The frame held up beautifully for 2 years with no problems. The indy c shocks were fine too cept after a while...derailer is nice

the wheels were not exactly ok after a season of dirt jumping and i replaced the springs in the shocks. Paint chips/sun bleach

This is a great bike if you are looking for a tough, light xc ride. It works pretty well on jumps and handles well on hairy decents but i reccomend replacing the wheels if you are really into that type of thing. It requires little matinence and climbs great. It makes you want a to spend money on biking, and got me hooked. If you are an entry level xc rider this is the bike for you.

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not much... Giant

Excellent frame

None

This bike is the best I've ridden and owned, admittedly I used different everything on the 7.1 frame, but it's nice and stiff and looks sweat as well.

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frame design

average components

don't get the complaints about the paint job. mine is natural aluminum with a shiny clearcoat. it looks totally amazing and hasn't failed on me yet. i bought it totally for the frame but who doesn't upgrade their components anyway. once thats done, look out.

Frame, looks

Components especially the grip shifts, brakes, and shocks

I bought this bike for only $400 at a local sporting goods store of all places. Mine is a '98 model that I bought two years ago. This bike is ok if riding on occasional weekends, however if you want to ride harder, you need to upgrade. The first thing I did was to upgrade the shifters to xt rapidfires and upgraded all of the deraillers to xt. I also replaced the cranks with lx hollowbodies. I bent the back wheel in half, and upgraded to mavic 517 rims with xt hubs. The sorry thing that I haven't done is upgrade the shocks and brakes. In Colorado, the tektro brakes gave me fits as I took this bike downhilling. For the price I paid, I have to say that I am pretty happy with what I got considering other bikes in the $400 range. If I would have paid close to the manufacturer's suggested price, I might have a different reaction, however.

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Cool looking frame, and big knobby tires.

Crap components, only thing good were the deraileurs. Everything else is generic crap, but at least it hasn't broken yet...

I have a 98 or 97 model, I can't remember, and it hasn't broken yet. I like to ride very rough terrain on the weekends and light stuff after work. The only problems I have had with my bike is that the orange paint faded in the sun, so now it looks kinda weird, but I seem to be the only person who notices. The other problem is that the chain slaps so much on mine I don't have any paint left back there.

I wish I knew something about components when I bought the bike a couple years ago. Back then I saw a cool looking bike and bought it. Now I wish it had better components for how much money I spent on it. I feel a little ripped off by Mongoose. At least it looks cool though...

The one thing that has been good is that I haven't broken the bike yet. It is getting to be time to replace parts because of wear and tear, but nothing is physically broken.

really cool lookin', some good components, good solid entry level bike

shimano stx front derailleur which gave me problems from the beginning...crappy crankset.....

actually, mine is a 98' model...I got it for 500 dollars new just recently....I am a beginner, but this seems to be a pretty good entry level bike.....I am upgrading parts slowly to make it lighter and more durable....I will upgrade the alivo crankset, bottom bracket, and also, the seatpost and saddle......right now it is 27 pounds and rides very nice.....recommended for entry level bikers...I hear that the frame is very good too so you can upgrade without worrying about whether you should have just bought a new bike....******

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none....entry level

standover clearance
design characteristics
(oval to square seat and chain stays - bridges on top and bottom of rear triangle - huge down tube & reinforcment rings on heasd tube

none really

jumps really well - and rails way better than any dual suspension bikes I've ridden - more predictable line. JUst way more fun at half the price

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most big names

Derailleurs (F&B)
Balance

none

This is great on all terrains. I am not a professional rider, but I am very recreational on and off the road, and this bike is absolutely great. Very recommended for all.

Real good... damn shiok... value for money.

Real good.

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Safari.

The frame is definately strong

padel
front & rear derailer

I suggest you change the padels and derailers the originals are really lousy. Overall the bike feels go and is definately the bike for me.

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