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Submitted by
Benito Chumpa
a Racer
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anythink wif bumps | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Canberra | | Strengths: | Disco designs frame look, the stickers I've put on it. | | Weaknesses: | The folkwit riding it | | Similar Products Used: | Ladies 10 speed Raleigh (C. 1975) | | Bike Setup: | black spokes, red frame, eggbeaters, connex chain, all LX except for XT rear derailleur. | | Bottom Line: | Well folk, when you're a chump there's lots to blame. The cranks, the hubs, the handlebars, the weather, the lollies last night ...
Really, I've perved on everyone elses love and I'm just fine with my piece of arse, the NX7.3. Sure I paid plenty more than u folkers, but that's how much that piece of art is worth to me. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from kansas city, mo usa
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | landahl park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | Looks great, very strong frame | | Weaknesses: | A little on the heavy side | | Similar Products Used: | GT Timberline | | Bike Setup: | Titec bars, stem, seat post, XT components, Avid brakes, Manitou shock, Vuelta rims | | Bottom Line: | This frame has been very good to me, I bought it cheap thinking what the hay I will give it a shot. It has been great. The only reason for ditching it, I wanted something lighter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruce Bouchard
a Weekend Warrior
from Wakefield, RI
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Burlingame State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | This frame is strong as Hell! I've beat it over and over again. The welding is exceptional! Definetly a bike for rough x-country and DH. Specialized and Cannondale frames look so cheap compared to this NX 7.3 frame. | | Weaknesses: | Paint does chip easy and the water bottle placement sucks. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized StumpJumper, TREK 7000 | | Bike Setup: | Answer A-Tac Stem, Answer ProTaper Riser bars, Deore XTR brakes and levers, Deore XT rear der, LX front der, XT cranks, LX hubs with Mavic 221 Rims, IRC front tire and Tyranoraptor rear tire, SID XC fork, Easton EA-70 seatpost, Selle Italia Gel Flite seat, Ritchey headset, Deore XT 8-speed shifters, Race Face "good 'n evil" grips. | | Bottom Line: | I've read all these posts of Mongoose Pro having a bad name... No Way! Steve Larson was #1 last year and raced for Mongoose-L.L. Bean, and Erik Carter is one of the best downhiller racers ever, and he is with Mongoose Pro. You people need to get some research done! For the $$$, I built a race ready bike for around $1350 and is far superior than what I see at local bike shops for $1500... Always ridden a hardtail... always will... My last frame was a KHS and I bent the piece of junk! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BMF
a Cross Country Rider
from Roseville, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Clementine Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | Monocoque Frame design, large tubing, strength, and stiffness. | | Weaknesses: | BB height is too low. Strength of frame is over kill for XC riding. | | Bike Setup: | Race Face Next LP cranks, Shimano 535 wheels, Manitou Mars Elite forks, Avid Mag brakes, Kore (seat post, handle bars, stem, & skewers), XTR R-Derailleur, STX F-Derailleur, and LX Shifters. | | Bottom Line: | This frame was designed very well. It is a bit heavy (weighing just over 4 lbs.), but very strong and stiff. I do wish the BB was an inch higher (I tend to crack my pedals on rocks with 175mm cranks). Over all I have been very pleased. To bad Mongoose sold out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darrell
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, Maryland
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Avalon-Patapsco State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$149.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Incredibly stiff frame, very nice welds, gusset at the headtube | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, no disc brake bosses, odd size seat post (had to search the internet for an odd size shim) | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Iquana SE-1 | | Bike Setup: | LX Shifters and Brakes, LX Front & XT Rear, XT Cassett, XT Hubs laced to Mavic 517's, Panaracer Fire-X Pro Tires, LX Crank, Kore Elite Post, Specialized Body Geometry Saddle, Syncros Stem, 1998 Judy XL fork, Performance XC Risers, Cane Creek headset, and Time Atac pedals | | Bottom Line: | What a sweet ride! The bike climbs well, decends better and carves turns like a Lotus Esprit Turbo. It holds its line without much effort and is strong on the drop offs. If you want a sweet frame cheap, you cannot beat this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shag
a Racer
from Newark, Delaware
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Fair Hill, MD | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Stiff frame, bullet proof. Replaceable rear derailleur hanger. Aluminum. | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips to easy, A bit Heavy 4.2lbs, Being that the bike is oddly shaped it doesn't fit on a rack to easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Giant | | Bike Setup: | All XT, except Rolf Dolomite wheels, Selle Italia Ti Gel seat, Azonic Ti bars, Manitou 98 SX-R front shock, Hutchins Python tires, Control Tech Stem with Dia comp aheadset. | | Bottom Line: | After getting used to it, this frame is incredible. It's well balanced. I would have to recommend trying it out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gabriel
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$135.00 | | Strengths: | Stiff, Can sustain more than 400lbs on road.
Cool paintwork, handsome (very eye catching and attractive)
Excellent price for a branded frame compared to the others.
All rounded | | Weaknesses: | A little bit too heavy
The painting will be scratched off easily
difficult to find a suitable seat-post and BB, things like that......
Difficult to lift with shoulder | | Similar Products Used: | none.. I'm so green in MTB field, just 16, and Hong Kong is not a good place for mountain biking. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi XC700 (to be bomber Z3)
Mavic rim X138 w/Michelin tires,
Full set of LX
Magura HS33 | | Bottom Line: | It is really an excellent choice for those who wants to start mountain biking. The low price is just invincible!! No other can beat it down.
I was so depressed when my friends said that Mongoose sucks. But from the things I learnt, I know that fame of the brand is not important, but the quality and does it suits you.
Though this may not be a good frame in other's eye, I love my bike!!! Mongoose does not sucks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jm Jm
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Sill
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything steep and scarey | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Strong frame
Stiff frame
Nice features like teardrop shaped downtube, octagonal chain and seat stays, gusset at head tube. | | Weaknesses: | No disc mount(but there are holes drilled in the dropouts..for an adaptor?)
Not the lightest alu frame at around 4lbs | | Similar Products Used: | Specalized Rockhopper, Raleigh hardtail, KHS 4000. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 1999 Z2 BAM. ESP 7.0 shifters and derailer, 9.0 front derailer. XT/517 rear wheel, generic/238 front. Specialized S-works handlebar. Kalloy stem. Cane Creek C-2 headset. Sugino Impell 700 crankset w/XT rings. Wellgo 535 clone pedals. Kalloy seatpost w/ Tioga MultiControl saddle. Avid SD1.0 brakes, 2.0L levers. XT BB. WTB VeloR treads. | | Bottom Line: | A great frame for the price. They guy below has it all right. You can buy a $1500 hardtail at a LBS, but you would not have something that works any better. The guy at his LBS must have just been really sore that he didnt buy it from him. I spent arond 700 total on this bike, and for the price it is sweet. I see similerly equiped bikes in my LBS going for around $1500. The frame isnt the lightest, but it is plenty stiff and transfers power well, so it sort of evens out. With the huge tubes it is probably a bit stronger than those lighter aluminum frames anyway. The parts I used are by no means the lightest or the most expensive, but all are proven and should hold up, I especially like the Z2 and the Avid brakes, even though they are low-end they are top preformers. I like how it rides so far, I am relearning how to ride a hardtail. I usually ride my freerider, but I want to have a bike to race both XC and DH, so this is what I will use and practice on for XC. Buying a complete bike at a LBS fine for less experianced and not-mechanically-inclinded Mountainbiker, but when you have the experiance of putting a bike together and the know-how, you can beat the deals that are out there and you can put together a screamen bike for not as much $$$ as a shop will charge. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cheapass
a Weekend Warrior
from pa
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | nice color schemes, strong as hell, Great clearance on bottom braket shell, great handling. | | Weaknesses: | no disc brake mounts, need a rear brake arch for the aluminum stays. comes with heavy seatpost. | | Bike Setup: | Full XT with 2000 judy SL and Velocity Deep V rims with XTR hubs, c2 sealed headset, and wonderful ATAC pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I walked into a shop and they laughed at my frame and asked why I had but those great components on it. I simply said because it was cheap. It is a great frame. it is more than just a recreational rider frame. For amatuer racers it is a great start. I am a lite rider 130lbs. I destroy wheels, frames, and bars. Hence the velocity rims. This frame will still be good when I die. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Light, strong, looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Manomano, Trek 6500, Raleigh Serengeti, Kona Caldera. | | Bike Setup: | 1999 NX 7.3 frame, Z.5 Bomber, STX-RC/LX drivetrain, Deore/ Mavic X138 wheels. | | Bottom Line: | This frame is very fast and dispite a few crashes With it the bike still looked better then I did afterwards. The fact that Mongoose has gotten a bad name lately did concern me at first, but after a week on the new frame the worries were gone. I don't know if you could find another on of these frames, but if you could, then go for it, its worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan B.
a Downhiller
from La Honda California
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | my custom trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Internet | | Strengths: | Sick Frame, very strong, different than most, light, limited flex, burly dropouts | | Weaknesses: | The rear end, at high speeds, I can really feel the rear flex, it flexs a considerable amount. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothin | | Bike Setup: | MRP, KING, DEEMAX, Hayes, Race face, xt, X-vert(1999) 4-inch | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, I built it off the internet and it turned out to be awesome. Rides great, and you can use it for anything..I use it for DH, Salom, trials and XC when time call for it..Light,strong, dependable, Brian Lopes look a like, except for color and some parts...If you can buy the frame, you can use it for anything, and they're cheap...
The bike does trials well, nothing bad there. It climbs well, except for my super-plush fork, it decends great, and jumps even better. Its an all around bike good for anything and anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Technician
a
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | Lightweight, Intelligent Monococque Design, Non-Flexy, Beautiful Paint Job | | Weaknesses: | None of Importance | | Bottom Line: | I ride a Mongoose NX 7.3 hardtail frame, and I keep an NX 7.1 frame around for emergencies. For $125, I got a 4.2 lb. monococque hardtail frame that takes more abuse than most downhill bikes I've seen. Even after tons of hard hits, urban assault rides, and trail riding, this frame performs flawlessly. The complete bikes are an excellent investment. Don't let the brand name fool you - the NX hardtails are a worthy investment. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ronen
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney NSW Australia
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bayside extremities | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Maroubra Cycles :( | | Strengths: | Very Stable Bike (NX 7.3) Looks and feels great. Easy to pop off technical trails and can open up a can of whoop ass on those other bikes (Mainly GT's) Even as stock is competitive. STABLE....VERY STABLE | | Weaknesses: | The front end of the bike tends to dip over drop offs. Easily fixable though with a shorter stem and by popping the seat WAY back. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Zaskar, GT Tequesta. | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Magnum R Forks, LX Rear Derailer, STX RC front, STX Hubs, WTB Laserbeam rim, VP Clipless Pedals | | Bottom Line: | Sweet bike, good price....Its a pity that the Mongoose Name has been shamed with their cheaper bikes. Either way...better than the other Bikes ive ridden (GT'S) but GT's are ok.....ok | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jaromir
a Racer
from Prague, Czech Republic
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | STIFF
LIGHT
good looking
pretty comfortable | | Weaknesses: | can't think of any | | Similar Products Used: | IBOC 0G, some AUTHORs, JOKOs, and Cannons | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose NX 7.5 frame, Marzocchi Z3, Panaracer mach ss, mach rims, vector saddle, LX hollowtech cranks, SRAM 7.0 shifters and derraileur, LX brakes, XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | oooh man! I bought the NX 7.5 frame a week ago and it really is STIFF! I owned a CrMo IBOC 0G from 1997 and it was a great frame, but this one really rulez. It's light, stiff, nice looking, etc..... It's great for on-road riding, but it's even better off road. I just returned from an all around bike trip (121km long) and I feel great. Before, I had trouble pedaling after 60 km, even though the IBOC was great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom G
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | GCC | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | this bike has a really light frame. It comes with above average components and you can't beat the price. Who cares if the bike says mongoose.......it rocks. Definetly a Cross County rider that like to meat up head to head with sharp drop-off's. | | Weaknesses: | Slow in the corners. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing I would even compare to this | | Bike Setup: | Rockshox Indy C, LX components, Specialized seat, Easton CT2 handlebar, Bontrager tires. | | Bottom Line: | The MOST amount of bang you can get for your buck. She screams for hills and backs down from sharp turns. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mountain man chris durand
a
from fall river, mass
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | ( nx7.5 )its stength..really good if you like to play and mess around..drops and such...Feels really good in the technical stuff..but like anyother hardtail you pretty much gotta hang on and "keep those elbow and knee joints loose". hehe...thats a tip from like 10 years ago. | | Weaknesses: | stearing...I have a long travel fork on my NX-7.5 and i think this is the cause of my slow steer.... with a regular fork it think things would quicken up .... | | Similar Products Used: | old ironhorse mt700 | | Bike Setup: | manitou x-vert.....and all the other stuff that makes a bike run... | | Bottom Line: | All in all i think its a good hardtail allthough maybe not designed for a long travel fork.. When climbing if you dont have a straight line to follow ,good luck cause the frame really does not track very well.....But when you get to the top just pour on the speed all the way down....This is probably the frames best aspect" going down " again the stearing could be a little quicker but i think something i can live with......So i guess if you dont mind the mongoose name , this frame can make a really good bike for a man who likes to play and mess around....... | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a
from Medford, OR
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ashland Water Shed | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very responsive and climbs like a goat. This bike puts your weight over the back tire but is still easy to get over the back of the seat.
I'm a big guy 250+ and this bike has held up to my wieght over some very rough stuff and the brakes stop me on a dime. | | Weaknesses: | Rockshox Disc Brakes. I bought the bike new only to find out that Rockshox had discontinued their disc brake line. I'm finding it harder to find parts for them. I'd like to get a Rockshox SID Race to replace the Judy XC that come on it. | | Similar Products Used: | This mountain bike converted a roadie. | | Bike Setup: | All XTR/ Rockshox Disc brakes & Judy XC Fork. White industries Hubs with Mavic Disc Rims. Sweeet. | | Bottom Line: | I picked up this bike ('98 NX 7.7 Pro) a year old new at www.bennetts.com the bike retailed for $2500 but I was able to get it for just over a grand. I wish the brakes were better they always stop well, but occasionally rub excessively.
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Submitted by
Arkon Bey
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, Me USA
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Pillar Mountain, Kodiak, AK | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Stiff, stable. With the correct fork, it will go where you point it without hesitation. Turns on a dime (on singletrack This is a great singletracking frame. I can lay it over like a road bike). Climbs like a goat, and is expecially stable on long, slow, technical climbs. It is even decent for light trials fun! What seperates it from other good singletrackers (Cannondale M400 for example), is it also shines on high speed fire road decents! Stable, stable, stable! | | Weaknesses: | It is a bit heavy. And the fact that the Mongoose name is now completely in the toilet since the Wal-Mart debacle. I owned a triangular-top-tubed IBOC before this. Man, they could have been a good company. The shop I turn wrenches for just dropped them. | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose IBOC Pro(1992)
Cannondale m400 Beast of East(1992) | | Bike Setup: | XTR front and rear;LX linear pulls w/cheapo Diacompe levers; Club roost low risers; 1998 Manitou SXr; 1992 Deore top-mount shifters(yeah, I'm a dirtbag, but nothing shifts faster!) | | Bottom Line: | I ride tight New England singletrack and this frame is both stiff and fast. Great frame overall. If I could afford it I might go with the Titanium version of the Newman. Man, I wish Mongoose would be a good name again. (p.s. Has anyone else noticed the similarity between the Mongoose Newman and the old Mountain Cycle's MOHO?) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J@Y
a
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have recently bought a NX 8.1 and it is the greatest bike i have riden. i love this thing and i would recommend it to anyone. BUY THIS BIKE NOW!!!!! I love the way this bike handles...it is also very durable and you'll never feel the curbs or roots again. Don't buy a GT..they suck more than CCM's buy this bike.Five Big Piles O'Shit | | Overall Rating: |
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