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    1982 Fat Chance

This bike is not for sale. The bikes and parts we currently have for sale can be found on the MOMBAT for sale page.

Chris Chance began his frame building at Witcomb USA which also started the careers of Richard Sachs and Peter Weigle.  Founded during the bike boom years of the early 1970's, Witcomb USA folded and Chris Chance began building road bikes under his own name.  When mountain bikes began gaining in popularity, Chris Chance became one of the earliest East Coast mountain bike builders under the Fat Chance moniker.  In 1982, Fat Chance produced 15 mountain bikes, this one being the 13th made.  The early bikes were fillet brazed and included a fillet brazed box crown fork which used Reynolds 531 blades.  Since mountain bike specific parts were still a year away, the early bikes used a combination of touring, BMX on motorcycle sourced parts.   One interesting component is the direct mount front derailleur which is now becoming standard

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Frame Cro-Moly, fillet brazed
Fork Box crown with Reynolds 531 blades, fillet brazed
Rear Shock NA
Rims Araya 7X
Hubs Suzue
Spokes Stainless Steel
Tires IRC Racer X1 Pro
Pedals Shimano PD MX15
Crank TA Cyclo Tourist
Chain Sachs
Rear Cogs Suntour 5 speed freewheel
Bottom Bracket Sealed
Front Derailleur Simplex, direct mount
Rear Derailleur Suntour ARX
Shifters Suntour Thumb
Handlebars Bullmoose, fillet brazed
Stem Bullmoose, fillet brazed
Headset Specialized steel
Brake set MAFAC
Brake levers Tommaselli Racer
Saddle Avocet Touring II
Seat Post SR Laprade
Colors Blue
Size 20"
Serial #   8213



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