Pair of 1987 Fats

[FirstFlight]

Well, work has begun on the Museum of Mountain Bike Art and Technology ( www.mombat.org ). It will take a lot of time but I am trying to organize it better and get better pictures. We have acquired many more catalogs and more info is on the web now which will allow us to update some of the history pages (some of them are almost 10 years old now!)

One of the efforts will be to take better pictures than we posted when everyone was using 28.8 modems. As we take better pictures, I'll try to post some here. For whatever reason, Fat Chance became the first page to be updated so get ready for a bunch of Fat Chance stuff. The first ones are a pair of bikes that we picked up a couple of years ago in the NC mountains. Both are 1987 bikes with the blue/yellow paint scheme that was common back then. The mans bike was a regular Wicked while the womens bike was one of the earlier Fats with a 24" rear wheel.

More pictures and specs @
http://mombat.org/1987_Wicked_Fat.htm
http://mombat.org/1987_Fat_Chance_24.htm

Slightly updated Fat Chance page @ http://mombat.org/Fat_Chance.htm

 

[user7307]

I want the bottom one!

 

[Crell]

Hi Jeff,
I took the time to read the old log & the newer blog yesterday. It makes a fascinating read starting "from the beginning" so to speak. Congratulations on what you've acheived so far and good luck with MOMBAT.
Have you should considered some kind of collaborative wiki? With the current format it could take you some time to document "bike art & technology" through the ages.

I know it's a tough question, but have you noticed much difference in the quality of the tigged Goats with the various builders you've been using? I didn't spot it, but fot the amateur historian it would be nice to see a little table with who built which frame no's - to give us something to debate in another 15 years

Cheers!

 

[FirstFlight]

I am happy to post contributions from others. We tend to research a brand after we get a bike so if w don't have a bike there is a good chance we don't have a web page on it. I know some of ya'll out there know way more than I ever will about your particular "pet" brand. If someone would like to compile some info and submit it to use, that would be great.

There are subtle differences in the Goats, not a quality difference but just a "style" difference. There is a Goat registry on the Mountain Goat web site that tells who built each frame.