Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology

1985 Fat Chance Tandem

This is reportedly the first Fat Chance tandem produced.  The part dates codes are all from mid 1984 so I suspect the bike was late 1984 or early 1985.  The shop that ordered the bike, Mountain Madness (?) in Helen, GA closed in 1985 so we know it predates the shop closure.  Interesting parts include the Cook Bros fork, Phil Wood hubs, Phil Wood rear brake and a modified Cook Bros BMX stem to hold the stoker stem.  The frame is somewhat industrial looking with the square tubing and large head tube gusset.  The chain tensioner is an BMX freewheel mounted to an adjustable bracket.  The bike was obviously used very little and is in fantastic original condition (even down to the tires).  The rear derailleur cable was made by soldering two regular length cables together!

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Frame		Cro Moly (square top, lateral and boom tubes)
Fork		Cook Bros with canti mounts
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Araya RM25
Hubs		Phil Wood
Spokes		stainless
Tires		Mitsuboshi Silver Star Grippa
Pedals		Suntour XC II pedals
Crank		Sugino AT tandem
Chain		Sedis/Shimano UG
Rear Cogs		Suntour freewheel 6 speed
Bottom Bracket		Fat Chance press fit
Front Derailleur		Suntour Le Tech
Rear Derailleur		Suntour Le Tech
Shifters		Shimano Deore XT
Handlebars		Specialized X-1+2
Stem		Slingshot style front, "putter" style rear mounted to a modified Cook Bros BMX stem
Headset		Shimano 600
Brake set		Shimano Deore XT front, Suntour XC roller cam rear, Phil Wood drum
Brake levers		Magura
Saddle		Specialized Lambda S
Seat Post		SR BMX
Colors		Red
Size		19" - 15.5" c-t
Serial #		None