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Submitted by
Jeff Allison
a Cross Country Rider
from So-Cali
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Chumash | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Chalet | | Strengths: | Nice, smooth ride from steel. Cheap price. Insanely strong frame proves to be its downfall... Good value wheelset. | | Weaknesses: | Even with light street use, Shimano shifters are worse than nothing. Front deraillier stopped functioning and is unfixable. Rear need tuning constantly. ChroMoly frame is VERY VERY heavy. Lousy brake levers. No quick release in the rear. Seat is uncomfortable. Gripshift doesn't work very well. | | Similar Products Used: | Marin, Giant, Motiv | | Bike Setup: | Marin w/ Altus, Vetta saddle, WTB tires, and some other upgrades | | Bottom Line: | My advice is to stay away from this bike. I used it (its my dad's) for some light singletrack while my bike was being upgraded. The front shifter stopped working for some reason and nobody can seem to get it to work. I am forced to adjust the back shifter all the time to keep it from skipping all over the place. The brakes are spongy and unresponsive, but the wheels are decent and stay true.
There are better deals to be found... spend an extra $70, or even $50 and upgrade to an aluminum frame with Altus shifters and you will notice a world of difference from the crapola SIS.
Recomended: NO | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirk Westwood
a Cross Country Rider
from California
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Regal Wood | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Jay Cyclery | | Strengths: | Good sturdy frame decent front shocks with relitively shallow travel, good basic shimano hardware setup - works just fine (if one treats it with a little care since this in not a $1000 downhill dual suspension bike with top-notch hardware) The seat is fine the rims are fairly strong. | | Weaknesses: | Prone to rust in seat stem, plastic pedals (replaced) V-Brakes work fine if you are under 200lb but for me being 6'4 and 210lb I whacked some shimano mech discs on. Now the darn thing can stop! This one is fairly heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Previously owned road bike COMP-TA Centurion - a real nice piece of hardware, double-butted frame expensive rims etc. | | Bike Setup: | Shimano Deore front mechanical disc. Hayes Mech disc rear, MOZO RM front shocks Shimano SIS 7 cassette/derailleuir/s ASIS chromo seat stem Deore disc hubs STRATT Reaver tyres, expensive but great traction off-road. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is GOOD. It satisfies my needs for trail riding, downhill work and handles drops well. a good basic setup - mine has only marginally been upgraded and now it goes like a charm - the cheaper shimano componants work just fine. I hope you all find this review enlightening... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, AK, USA
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Coastal Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Play It Again Sports | | Strengths: | Relatively light steel frame, decent brakes | | Weaknesses: | Can't get into gear. Components are crap. | | Similar Products Used: | Huffy, Murray | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I hate this bike. I can't believe i bought this sad excuse for a mountain bike. I put about 20 miles on it the first day and this bike left alot to be desired. DO NOT BUY A MONGOOSE, spend an extra bill and get a real bike.
by the way I returned it the next day!
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Submitted by
dan
a Racer
from MA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anyhting hard | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | landrys | | Strengths: | nothin | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Similar Products Used: | nothin this bad | | Bike Setup: | monster t fork, race face cranks, cris king headset, and i made a custom rear shock to fit on the bike | | Bottom Line: | terrible, never buy this bike unless you'll be lake jumpin'. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Clarkston, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Holdridge Lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Oshman's | | Strengths: | Price, Its a great beginner bike, Holds up well in all conditions, I beat on a bike good being 200 lbs abd it does fine. | | Weaknesses: | cheap components, not bad though | | Similar Products Used: | ALl Huffy before now | | Bike Setup: | stock, clipless petals | | Bottom Line: | buy this if you arent expecting alot. its a good bike if you arent sure if you want to ride alot, I got it as a starter before spending alot on a high end. the bike worked well enough to make me really enjoy riding so I think Ill upgrade soon. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ace Rocky
a Cross Country Rider
from Alabama
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ulanits, Brega | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Madagascar | | Strengths: | Strong frame, sturdy cranks good front shocks (hardtail)
Got Shimano CV450 Slotted rotor & hydraulic calp for front hub superb stopping pwr all conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Rims, rear V-Brakes quite heavy - a big problem when licking air doing a drop-point pivot over an L2 slalom, I cant stress that one enough! | | Similar Products Used: | Giant 5657YU hardtail shock + dual Hayes Disc 7005 AL frame.
New 55ml Hyd resovoir. | | Bike Setup: | ProLine pedals + crank arms Shimano PRO70 gear system. M122 Cragar Fireball Rims with GR4-6 REM Hubs. Front Shimano CV450 disc set (Hydraulic, soon to add to rear hub) ProLine Mud Demon tyres anodised sealed rim sides. | | Bottom Line: | Damn good platform to upgrade - this series of bike has an extremely resiliant frame and can stand up to some extremely rough treatment. My Giant can't fair against it. This isn't really a mongoose anymore as virtually nothing excepth the frame is original. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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