milbicycleman
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hey guys, I recently bought a 1991 Wicked Fat Chance Mountain Bike that I am going to build from the frame up. It was recently professionally painted by the previous owner. What do you think?
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1991 Wicked Fat Chance Build Up
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fat tire trader
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
What parts are you going to use? Is it going to have a 7 speed rear end? Isn't 91 about the first year for Rock Shox? In 1990, my bike had XT deraileurs, brakes, shifters, and levers, Cook Bros cranks and BB, Suntour XC Comp pedals, Off Road Flex Stem, IRD seat post, and a Cook Bros Ti bar.
milbicycleman
Finally riding a big boys bike
It has the original rigid fork and as of now the build parts are: 7 speed xt rear derailleur, suntour xc-d front derailleur, xt front and rear brakes, gripshift shifters.
fat tire trader
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Good to hear that you have the original rigid fork. I never liked grip shifters, but that's just me.
milbicycleman
Finally riding a big boys bike
My plan is to build it up with the parts that it came with and when I find original xt parts then I will put them on the bike.
milbicycleman
Finally riding a big boys bike
Update on my fat chance
Hey guys, Sorry it took me awhile to give you all an update but I ended up trading the bike in my earlier posts for a 19 inch bike out of California. Its mostly all original minus the handle bars and the wheel sets. Here are some pictures.
Hey guys, Sorry it took me awhile to give you all an update but I ended up trading the bike in my earlier posts for a 19 inch bike out of California. Its mostly all original minus the handle bars and the wheel sets. Here are some pictures.
milbicycleman
Finally riding a big boys bike
Thanks, I still need to adjust the front and rear derraileurs so it shifts properly. The guy I traded bikes with told me that this new frame was built between 1989 and finished in 1990, and you can only find that information with handmade small production bikes which I find very interesting to learn about.
