Fat City Cycles Titanium Fat Chance Vintage MTB Frame

[retrobate]

M/L by the look of it, nasty chain suck damage. Best guess 1993?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fat-City-C...d=link&campid=5338793687&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

 

[bikeworkshop]

Low feedback

 

[bikeworkshop]

nasty chain suck damage.

Lucky it's "only cosmetic"

 

[vtwinvince]

Another insanely overpriced offering.

 

[tangent]

Frame no. & down tube sleeve suggest 1993 model.

Whilst incredibly engineered and fabricated my own cracked on a repaired by IF bb. weld. I loved mine, and it still saddens me that I rode it too hard over frozen xc ground, on a night ride - was my principle xc mtb at the time. Oops.

Moral of story , treat quite rare retro bikes with respect ? Also if interested in this frame do some research, no criticism what so ever of original build / fabrication implied by above story.

 

[M-Power]

Worth every cent. I have 2 and my daughter has one and we love how nicely they ride. They are the Pieta of bicycles imo. The exquisite perfect first pass welds on a 94 Ti are a joy to behold. As IROBOT said, his Ti welding technique and the frame specs evolved over the years and peaked in 94. The later NY made bikes are also beautifully made. Any ride oa FAT Ti feels special.

 

[retrobate]

Worth every cent. I have 2 and my daughter has one and we love how nicely they ride. They are the Pieta of bicycles imo. The exquisite perfect first pass welds on a 94 Ti are a joy to behold. As IROBOT said, his Ti welding technique and the frame specs evolved over the years and peaked in 94. The later NY made bikes are also beautifully made. Any ride oa FAT Ti feels special.

I dont know if it is worth every cent. If you are going to ride it to experience the fabled ride quality that chainsuck damage is a crack waiting to happen.
Also, is that a crease below the bottle cage mount in the second pic?

 

[bikeworkshop]

that chainsuck damage is a crack waiting to happen.

Absolutely - Ti is massively susceptible to stress risers.
Chainstays are massively susceptible to breaking.
2+2?

Is that a crease below the bottle cage mount in the second pic?

Perhaps the cage was ripped off in a crash, or flared-trouser incident?

I'm already not reaching for my wallet because I think the Chainstay will break long before this is a problem though

 

[M-Power]

No 100% guarantees but that chainsuck doesnt look terminal imo. Id file that area down carefully with a jewellers file to reduce stress risers. Fit a new drivetrain ( less chainsuck ) with a slightly wider Q factor and fit fresh ‘anti chain suck plates’. The new older owner probably wont ride it quite so hard in anger so its remaining years will be easier. Lets not forget this has a reinforced stay/BB sleeve so there is more metal in this area

 

[henrysthreeironbands]

I wouldn't worry at all, about this frame breaking.
Not insanely priced, it is ML, but not very cheap either, given the light chain suck and general condition.