Submitted by
fiziksdrop180
a Weekend Warrior
from North Tonawanda, New York
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2010
Strengths: Climbs well for weight.
Feels great in the air.
Tough as hell.
Awesome component spec for the price.
Weaknesses: Reliability of the Marzocchi 55 ATA fork...
Bottom Line:
This review is for the 2008 Khyber Super. I have put this bike through it's paces! Started out mostly doing cross country in New York. Went downhilling in New York once with it. In Arkansas I did mostly dirt jumping with a little bit of free riding and cross country here and there. Then over in Idaho was doing mainly cross country with some freeride...but that means climbing for 5 miles and then bombing it downhill for 6 miles. Went downhilling in Wyoming while living in Idaho. Then was in Alabama. All cross country here. Lots of veryyy rocky terrain and other areas of fast, smooth flowing single track.
This bike has been everywhere and I have beat the living s*** out it! For being quite a heavy bike (36 - 37 or pounds) it climbs very well. If you got the legs and lungs, you should be able to keep up with the all the spandex cross country guys, like I was out in Idaho. For dirt jumping (yes I was dirt jumping with a 6.5" travel bike), this bike does really well. It feels perfect in the air. On soft New York dirt, downhilling was amazing, but in Idaho with the rocky terrain it was a little sketchy. For freeriding...I've had 6 foot drops sneak up on me without much of a landing. The Goose soaks it right up. Just make sure the suspension is set up properly.
I've had progressively worse problems with the 55 ATA fork as time went on. I just returned it under warranty and got a new fork from Marzocchi for free. It performed awesome, but for me, the reliability is of question. The rear shock has been awesome though.
I love this bike! Amazing all around bike! I'm hard on bikes and the Goose has taken the abuse.
Favorite Trail: ...City Creek trail system in Pocatello, Idaho
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: Old school full-suspension IronHorse G-8.
Bike Setup: Stock with exception of Wellgo MG-1 pedals (which are a good lightweight, cheap, platform pedal) and 8 inch brake rotor up front.
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Submitted by
jayflo0800
a Weekend Warrior
from Queens, New York
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2009
Strengths: This Mongoose comes stock with great components: The Marzocchi 55 ATA Micro fork and the Marzocchi ROCO Air R which allow for almost 7" of travel, both with lock-outs. This suspension set up is awesome for both climbs and descents. The new Shimano SLX crank and 18 speed SRAM freewheel cassette work flawlessly together. I have to say this bike rocks right of the show room floor.
Weaknesses: None to report.... although some people don't care for the name Mongoose.
Bottom Line:
If your looking for a bike that will pretty much do it all, I am pleased to report this bike is a monster on the trails. Absolutely devouring any obstacle it faces up or down hill. The 09' Khyber Super is and all mountain predator! I have never ridden a bike with so much travel that climbs so well...
Similar Products Used: Kona Dawg, Jamis Dakar XAM II, Giant Reign XO, Iron Horse 6 Point 6, Transition Dirtbag, or for the extremely well off there's the Specialized SX Trail II ($$$$).
Bike Setup: Impressively bone stock
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Submitted by
rider4life144
a Downhiller
from Big Bear, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2009
Strengths: Unbelievably light for how big the travel is. Smooth. Great Geometry. Amazing Bike for the price. Feels like an xc bike when you are climbing yet feels like a dh bike when haulin down rock gardens
Weaknesses: Main pivot bolt bends pretty easily but its an easy fix. other than that absolutely nothing oh and this bike is technically an all mountain bike (though its on the big side) so its suppose to be able to climb hills as well as chew them up on the way down, but because the headtube angle is so big you really have to lean forward to keep the front tire down and stable when climbing steep inclines no big deal though
Bottom Line:
This bike performs flawlessly. No other bike comparable even comes close in price, this bike in any other comparible brand would be around $5000. Mongoose may not be the most popular name but it will outperform almost any comparible bike on the market. Specialized, Iron horse, Norco you name all have nothin on this bike. one last thought i have this bike down to 32 lbs take a look at any other 6.5" travel bike it will shock you on how much it weighs. this is one of the lightest yet strongest big all mountain/small freeride bikes you will ever find.
Similar Products Used: Gt Sanction 2.0, Specialized Stumpjumper Expert, Mongoose Teocali Super
Bike Setup: Rock Shox Lyric, Sram XO shifters and rear deraileur, Race Face Next SL Carbon crankset, sram pg990 cassette, Sun Ringle Charger Wheels, Funn Full On Handlebar, Crankbrothers Acid 3 pedals
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Submitted by
firefighter20
a Downhiller
from hudson valley NY
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2008
Strengths: everything,so far this bike kicks butt,the suspension is smooth and adjustable climbs with ease and descends like a downhill race bike, strong and solid frame, relatively light at 34 pounds for such a burly bike set up
Weaknesses: 34 pounds its no xc racer which is still not a big deal
Bottom Line:
If you are looking for a all mountain/freeride bike that will take you to the top of any mountain and bring you down really fast with alot of control this is the bike for you......I will update when I get more rides in
Strengths: Every single component on this bike is mint, the frame seems extremely solid on the downs and light on the ups.
Weaknesses: The name of the company
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I've had the bike no more than 3 weeks and have had very few downhill runs with it, however the rides i have been on were fantastic the bike handles like a wet dream and climbs like mtn goat also feels nice in the air. I will be giving more feedback after a few more rides.
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that I want to put a 2003 Boxxer WorldCup fork on when I do my every once in a while downhill trips.... The Khyber has a 6.5in Lyrik with a 67deg HA. The Boxxer is the 7in travel Read More »
