They later moved to New York state and produced frames in the Serotta shop. The '96 and '97 Fat catalogs I also pulled from the Vault-O-Rama are from the New York location. I can post 'em at another time.
Well, there you have it. If you're from this era, a peek back in history. If you started riding mountain bikes recently, probably thinking "Who cares"? Or maybe you get a kick out of seeing some mountain bike history. I know I do.
New or old bike - ride on.
Ponder and wonder at what was cool in '94.....
Fat Cogs refers to the Fat Chance Owners Group, the Fat club - complete with secret hand shake. I was a member, a freebie deal through fellow Fat fan, Elisa Shostak - who was friends with Chris Chance's wife at one time. All I know was, the packet arrived with a Fat Cogs t-shirt (that I still have). A nice surprise in the mail.
Being from the East Coast, gotta wonder if they all needed a tick check after this shot. Man, I don't miss that.
Early rear suspension design, complete with Rock Shox fork up front. This stuff looks incredibly dated now.
This is one of the nicest Fats ever made. I'd still go for one of these today - even with the rigid fork. If you have one, hang on to it. Elisa's hubby Walt, rides one to this day.
The famous Team Yo Eddy model. Really, really nice steel bike - still worth lusting after. I have a '91 model with the original rigid fork as well. I'll get it posted on here sooner or later.
The Buck Shaver was a lower priced model, named in honor of a Fat City employee, who passed away during the Fat era. If I found a clean one, would grab the small frame model for my son's next bike. Would be pretty trick for a 10 year old, no?
I always thought the Fat road bikes were really cool. I posted about this sweet bike previously.
I still have my Blah, Blah, Blah t-shirt hanging in the closet - only worn for formal occasions. Dude I work with has the Fat jersey pictured. He wears it occasionally as I weep.
Well, there you have it. If you're from this era, a peek back in history. If you started riding mountain bikes recently, probably thinking "Who cares"? Or maybe you get a kick out of seeing some mountain bike history. I know I do.
New or old bike - ride on.