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Mongoose 2001 Grand Marquis Full Suspension Bike

5/5 (3 Reviews)

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MSRP : $1999.99


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Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by ThA MoRe PrO FrEeRiDeR a Downhiller from Tumut, NSW, Australia

Date Reviewed: May 8, 2002

Strengths:    HAYES Hydraulic Disc brakes, Adjustable "Front Porch" Headtube, Psylo SL's, XTR rear derailleur, XT cranks and XT splined BB

Weaknesses:    RockShox SID adjust rear shock - a good shock for its intended use, 3.5 inches of TRUE travel (the bike shop measured it up and all)
WTB LaserDisc Rims - again, not bad for their intended use but i bent them from jumping and general freeride
WTB Seat - Hard and narrow
LX F.Derailleur - Smooth Shifting didnt last long (even with adjustment)

Bottom Line:   
First Up, im not really a Downhiller despite the fact i ma y go to the odd race or 2, and i wouldnt really say weekend warrior, so i just put "downhiller".

Bottom Line - I wouldnt pay full retail price for this bike as i bought it for about $1000 AUD ($500 US) cheaper than retail. I see my bike as originally being a good quality upgrade platform. Any cross country riders that would like to bomb down the downhills faster than your ultralite XC mates - this is the go (and if u have a bit more cash to burn). All the components (stock) are good quality and light too - adjustable SID r.shock, PsyloSL, XTR derailleur.

Right now i think my bike is a sweet setup with pretty much the exact components i want for a freeride bike - 5 inch front and 5.5" rear travel, hydro brakes, twin clicker shock, big burly rims and tyres, chaindevice and bar/stem combo. This bike suits me and my riding a lot better than any stock bike out there would.
Its also cool to turn up to a race or event and be about the only guy on a half/decent newer model Mongoose, so i can hang about with guys on Giant AC's and KONA Stinky's and chuck on the whole "individual" act.

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Favorite Trail:   Thredbo Crackenback DH course

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $1700.00

Purchased At:   Kidsons Cycles, Wagga Wagga

Similar Products Used:   KONA Stinky
Giant AC2

Bike Setup:   This bike has changed a bit from stock as you will see from the following list;
- DICE TWOSIX front and TWOFOUR rear rims
- Michelin Comp24.1 soft 25x2.5" front tyre
- DURO Wildlife Leopard 24x2.6" rear tyre
- Psylos fitted with softer spring
- SHOCKWORKS Twin Clicker DH rear shock 190mm giving a bit over 5.5" of rear wheel travel
- AZONIC Shorty Stem
- AZONIC DoubleWall 2" Riser Bars
- OURY Grips
- DMR V8 Pedals
- AIREAL DH Chain Device
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by PrO FrEeRiDeR from oZ

Date Reviewed: October 31, 2001

Strengths:    Components
Frame
Discs

Weaknesses:    Not Much um maybe grips

Bottom Line:   
Excellant bike thats rides good and works good and is speced good.

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Duration Product Used:   Tested or demo'ed only

Similar Products Used:   mongoose nx9.7, Iron horse gspot, norco vps1.

Bike Setup:   Not mine
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by jon a Weekend Warrior from california

Date Reviewed: June 22, 2001

Strengths:    the lockout,the four bar rear shock and definetley the gadget you can switch the headtubes angle

Weaknesses:    the rear shock only has four inches of travel,if they had made it five then i would have been able to run my psylo on five inches too

Bottom Line:   
This Is a great bike, Even the weak point i said isnt that big of a deal because four inches of travel is still alot.there is one ting i didnt say though and that was that if your really weight concious you may not like this bike considering the fact that it weighs 28.5 pounds

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $1800.00

Purchased At:   local shop

Similar Products Used:   Giants-Santa cruz-GTs

Bike Setup:   Mongoose Grand Marquis stock accept for pedals which are now shimano 545
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