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Our shop (Mark's Bike Shop) did mostly custom wheels on bike of this level. Vantage were really hot at that time, and it was the tail end of the de facto Araya-RM-Series.

Any of those are good.

Back in '89 we built them with RM17's, RM 25's, or Ritchey Vantage.

If I were to entertain selling this beauty, yeah, I know, that pains me to type that. Anyway, what are the better channels to put the word out? I don't need to sell it, but I ride Fat Bikes and BMX, so it just doesn't get ridden. :(

I feel like vintage MTB peaked in the late 1990's, so getting the '89 retail price today is kinda good. I'd consider selling my full-custom '89 Wicked but dollar-wise I'd be better off parting it out.

I think this paint scheme was in the '88 or '89 Fat CIty catalog.

Back in 1986 this stem arrived with my red/yellow Fat Chance. Apparently it was NOT supposed to have left Fat City. I tiger-striped the stem and fork myself.

In 1987 I ordered my first Fat Chance. This is the stem it came with! At the time I worked at Mark's Bike Shop, and we were fast becoming an hot East Coast mail order shop in addition to a cool LBS. I ordered the Fat as an employee bike and was really surprised with the stem they sent. In...

I submit my 1989 Wicked Fat Chance This is my all time favorite ride. Rigid and fun, climbs like nothing else, quick geometry - the perfect package. When I first switched from a Fat Chance to the Wicked, I found myself dropping into nose wheelies in the rolling stuff, it was that much...