Fat City Cycles

Infobox Defunct company
company_name = Fat City Cycles
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fate = Bought by a Holding Company and Closed
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successor = Independent Fabrication
foundation = 1982
defunct = 1999
location = Somerville, Massachusetts
industry = Bicycles
products = Mountain, Cyclocross and Road Bicycles
key_people = Chris Chance
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Fat City Cycles was started by Chris Chance in 1982 [http://www.mombat.org/Fat_Chance.htm Fat Chance Museum ] ] . Fat City Cycles was one of the early builders of mountain bikes on the East Coast of the United States [ [http://www.mtnbikehalloffame.com/page.cfm?pageid=6&memberid=65 The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame - Hall of Fame Inductees ] ] . When Fat City closed, many of the employees went on to start Independent Fabrication [http://www.ifbikes.com/who2/beginning.shtml Independent Fabrication ] ] .

History of Fat City Cycles

Chris Chance began building frames in 1977. He built his first mountain bike frame in 1982, The Fat Chance. . Fat City Cycles closed its doors in Somerville in October of 1994, when it was sold to a holding company which had acquired another bike company (Serotta) in Glens Falls, New York. The holding company moved the Fat City equipment to Glens Falls.

Models Offered

Below is a list of some of the bicycles that Fat City Cycles offered.

* Fat Chance [ [http://www.mombat.org/1983_Fat_Chance.htm 1983 Fat Chance ] ]
* Fat Chance with 24" Rear Wheel [ [http://www.mombat.org/1987_Fat_Chance_24.htm 1987 Fat Chance w/ 24" rear wheel ] ]
* Monster Fat [ [http://www.mombat.org/1991_Monster_Fat.htm 1991 Monster Fat ] ]
* Slim Chance Road Bike [ [http://www.mombat.org/1992_Slim_Chance.htm 1992 Slim Chance ] ]
* Shock A Billy Full Suspension Mountain Bike [ [http://www.mombat.org/1994_Shock_A_Billy.htm 1994 Fat Chance Shock A Billy ] ]
* Yo Eddy
* Buck Shaver
* Wicked Fat Chance
* F*ck'n Fat Chance

References