I've owned a NY Yo Eddy ! And ridden an early Wicked...Wonder what the A denotes ??

 

[Bigbead75]

Frame type: Wicked
Frame number: 13499W
Year of manufacture: 1989
Frame size: 21"
Color (original and repainted, if applicable): Kandy Wild Cherry
Location (city, state, country): Ontario, Canada
Owner name: Joe
Photo, if possible: attached, build not completed

 

[colker]

Frame type: Wicked (NOS)
Frame number: 13499W
Year of manufacture: 1989
Frame size: 21"
Color (original and repainted, if applicable): Kandy Wild Cherry
Location (city, state, country): Ontario, Canada
Owner name: Joe
Photo, if possible: attached, build not completed

Someone here wants to buy a 21" wicked.