davidjmcconnell
New member
Greetings from the wickedly hot Mojave. I'm new here, so pardon my formality:
I have Wicked Fat Chance serial # 08059W, which I purchased from a dealer in Santa Rosa in 1989 – all I remember is that they advertised in the Mountain Bike Action rag, and they had a sand pit out back where I rode the hell out of the Wicked against a Kestrel before making up my mind which one to buy. For your amusement, I’ve attached a picture of what the Wicked looked like when I hauled it out of the garage the other day for an overhaul, after sitting idle for 11 years while I rode my Cannondale tourer exclusively. I'm about to turn 60, and it's time for me to start having fun on a bike again.
Back in 1998, when I was doing a lot of downhill riding, I fitted my Wicked with a Marzocchi Z2 BAM fork, which was great for that purpose. Unfortunately, along with a lot of other stuff, the original lime green unicrown fork walked away during my move to Nevada in 2005, and now that I want to return the bike to as close to original spec as I possibly can, I need to know its specs so I can get my hands on a proper fork, even if not an original Fat City. I know that it's got a 1" threaded steering tube, and from what I've read I believe that the rake is 1-3/4". From the serial number I believe that the frame size is around 19", so the information I think I need to know to do this right is 1) the length of the steering tube, 2) maybe the length of the steering tube threading, 3) the length from the axle to the crown race, 4) the fork spacing, and 5) maybe the overall length of the fork assembly.
Thanks for your time; any assistance any of you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
I have Wicked Fat Chance serial # 08059W, which I purchased from a dealer in Santa Rosa in 1989 – all I remember is that they advertised in the Mountain Bike Action rag, and they had a sand pit out back where I rode the hell out of the Wicked against a Kestrel before making up my mind which one to buy. For your amusement, I’ve attached a picture of what the Wicked looked like when I hauled it out of the garage the other day for an overhaul, after sitting idle for 11 years while I rode my Cannondale tourer exclusively. I'm about to turn 60, and it's time for me to start having fun on a bike again.
Back in 1998, when I was doing a lot of downhill riding, I fitted my Wicked with a Marzocchi Z2 BAM fork, which was great for that purpose. Unfortunately, along with a lot of other stuff, the original lime green unicrown fork walked away during my move to Nevada in 2005, and now that I want to return the bike to as close to original spec as I possibly can, I need to know its specs so I can get my hands on a proper fork, even if not an original Fat City. I know that it's got a 1" threaded steering tube, and from what I've read I believe that the rake is 1-3/4". From the serial number I believe that the frame size is around 19", so the information I think I need to know to do this right is 1) the length of the steering tube, 2) maybe the length of the steering tube threading, 3) the length from the axle to the crown race, 4) the fork spacing, and 5) maybe the overall length of the fork assembly.
Thanks for your time; any assistance any of you can provide will be greatly appreciated.