Rumour mill...Fat City :-o

[pete_mcc]

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Mmmm carbon fibre 29er+ fat bike. Chris has been branching out and upskilling in his hiatus.

If that link doesn't work then try this one, it's the same thing:

Fat Chance

 

[one_bad_mofo]

There's a short video interview with Chris Chance on mtbr now - http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike-chris ... ity-cycles

 

[Dick Scruttock]

If its a Yo its got to be steel and i'd like to see it modernised with 27.5" wheels.

 

[PurpleFrog]

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The problem about modern bike, everybody is going in the same way, and customers want plastic bike with big wheels, because they are the only bike shown in magazines.

Respectfully, I really don't think this is the case. Regarding wheel size, I'm not going to start this debate much less solve it, but my experience tells me that you if you take a rider with average skills and sub-average fitness (most of your demographic, at least in the US), they're going to be able to get more out of a mountain bike with 29 inch wheels than 26." By more meaning ride faster and longer over varied terrain.

This is probably true; 26s steer better, but steering is a skill.

Regarding plastic bikes, carbon is cost effect to produce [overseas] in mass quantities, so it's attractive to a manufacturer. It's light and strong, so it's attractive to a buyer.

Lower quality CF frames are very cheap from the research I've done - something like carbon Sirrus may have a lower frame cost than the alu models beneath it!

But there are good reasons why team bikes aren't made out of cheap CF - it's light and stiff, but building a CF frame that is comfortable and doesn't lose spring energy is expensive.

 

[haggis]

Have to say I'd like to see 650b or 29" wheels as well. Definitely steel though and more of a trail orientated frame than xc. If Chris Chance was at the cutting edge of steel bike design 20 years ago, with steel still being a relevant material I can't see him going backwards and building a xc frame with 26" wheels today.

 

[Rich]

I'm pretty stoked to hear he's back, all power to him!

 

[Repack Rider]

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Had a "chance" to hang out with Chris this week at the Interbike show. then we waited for our flights for a couple of more hours together.

He's ba-a-a-ack.

Here we are. The other guy paid to be in the photo.

 

[mbaesthetic]

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I bet he could make an excellent cyclocross bike.