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Submitted by
ernie
a Cross Country Rider
from los angeles
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Beaudry | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$269.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Chalet | | Strengths: | Cromoly big tubed frame | | Weaknesses: | 7 speed, cheap crankset and shifters. Tektro brakes suck | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 800 sport | | Bike Setup: | XT brakes, levers , shifters, rear derailleur.
RS Jett XC, RaceFace crank, new BB, LX front derlr. | | Bottom Line: | Nice frame, cromo makes this wreck feel nice and smooth on downhills. Uphills a bit heavy. Change the BB and get a decent crankset. Hard to find 1" threaded shock is a "beeyaah--chach", but isnt imposssible. Nice riding bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Subert Benn
a Racer
from Port Elizabeth South Africa
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Longmore Forrest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Very Well put together. Frame is light weight, Groupset is OKish. Could have been Acera. Tough bike, Wheels is good, it holds up during jumps and other abuse....
I changet pedals to Shimano Clip-ins, Changed BB for a light weight one, Also replaced wheels with light weight (stronger) wheels, All this improved my racing. | | Weaknesses: | Should have had a better shock (Rst 281) | | Bike Setup: | RST 281 shock, Alivio group set. Mavic 222 rims , Deore hubs
Standard seatpost, handlebars (to be replaced soon) etc.... Shimano Clip-ins..
| | Bottom Line: | Good value for money. Send a bit more and you could transfrom this bike into a better than average racing bike.
Ratted this bike with my 'modifications' in mind i.e. 5/5.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse Bullard
a Cross Country Rider
from Tehuacana, Texas
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tehuacana Hill or Link Road in Palestine | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | The bike is structurally and mechanically well built for a bike in the price range. Definately, the most well-made bike I owned for the money. The "No More Flats" intertubes keep this bike rolling, even out in the country where the most troublesome thorns and grassbers are located. Definately a trouble free bike when serviced and maintained properly. | | Weaknesses: | Lacks rear shock absorber to prolong the life expectancy of
the back tire with "No More Flats" installed. The "No More Flats" makes the bike feel much heavier than otherwise would with normal intertubes. | | Similar Products Used: | 88 Huffy SE 10 SPEED, 97 ROADMASTER 21 SPEED,
93 FOREST RANGER 21 SPEED | | Bike Setup: | ROCK SHOX, NO MORE FLATS INTERTUBES, SHIMINO SHIFTERS, PROMAX BRAKES | | Bottom Line: | If you want a well-made 24 speed that will not cost you an arm or leg in costs, this bike is definately the one I would strongly consider. If you're considering installing the " No More Flats" intertubes on this bicycle, do not consider using them unless your normal intertubes go flat abnormally. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dewey
a Weekend Warrior
from prince george, bc
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
I'm mostly a paved/dirt road and light trail rider, so the parts here are decent quality for the kind of riding I do. I made sure the shop tuned up the gears and brakes nicely, and this thing has been smooth, quiet, and comfortable so far. I'd like a snazzier ride, but the commodity parts hopefully won't attract thieves like a nicer ride might, and I'm not serious enough to be concerned about stellar performance. I would not reccommend this bike for somebody into technical trails or concerned about their image, but for fairly light dirt work and tooling around town this is a good deal. Welds and frame finish of good quality. Materials (tubes, rims, handlebars etc) of good quality. I got what I paid for and I'm happy. | | Weaknesses: |
Real trail fiends sneer when I ride by - this bike is not going to impress the elitists, for sure. Dealer complains about lousy service from the company and Mongoose flooding the market with bikes through the big box retailers. No argument there. Stock tires a comprimise between trail and road, not great for either but OK. The stock pedals suck, I replaced them at purchase with a decent pair of low-end ATB pedals and felt much better about the whole package. | | Similar Products Used: |
1990 Mongoose IBOC/DX. I got many years of solid use out of this ( before it got ripped off). This new one is a better bike for less money, overall. | | Bike Setup: |
I added some bar ends. and switched the pedals to WellgoLU-970's. Works for me. | | Bottom Line: | Low to moderate price, decent parts, doesn't rattle. Better than the average department store bike, works fine and seems like it will last a long time. If it gets ripped off I'm not out much. A nice general purpose ride for the money. Buy it from a dealer who will tune it up right- it makes all the difference. Support your local bike shop! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hamish
a Downhiller
from State of frustration
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Metallic frame(not wood or plastic)
Came with free bottle of cheeze whiz | | Weaknesses: |
cheez whiz was stale | | Similar Products Used: |
Safeway brand spreadable cheeze product
Toro Ridiing mower | | Bike Setup: |
Electical shock | | Bottom Line: | The guy who wrote the review before me used the words 'railers (presumably DErailieurs) and knobbers. I believe him to be an Idiot! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell
a weekend warrior
from Budds Creek, MD
Date Reviewed: November 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This bike is a mix of Shimano parts bin pieces on a good frame. The rear derailleur is an Acera, with an LX front. Both the chainrings and rear cassette are standard LX pieces. The bars have a nice angle sweep back, and are firmly clamped to a forward set stem. It uses Optiguage shifters, which work pretty well once you get the 'railers set up. The standard V-brakes (noname) were very loud at first, but once they got readjusted and set in, they work well, but require a lot of effort. My wife sometimes has trouble stopping on hers. The Maxxus Dual-Sport tires are excellent in the dirt, as they've got pretty aggressive knobbers. (Read: just OK on the way to the trailhead.) We ride probably 15-30 miles a week on both pavement and dirt, and like these bikes just fine. One MAJOR GRIPE: the stock open bearing pedals bite. Both of us had bearings fail within a month of getting the bikes. I put a set of low end Performance ATBs on and we're riding more quietly now. bonzai. | | Overall Rating: |
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