Fat Chance Kickstarter

[highlandsflyer]

I really think we ought to wait until the funding target it hit before we rush to judgement. Why shouldn't a talent like Chance wait to formalise things once he is sure of the interest?

If this was Banksy no one would be asking what template he was going to use, they would all be rushing to lay down their dough for a real Banksy. You can't ride a Banksy.

 

[elPedro666]

Im bloody impressed by that. And not just the Kickstart Program, but the fact they saw it through, to the end.

I'll second that, balls and commitment like that is to be applauded!

 

[Ollie]

I really think we ought to wait until the funding target it hit before we rush to judgement. Why shouldn't a talent like Chance wait to formalise things once he is sure of the interest?

If this was Banksy no one would be asking what template he was going to use, they would all be rushing to lay down their dough for a real Banksy. You can't ride a Banksy.

I'm all for Chris getting back into the business, but it's clearly obvious now he is going to reach his target. From the first day of getting back into the business huge demand erupted in the mountain bike world from both new and old riders. I was extremely excited as well. I just wouldn't fork out 2.k on a bike from a manufacturer which hasn't released detailed images of the bike itself or announced who is building them. I'm a huge fan of Fats and I think Chris seems like a great guy but for much less money I'd prefer to go to my local builder and get a frame built out of steel to fit my needs.

 

[M-Power]

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Chris is basically saying, love me, love my bikes

 

[paddy311]

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Facebook page.....
"The frames will be made in the USA by Chris Chance. Because we are in "start up" mode, we will be working with another manufacturer until we get our shop up and running".

That ^^ reads like a contradiction, to me.

If I had to guess, I'd think that the first 10 expensive package frames would be done by CC, and the rest from a bulk manufacturer. I'm only surmising though - so happy to be corrected when someone can confirm for sure.

 

[pete_mcc]

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Facebook page.....
"The frames will be made in the USA by Chris Chance. Because we are in "start up" mode, we will be working with another manufacturer until we get our shop up and running".

As long as a Chinese welded bike is painted and assembled in the USA it can be called "made in the USA". So I guess him painting, placing the decals and signing each frame is enough to constitute "made by Chris Chance". Only the most naive would believe he's going to build 250 frames in 150 days.

 

[highlandsflyer]

If Dali was knocking out sketches at a few bangs per we would all be on it.

Tell me what the difference is?

 

[brocklanders023]

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I'm sure we'll own have an opinion about how much the extras are worth but the frames are not $2500 or $5000, the package is. How much would proper Fat fans pay for those bits and to attend the exclusive shin dig?

 

[T'boo Ted]

^this, the money is more about the what it is worth to the individual, not how much it is actually worth in $$$$ value...

Why does everyone bang on about how is he going to make 250 frames in xxx days, he only has to make the number that actully sell in the kickstarter for the delivery day, he has as long as it takes for him to build the rest.

Look, I hope this all pans out and is a good thing... it might not, but it would be better if people waited to see how it panned out rather than slating it based on assumptions that have no real facts in them.

 

[shogun]

One thing's for sure, it's make or break because if it's not spot on, the ruse will be spotted quickly. I know from experience here that even if it's crap, those who shell out the big bucks will defend it to the death out of pride, but reality is if they want to sell frames into the future it's either going to have to come down in price a huge margin or be absolutely amazing. With the calibre of what is available -not least from the people who actually used to build Fats!- the second one is a big ask.