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Submitted by
David R F
a Weekend Warrior
from Mexico city, Mexico
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Cotsco Mexico city | | Bottom Line: | Actually this is not a review, if anyone is willing to sell a Mongoose MGX d50 (silver) please contact me. thank you very very much. (shipping is not a problem)
kenshin_him_yh@yahoo.com.mx | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Downhiller
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Okachokaminnawahneepaheenana | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$262.00 | | Purchased At: | COSTCO | | Strengths: | Well, it's cheap!! And from what I can tell the frame is strong. It is also pretty and shiny. mmmmmmmm........silver. | | Weaknesses: | MY WRISTS!!! I managed to shatter both of my wrists at the same time riding this bike. Not really the bikes fault though. The components are the weakest parts of this bike. Especially the everything except the frame | | Similar Products Used: | Nishiki FS, GT XCR2000, GT RTS, SCHWINN MOAB SS | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose MGX D50-i Frame XT bottom Bracket, XT Deraileurs, LX Brakes, LX Shifters, LX/STXRC Hubs, MAVIC Mustang Rims, Kooka Cranks. Cane Creek AD12 rear shock, Girvin Chubby Fork, DH bars, Tires...made of some sort of rubber......with air in them. and a seat ......for my butt. | | Bottom Line: | If you want to buy this bike....rip everything off and start from scratch you will be OK. But why not buy a better frame (used) and build it up? I just bought a GT XCR2k for under $200. But if you can find the frame alone for a good price, why not. This is a great bike if you want teach your kids about bicycle maintenance and how to handle extreme amounts of PAIN! Both valuable lessons.
Value rating is for inital cost, it does not include buying new components and health insurance deductibles.
Overall rating is 3 because I knew when I bought it that it was a piece of crap. It served its purpose and got me to classes during college, while saving me enough money to buy lots of beer! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Price
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, Ca USA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Bear | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Price, Frame. | | Weaknesses: | The SIS system which stand for Shimano Ineffiecent Shifting is pitiful. Shocks/Springs need replacement. The whole drivetrain needs an overhaul to work properly. The non-sealed BB is laughable. The seatpost is way short, unless your a midget. | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose bikes since I was 9 years old. So 14 years. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose MGX D50, Rock Shox Duke XC U-Turn, Progressive Suspension 5th Element 5-Way Coil Shock, Performance Forte HandleBars,Bar Ends,Pedals,Straps, XTR Components, MythoSXC Tires, Slimer Tubes, and virtually everything else excluding the frame, which is great. | | Bottom Line: | For the price its unbeatable, expecting you can afford to upgrade everything in the first year if not sooner. The bikes geometry is superb, and is on par with $2-3k dollar bikes. Once everything was upgraded on my D50, I couldnt imagine riding anything else. Ive riden the Cannondale Gemini 2000, 2004 version, which is equipped with Deore LX components, yet costs nearly $3k, hehe. The Gemini doesnt hold a candle to my D50 yet costs 4 times as much (after upgrades to the D50). Simply put, the Mgx D50 is a great bike, period.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Downhiller
from Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Los Burros | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | various jackmoves | | Strengths: | Theyre pieces of crap, so people just leave them outside, never locked up. Makes a great Free ride when your hoofing it. | | Weaknesses: | Well, I'm not sure where to begin. From the plastic pedals, to the tin fork, this bike is pretty much a pile. I imagine If I was using em on any kind of hard trail, I could probably chew through a dozen or so in a single ride. Theyre fun to chuck over cliffs and throw into campfires. Please do yourself a favor and dont buy this unless you like to give walmart money for steaming piles of mongoose turds | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose 30-700 full suspension heaps | | Bike Setup: | crap frame, crap fork and rear shock, crappedals, crap shifters and cables, wouldnt trust them brakes | | Bottom Line: | If you like faceplanting, or showing off your new puke green poser-bike, buy this bike. A word to parents- If you want your children to ride safe and well, dont buy them this. Build up a bike, make it a project, or buy a good complete from a manufacturer who doesnt profit by using trickery aka faux components. It might look real nice in the store, but hows it gonna look when your child f's themselves up on it. If I could, I would award negative chilis, 1 chili is an overstatement. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Genevieve Trucky
a Racer
from hell
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | A XC one | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | a store | | Strengths: | nothing | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Similar Products Used: | $#!+ | | Bike Setup: | realy bad components, everything sucks | | Bottom Line: | DO not buy this @$$ sucking mother f---ing piece of $#!+.
You will pay for the sin that you have commited! This bike is heavy and hard to manuever, so you can not even place in a downhill or XC race. DONT BUY IT! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Downhiller
from Logan
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything that challenges me. | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | CostCo | | Strengths: | Frame, cost, & versatility - it fits many rider types. Styling/look. | | Weaknesses: | Componentry is a joke. Geared very low, you'll spin your legs when you exceed 27-30mph. Weak rims. Bouncy rear suspension - what do you expect from a spring though? | | Similar Products Used: | My first department store cycle. Have owned various Schwinn cycles and a few Giants. | | Bike Setup: | Shimano STX Rapid Fire Shifters (my pref.), Shimano PD-M324 pedals, Shimano Deore deraulers & cables, RockShox Psylo fork, Fox rear, RaceFace RaceRings & bb, Shimano 7speed spindle, Shimano STX V-brakes. Selle air-vent saddle, Bell gel grips. Specialized Bar-ends. | | Bottom Line: | I liked the way the bike looked. Brushed aluminum with thick welds - it's definitely an eye catcher. Then after inspection of the compenentry I realized why the bike was selling for $200. I already had an extra set of STX componentry and figured that would solve my problems. It was a good bike for a long time, as i used it to commute around campus, and to and from work and so forth. This year I got back into mountain biking pretty hardcore. After a nasty wreck rendered my Giant hardtail useless I upgraded the pedals, suspension, bb & rings, spindle, and deraulers. Dumped some cash into the thing, and all i have to say is: damn. I couldn't believe the difference in the cycle. I have it peared down to about 35 lbs, which really makes for an enjoyable ride. The frame has taken a LOT of abuse, and still looks awesome. I tore the decals off because in my opinion it's not an MGX anymore. It's a frankencycle. Losing the decals adds anonimoty and makes the cycle look better. Mine is silver and black, no other colours. Looks slick as hell.
I highly recommend this cycle for any beginning to intermediate rider. Even experienced riders may find this cycle what they are looking for. Off the floor it's what you paid for - a $200 department store cycle. But it has a good frame to work with, and excellent styling.
The cycle takes abuse. On the stock suspension it fared well off some 3-5ft drops (suspension tends to bottom out on these) and a lot of rocky terrain, which i may add the stock suspension, surprisingly, eats up well.
Only other complaint not previously listed is the mountings for the water bottle might as well my attached to your back tire. I have a camelback so it's no problem for me, but those of you who tote water bottles may want to invest in the glory of a camelback.
All said and done the cycle is ok at first, after upgrading parts and taking the cycle into another class I very much enjoy it, I don't see many on the trails, but I consider that a good thing. What fun is it when you see 50 cycles just like yours swarming the mountain? I like being able to keep up with the enduros and at the end of the ride hear "What are you riding?" "Care if I ride it?" and then getting a "Not bad" or "I like it." I dunno. I'm also the kind of person that can't leave anything how i buy it. I have to modify everything. soo... *shrug* It's a good cycle and I really enjoy it.
- Brian -
P.S. Ratings are based of the cycle as you buy it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luis
a Weekend Warrior
from LA, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Trail Mix | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Good Value. Tough. Looks like you paid more even if everyone on the trails know better! Really saves my back.
Great beginner bike. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy. A little too bouncy. Gear range is really strange. Needs a few more Granny gears esp for us new guys | | Similar Products Used: | OLD RockHopper hard tail | | Bike Setup: | Stock, including reflectors and junk. Cut seat post length about 1.5" so my wife could ride it without fear : )
Added gel cel seat cover to further protect my arse. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike. I bought it for a couple of reasons:
I am cheap. I wanted a softer ride because my inactivity was affecting my back.
The full suspension really helped give a smooooth ride. My back is much better now. I used this bike mostly as a road bike but just recently have been going through trails with more experienced friends. My bike has thumb quick shifters, not twist shift, and I think it was the way to go. I love it and will keep it till it breaks.
I weigh 200lbs, 5'7" so the added weight of the bike doesn't help. Just call me The Great Granny Man! If I could make the bike drop 10 lbs, it would be the best bike for the bucks in the world. So I guess I have to settle with dropping 10 lbs off my arse instead.
If your a beginner looking at full suspension, this is a decent start. When this model came out it had cast parts for brake levers, cast u shaped brake gizmo on the forks, and decent derailer set. The next year model was painted red, but had cheapper front forks, smaller rear shock, and stamped steel all over the place. Stay away from stamped steel, especially in the brake area and the hub where the front fork / shocks are welded together.
I constantly ram into the curb from the street side to make sure the suspension forks are working well. Haven't had a problem yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger
a Cross Country Rider
from San Bernadino
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything worth my time | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | costco | | Strengths: | sharp look, really strong frame, good brakes | | Weaknesses: | cruddy shifters, front shock not adjustable, kinda heavy | | Bike Setup: | DMN rear shock, RST front shock. | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for the price. This bike is great as a stock bike to begin riding on. However needs to be upgraded for more advanced riding. The frame is rock solid. I have been riding on it for about 2 years and have beat the living **** out of it. It has stood up to everything that I ride it through very well. I have ridden bikes twice as expensive as this that have broken down on stuff that this bike took no problem. I took a Giant through a trail that this bike did fine on and Snapped the frame. As for the rest of the bike I would upgrade a lot of the parts. I would replace the front shock with something better. Can't adjust the stock RST shock that Mongoose provided. Also I would replace the derailuers. If you have to change really quickly and have a lot of tension on the chain it will jump track with the stock deraileurs. As for the weight it hasn't been a problem once. I have kept up with $1,500 Specialized's with no problem. This bike is a really good deal for the price, but plan to do some upgrading. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Lauring
a Weekend Warrior
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Cheap. Looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | Where do I start? This was my second attempt at buying a department store pretender and use it on the trail. "Fool me once. Shame on you. Fool me twice. Shame on me."
This year I went out and bought a real mountain bike...a GT I-drive. Now I know how really bad the Mongoose was. I gave the Mongoose to the Salvation Army....so some good could come out of it.
The suspension is horrible. The rear has next to no rebound damping and is too soft (even tightened all the way down) for my 190 pound frame. The front was better but also lacked damping. The thing bounced up and down with each pedal stroke like a pogo stick.
The thin hard grips split after a year...good riddance.
The tires are pretenders like the rest of the bike. While they look the part they are too hard and don't hook up anything like the tires on my new bike.
The chain would come off or jam, two or three times a ride...right when I really needed the power.
The thing climbed like my Grandmother...probably the combination of crap tires and bouncy suspension. I never could get it to hook up well and it would just spin the back tire.
It weighed about 5lbs more than my I-drive and the I-drive isn't noted for being a light weight bike.
The rims are aluminum and look the part but again they lack what real mountain bike rims are made off. I bent mine out of round on paths that didn't give my buddies any problems.
The components are a mix of low end Shimano, Suntour and other unnamed crap. The grip shifter is not the best for trail riding. Getting it fine tuned was a real chore...never worked smoothly.
One frame size does not fit all. If you are 5' 10"'s or taller it is too small.
| | Similar Products Used: | Other crappy department store mountain bikes. My friends real mountain bikes. GT I-drive. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | If you want a bike to just ride on the road and hard packed trails yet have it look like a high tech mountain bike, this is your baby. If you want to ride with your friends and keep up, look elsewhere. You are much better off buying a used bike or saving a little more and getting a cloesout hardtail. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Rice
a Downhiller
from Simi Valley, Ca, Ventura
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ortega Hwy by Oceanside | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Solid frame, good suspension, good tires | | Weaknesses: | ALL the Components suck on this thing. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Timberline | | Bike Setup: | D50i frame, rst 281r front shock, dnm dv-6 rear shock, td pro | | Bottom Line: | With normal use, I've broke both shifters, the freewheel, front deraileur, rear deraileur and the crank begs for mercy almost every time I ride. Brake levers are extremely sticky no matter how well I clean them. Handlebars slip with every jump no matter how tight they are.
Ive put all Shimano components on the thing and it rides like a champ now - AND Ive still spent less on the thing than my best friend did on his Cannondale.
Dont buy it if you're gonna be really rough. Get it if you're on a budget, take care of your equipment and ride kinda easy. Decent for the price.
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Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Chico, California
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | North Rim Baby!! | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Frame rocks!! Light and strong as hell. | | Weaknesses: | All the giblets are crap. Good advice is to upgrade. | | Similar Products Used: | GT, Gary Fisher and the Specialized FSR. | | Bike Setup: | d50i frame, Rock Shox Indy front, Fox Rear, Bontrager cranks, 27 spd shimano Deore and XT drivetrain. Kore stem, Ritchey Rizor bars, All Avid SD Brakes. Arraya rims/Coda Hubs. | | Bottom Line: | Great frame to build on. It will take the abuse of 4ft-6ft drops. Be sure to lose all the other parts!! You can have a nice CC bike if you build it up right. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miql Thompson
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Desert Classic | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$279.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Relative weight; Frame strength; tires; brakes; appearance; price; reliability | | Weaknesses: | Seat; Shifting accuracy; rear hub (freewheel) | | Similar Products Used: | earlier model Mongoose Promo models | | Bike Setup: | Topo bar 1.5 rise; gel seat; grips; Shimano XT shifters; Shimano Parallex XTR rear wheel; Avenir pedals w/ toeclips | | Bottom Line: | 3rd similar mongoose. 1st aluminum or dual suspend I've tried. Loved it and it has served me well. Not a jumper but ride hard through desert and rocky terrain and it chews it up. Stock tires worked on the cruddy inclines no problems. Endured many wrecks with only minor scratches. Don't see many on the trails, but I hang with bikes 5 x the price. Nimble and obedient. Excellent up to intermediate riders on a budget. Candyapple red brushed aluminum get lots of attention. Looking to upgrade to Giant Warp D2 when I sell it. Happy Trails! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Cross Country Rider
from Hector, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Birch Beach | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Used from a guy that didn't know what it was worth | | Strengths: | Nice frame finish (polished alum.), elastomers in fork keep it from bottoming out, and powerful brakes. | | Weaknesses: | First of all weight, it's heavy (35 lbs.), i replaced the deurailer, rear hub, stock tires, and pedals. Not much travel (RST claims 2.5 in., i measure 1.75 and that's not enough for me), bouncy rear susp., shifting problems, weak rims. | | Similar Products Used: | Pacific summit, Mongoose MGX DXR | | Bike Setup: | Cross country for beginners. it's heavy, and cheap as far as dual-suspension bikes go. RST 281r fork, DNM DV-6 Fireball shock, single pivot design, TB pro gripshift w/ 24 spd. setup. | | Bottom Line: | Worth my money, but i got it for $125. The repairs i made were cheap. But i wouldn't recommend to serious riders who would keep it for a long time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gautam
a
from acton
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | riding position, handling, braking, shox, 24 speeds, value, smooth n' fun 2 ride | | Weaknesses: | td pro shifters | | Similar Products Used: | mongoose dx6.5, gary fisher marlin | | Bike Setup: | D50i frame, rst 281r front shock, dnm dv-6 rear shock, td pro, sr suntour sprockets | | Bottom Line: | excellent for the money and otherwise. takes whatever i give, and impossible to beat for the money. looks great in itz beautiful silver color. a few upgrades, and will compete with(and overcome) bikes that cost 3x its price. a boon to anyone looking for a quality bike under $500, or even $300 for that matter. bad 2 the bone | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christopher Marceau
a Downhiller
from Weaverville, Ca., USA
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Balley | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Well built frame. light wieght. Perfect for upgrading. | | Weaknesses: | Suspension is cheap. Grip shifts suck.rims are weak. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek killer V
Schwinn | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great for the money, But expect to pay more for upgrades. Still worth every $. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross-Country Rider
from orlando, florida
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
bellview | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price
Full suspension
Looks pretty smooth
Handles well | | Weaknesses: |
was put together incorrectly
bad rims/tires
needs better deraillers, shifters | | Similar Products Used: |
nothing | | Bike Setup: |
stock from costco-$270-put new peddles and foot straps on. | | Bottom Line: | pretty good bike for the $$. Its an eye catcher and looks like about a thousand dollar bike. The aluminum frame is lightweight and designed perfectly. I've paid almost twice as much for a bike that probably had 1/5 of what this has. I definetly recomend it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al Morris
a Weekend Warrior
from commerce, MI
Date Reviewed: October 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Highland Rec. Area | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
inexpensive
looks great
good brakes
pretty light for full suspension bike | | Weaknesses: |
grip shift hard to get used to
shocks | | Similar Products Used: |
schwinn s-30 | | Bike Setup: |
stock set-up | | Bottom Line: | for the money, this bike is hard to beat. I've been riding a no-susp. bike for 2 yrs & the difference is amazing. I looked at other bikes but I'm not going to spend $1000+ for anything without a carburator. I don't know how long I can live with the grip shift, and the shocks are really just springs, but I can allways upgrade. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kush
a Racer
from springfield, va
Date Reviewed: October 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Good Price
Bulletproof Frame
StandardMeasurements/Ready for upgrades
Nice color(Brushed Alum.) | | Weaknesses: |
Cheap Components
Forget about any warranty issues | | Similar Products Used: |
Gary Fisher (F/S)
Cannondale (F/S)
GT (H/T)
Giant (F/S) | | Bike Setup: |
MGX Di-50 w/RST 281R Front and DNM Rear | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that its not about the bikes its about the riders I ride 15-20mi. everyday and own several other high end bikes but for the money this bike is fine after you replace the components with the components you would use anyway. I have removed the standard components and replaced them with XTR Rapid Fire gearing, Raceface crank, V-brakes w/Ritchey Pads,Koombi seat, Mavic wheels, and Ritchey clips. I see alot of yuppie posers at the trailhead on the latest and greatest bikes but for some reason thats the last time I see them. The point is real riders will set-up their bikes the way they need to no matter what and the rest don't even use what they have.I sure as hell would'nt not ride this bike just because you know it cost less than my wheelset. Just eat some SmartFuel and clip in. Ride or get out of the way! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stillwater, NJ
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bike Show Trail Association | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
TANK | | Weaknesses: |
NOT A TANK | | Similar Products Used: |
GT Saddleback, Mongoose SwitchBack, TANK, RU, Specialized | | Bike Setup: |
D50i RST 281r | | Bottom Line: | Like matt says this bike is a peice it is not even worth the 200 bucks...the rear suspension is so weak and will bottom out on anything...the front is even worse...you would expect RST quality out of this thing but its a PEICE!!! aaaaahhhh!!! and anyway my suggestion is to only buy this if your poor if you have money get a gt or trek or something good not a crappy brunswick | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Robinson
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stillwater,NJ
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bike Show trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
everything | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Rockhopper Comp Fs, GT Saddleback, The Tank | | Bike Setup: |
RST 281R | | Bottom Line: | This thing is a piece! Every time i do a bunny hop something falls off of it, Every single time i go off a jump both of the shocks bottom out, I rode this P.O.S for a month and the freakin' tire got a huge hole in it. Another thing Grip shift sucks ass, its like i'm riding an auto bike. I wouldn't sell this thing for 50 cents if i owned Mongoose.( AKA Brunswick.) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
De Laveaga | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Smooth ride, good price, only 250 from Costco. It's the first bike with shocks and v-brakes, can't complain too much. | | Weaknesses: |
Lousy rims, Cheap brakes, a bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Factory set-up. RST 281R front shock with 2 inches, DNM dv-6 rear shock. 24-speed shifter. | | Bottom Line: | It could use better rims and front shock. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Catamount
a Weekend Warrior
from CA
Date Reviewed: July 5, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | Cool bike! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Tacoma Wa
Date Reviewed: June 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
good brakes gets you stoped fast | | Weaknesses: |
weak componets could have better shocks | | Bike Setup: |
mongoose d50i rt-6 rear 281r front | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for the price but needs upgrades in the near future | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: June 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Urban ones! | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Seems like a pretty good bike for the money! | | Weaknesses: |
Very Heavy -- Cheap Componets | | Bike Setup: |
Moongoose MGX D50i | | Bottom Line: | I think this is a great bike for a beginner like myself-- seems pretty tough -- and great price at 249.99 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Love
a Weekend Warrior
from Galt California
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
too many | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Looks great, rides great,and is real tough. | | Weaknesses: |
Shifters change gears when jumping. | | Similar Products Used: |
Mongoose D60r | | Bike Setup: |
Mongoose D50i | | Bottom Line: | I love it. And it was cheap, about 250$ | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Weekend Warrior
from Helena, Montana
Date Reviewed: June 8, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
good price, Mongoose | | Weaknesses: |
Very heavy, components and rear shock aren't shimano/rock shox | | Bike Setup: |
Mongoose MGX d50i rst front shock dnm dv-6 | | Bottom Line: | good bike for the money. good for a beginner. weighs as much as an elephant. 40 lbs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kirk
a Weekend Warrior
from Oregon City, OR
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
too many! | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Great Price, Aluminum frame, dual shock, RST 281 shocks, | | Weaknesses: |
Crappy components | | Similar Products Used: |
Roadmaster, Crap bent frame and forks twice! | | Bike Setup: |
RST 281 front fork, DNM DV-6 rear | | Bottom Line: | Bought the bike for my wife and I believe it will fit her needs, I do know that by next year she will be ready for some new (better), components. A good deal at $249.99, hard to beat! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacob Gragg
a Downhiller
from Rockford, IL
Date Reviewed: May 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Rock Cut- and ALDEEN! | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Frame has standard sizes for upgrades- and the price was great for entry level!! | | Weaknesses: |
Rims are VERY weak, and the shifters could be better. | | Similar Products Used: |
Univega DS 600 | | Bike Setup: |
RST 281 w/63mm travel, and SH. megarange shifters. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent deal for the price, but after you really decide to get down and dirty with mt. biking- you'll need to upgrade. :-) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shravan Deolalikar
a Weekend Warrior
from Bethesda, MD
Date Reviewed: March 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
good looking, dual suspension bike, light weight. good value for the price | | Weaknesses: |
gears, brakes and shocks could be better | | Similar Products Used: |
Trek 8300AL
GT Aggresor | | Bike Setup: |
rst shocks | | Bottom Line: | good bike for the price. | | Overall Rating: |
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