![]() |
|
General Fat Chance Discussion Anything and everything about the best mountain bikes ever made. |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 17th, 2009
Location: San Rafael, Ca
Posts: 317
|
![]()
In roughly 1989 I did a multiple week bike ride through the YMCA from Westport, Connecticut to Montreal and Quebec city (I would have been 15). There was a kid on the ride who rode a flourecent green Fat Chance that he claimed he got because his dad produced the Mountain Dew Commercial in which they hired 3 professional mountain bikers and ordered up 3 of the best known mountain bikes (Fat Chances of course) to do the filming of the commercial. That kid, by the way, didn't make it the whole trip. If I recall he tried to split from the group and they called his parents; his dad showed up in a big black Mercedes 560SEL and put the Fat Chance in the trunk with the wheel sticking out.
Scott or anyone remember Mountain Dew using the Fat Chances? Jon
__________________
'87 Kicker, '88 Wicked, '89 Team Comp, '89 Wicked, '90 Yo Eddy, '92 Monster, '94 Yo Eddy,'97 Yo Betty, '97 Chris Chance Road Bike '99 Yo Eddy Last edited by jonsonneborn; May 23rd, 2010 at 5:50 PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: December 10th, 2004
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 114
|
![]()
I remember the commercial but I don't recall seeing any branding on the bikes... Cheers, KP
__________________
"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." Henry Ford |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 1st, 2006
Location: rio de janeiro
Posts: 1,043
|
![]()
i remember a shimano ad in bike mags which had a fluorescent Yo.. Bike and rider on top of a downhill made of nearly vertical singletrackby a cliff. i don't even think taht was real. always thought they made it up for the picture.
i thought it was a fat cause the fork was definitely a Yo.
__________________
wanted: ride time. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: July 15th, 2005
Location: PA
Posts: 308
|
![]()
"his dad showed up in a big black Mercedes 560SEL and put the Fat Chance in the trunk with the wheel sticking out."
What a surprise. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 17th, 2009
Location: San Rafael, Ca
Posts: 317
|
![]() Quote:
I am pretty sure the bike(s) had no decals. I tried googling for the ad but no luck.
__________________
'87 Kicker, '88 Wicked, '89 Team Comp, '89 Wicked, '90 Yo Eddy, '92 Monster, '94 Yo Eddy,'97 Yo Betty, '97 Chris Chance Road Bike '99 Yo Eddy |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
New Member
Join Date: December 26th, 2004
Posts: 10
|
![]()
Couldn't find a video, but there is some more info at http://www.bicyclehub.com/history.htm. There is a Fat connection too.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 17th, 2009
Location: San Rafael, Ca
Posts: 317
|
![]() Quote:
Brad, Thanks for finding that link! I searched desperately for that commercial but couldn't find it. I am glad there is something somewhere which confirms what I remember from over 20 years ago. Jon
__________________
'87 Kicker, '88 Wicked, '89 Team Comp, '89 Wicked, '90 Yo Eddy, '92 Monster, '94 Yo Eddy,'97 Yo Betty, '97 Chris Chance Road Bike '99 Yo Eddy |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: November 17th, 2009
Location: San Rafael, Ca
Posts: 317
|
![]()
1989 Mountain Dew Commercial (Dewin' It Kountry K…: http://youtu.be/CqsAR83g584
The commercial has surfaced thanks to the detective work of Chance Avocado!
__________________
'87 Kicker, '88 Wicked, '89 Team Comp, '89 Wicked, '90 Yo Eddy, '92 Monster, '94 Yo Eddy,'97 Yo Betty, '97 Chris Chance Road Bike '99 Yo Eddy |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: January 7th, 2007
Location: Hudson, MA
Posts: 425
|
![]()
We did build the bikes for that commercial
Scott |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Member
Join Date: July 3rd, 2012
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 32
|
![]()
Is one of the riders Herbold?
__________________
New toys are fun, but I'd still rather have the old stuff! ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 | |
New Member
Join Date: September 12th, 2014
Location: Maryville, TN
Posts: 6
|
![]()
Seems likely. I am not sure how many were made but he was in one of them at least.
From here: http://www.bicyclehub.com/history.html Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 12th, 2011
Location: NYC
Posts: 307
|
![]()
Wally was/is a great guy. He held a lot of fun races BITD. Thanks for finding that.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: July 2nd, 2013
Location: London
Posts: 605
|
![]()
Cool find. Ahhh....1989 was my favourite year for mountain bikes.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|