Fat Chance Kickstarter

[ez054098]

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Wow!

If it's not too much trouble I think a few of user lesser fat fans would appreciate a blow by blow of the process...choosing from colour options etc...

I will. I believe they will be produced in Northern California at the Ventana shop.

 

[WWC]

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Wow!

If it's not too much trouble I think a few of user lesser fat fans would appreciate a blow by blow of the process...choosing from colour options etc...

I will. I believe they will be produced in Northern California at the Ventana shop.

Have you got a plan for the build?

 

[ez054098]

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Wow!

If it's not too much trouble I think a few of user lesser fat fans would appreciate a blow by blow of the process...choosing from colour options etc...

I will. I believe they will be produced in Northern California at the Ventana shop.

Have you got a plan for the build?

As many retro parts as possible. My 2008 Cannondale has a lot of retro parts. I will probably do the same where I can. I would love brake bosses and have asked for them, but probably won't happen. Some Paul V-brakes would look awesome.

 

[suburbanreuben]

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Wow!

If it's not too much trouble I think a few of user lesser fat fans would appreciate a blow by blow of the process...choosing from colour options etc...

I will. I believe they will be produced in Northern California at the Ventana shop.

Not steel then?
Reading between the lines my bet is on Petaluma being the chosen origin...

 

[pete_mcc]

Ventana build contract stuff in steel as well as alloy. Not reading between the lines I would say Ventana too:

http://www.fatcogs.com/forum/showpost.p ... stcount=11

 

[shogun]

It probably would make a difference, because there wouldn't have been a close to 20 year lapse in development progression.

It'll be designed and made by the original bloke to current 'fashionable' spec. It's what it would have been had it been 'development' for 20 years.

Mate it's been designed by survey by a bloke who was content riding a 90s hardtail in gardening gloves in 2011. Not confidence inspiring. I hope he builds a few test shots before they go into production, because the likelihood of it being a handful of degrees or millimetres shy of great is high.
Whole different kettle of fish to if he'd stayed at the forefront of the industry.

 

[jpicard616]

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RIGID FORKS!!!

Chris just posted that all $5000-$6000 pledges will get a new rigid fork with their frames, and all $2500 pledges will get the option to purchase one after the Kickstarter drive is over. That's pretty exciting, but they still need about seventeen grand. I just pledged $250 for some shirts and stickers and would encourage more folks to add their support!

 

[jpicard616]

Oh, and there's custom paint as well

 

[ez054098]

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RIGID FORKS!!!

Chris just posted that all $5000-$6000 pledges will get a new rigid fork with their frames, and all $2500 pledges will get the option to purchase one after the Kickstarter drive is over. That's pretty exciting, but they still need about seventeen grand. I just pledged $250 for some shirts and stickers and would encourage more folks to add their support!

Yep, I wasn't going to do that without the rigid fork option. I think they can get the $15k in 15 days. The launch party should be cool too. I think you can opt to pick your frame up at the party.

 

[pete_mcc]

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RIGID FORKS!!!

Chris just posted that all $5000-$6000 pledges will get a new rigid fork with their frames, and all $2500 pledges will get the option to purchase one after the Kickstarter drive is over. That's pretty exciting, but they still need about seventeen grand. I just pledged $250 for some shirts and stickers and would encourage more folks to add their support!

Rigid Fat forks have been available for years, still made by the guy that made them at Fat:

http://igleheartcustomframesandforks.com/forks/

The Fat replica is referred to as a restoration fork with straight blades and scalloped dropout. No doubt this will be the source of forks for these frames.