Click here to read about the restoration and history of this bicycle.
Frameset
Frame – 23-inch Fat City Cycles “Wicked Lite” c.1994, TIG-welded custom-drawn, heat-treated, triple-butted True Temper 4130 Chrome-moly tubing, Ritchey double-eyeleted mountain dropouts, gussets at the head tube joint and where the seat stays connect to the seat tube, triple water bottle bosses & a full compliment of rack and fender bosses (plus a newly added pump peg). All powder coated black, with no-logos and fabricated in Somerville, Massachusetts by the following fine Fat Chance folks: [Made in USA]
Fork – Fat Chance handbuilt Unicrown Fork w/1” steerer, True Temper fork blades, Ritchey double-eyeleted mountain dropouts, lowrider bosses. All powder coated black, with no logos and built by some of the same fine folks whose signatures are pictured to the right. [Made in USA]
Transmission
Bottom Bracket – Phil Wood Stainless Bottom Bracket w/Phil Wood Cups, English, 122.5mm axle [Made in USA]
Cranks – Shimano FC-M730 SG Square Taper Crank Arm, 175mm (74-110 BCD) – c.1993 (NOS) [Made in Japan]
Crank Bolts – Sugino Autex Self-Extracting Crank Bolts, NOS [Made in Japan]
Chainrings – Raceface “Race” chainrings, 24-34-46 [Made in Canada]
Rear Derailleur – Shimano XT RD-M751 SGS Long Cage 9 Speed “Mega” Rear Derailleur – c.2003 NOS installed with the ingenious Middleburn Breakaway Derailleur Bolt and featuring an authentic Avid Rollamajig NOS [Made in Japan, Made in England, Made in USA]
Front Derailleur – Shimano XTR FD-M900 Front Derailleur, 1 1/8″– c.1993 (original part) accompanied by the N-Gear Jump Stop which prevents chain from jumping over small chainring. [Made in Japan, Made in USA]
Cassette – SRAM 990 9-Speed PowerGlide II Cassette 11-32 [Made in Portugal]
Shifters – Shimano Dura-Ace SL-BS77 Bar-End Shifters, 9 speed [Made in Japan]
Wheels
Front Hub – Phil Wood FSA Touring, 36-Hole [Made in USA]
Front & Rear Rims – Mavic EX721 CD 26” 36-Hole, drilled for Schraeder [Made in France]
Front & Rear Spokes – Wheelsmith (SS-14) 14-Gauge Stainless Straight Gauge Spokes [Made in USA]
Front and Rear Nipples – Wheelsmith Brass Nipples [Made in USA]
Front and Rear Rim Tape – Velox cloth rim tape [Made in France]
Front and Rear Tire – Continental Top Touring – brown sidewall, NOS (from back when they were still “Made in Germany”) [Made in Germany]
Rear Hub – Phil Wood FSA Touring Cassette, 36-Hole [Made in USA]
Front & Rear Skewers – Pitlock stainless steel locking skewers {Made in Germany]
Front and Rear Fenders – SKS Chromoplastic P65 Fenders, Black [Made in Germany]
Mudflaps – DIY following these instructions (our thanks to the illustrious Alex Whetmore) [Made in USA]
Steering
Handlebars – Nitto Noodle, 46cm [Made in Japan]
Stem – Nitto Technomic – c.1993 (original equipment) [Made in Japan]
Headset – Chris King 2-Nut 1” Threaded, Silver [Made in USA]
Handlebar Tape – Off the Front, NOS (this stuff was/is incredible – my road bike has the same tape going on more than a decade! No adhesive and Lorica-like composition means the tape comes off for washing up and then goes right back on. It still looks like new…I stocked up!] [Made in USA]
Brakes
Front & Rear Brakes – Paul Components Touring Canti’s, Silver [Made in USA]
Brake Hangers – Salsa Wide Yoke [Made in Tawian]
Levers – Cane Creek SCR-5 Levers, Black on Black [Made in Taiwan]
Pads – Koolstop Thinline Threaded [Made in USA]
Barrel Adjuster - Jagwire In-Line Barrel Adjuster (ZRG217) [Made in China]
Headset Cable Hanger – DiaCompe Alloy Hanger, Silver NOS [Made in Japan]
Seat
Seatpost – American Classic Alloy (original equipment) [Made in USA]
Post Clamp – Alloy, for 1 1/8″ seat tube & 26.4 post [Made in USA]
Saddle – Brooks Team Pro (original equipment) [Made in England]
Waterproof/breathable cover – Randi-Jo Fabrications Saddle Cover for Brooks Pro [Made in USA]
Water Bottle Cages
On the bike – Bikebuddy MK3 (2) and King Iris SS Cage (3) [Made in England, Made in USA]
On the panniers – Ortlieb Bottle Cage (2) [Made in Germany]
Racks
Front Rack – Surly Nice Front Rack, silver [I really wanted to use a Nitto Big Front Rack but was not 100% confident in their design for attachment to the bike.] [Made in China]
Rear Rack – Tubus Cosmo, original version, stainless steel (back when they were made in Germany!) [Made in Germany]
Pedals
Platform – The combo of MKS Touring Platform Pedals & Power Grip Straps [Made in Japan, Made in USA]
Kickstand
Frame Mounted – None.
External – Click-stand Max-5 with Fat Foot [Made in USA]
Miscellaneous
Cable Housing - Shimano [Made in Japan]
Cable – Shimano stainless steel [Made in Japan]
Ferrules – Jagwire Nylon Ferrules – keep rust at bay! [Made in China]
Bell – Crane brass bell [Made in Japan]
Frame Pump – Zefal HPX Frame Fit Pump #3 (large) [Made in France]
