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Submitted by
Perrysph3
a Racer
from Albany, Ny, USA
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12000.00 | | Strengths: | A great bike for on-road or off-road riding. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized, GT's, KONA's, Cannondales... all hardtails. | | Bike Setup: | Mostly original components. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike NEW in 1995 and have been riding it ever since. I put on 100-150 miles per week, on-road and off. Well over 20k on it. New rims, new pads, new cables... THATS IT! If you maintain this bike it will last a lifetime... MAINTENENCE IS KEY!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robb
a Cross Country Rider
from Jacksonville, FL
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light for steel, strong & forgiving. Powder coat finish has lasted over 10 years with no issues. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to find weird setpost size (26.2). short head tube. | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 Giant XTC, Jamis Dakota XC | | Bike Setup: | Current setup: 2001 SID XC, Race face Next LP cranks w/ Syncros Ti BB, XTR/XT drive train, Bontrager Mustang/XT wheels, Avid Ti V-brakes, Ritchey pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Purchased this frame new in 1998. After about 2 years of hard riding, it became my backup bike for about 6 years while I raced the XTC. Cracked the frame on the XTC and moved what I could to the Zero-G while waiting for the replacement frame from Giant. Geez I had forgotten how much better the steel frame rides than the aluminum frame. I was even able to ditch my suspension seatpost! The replacement Giant frame got sold on eBay. The 'goose frame only weighs 1.00 lbs more than the Giant did. I have the 'goose at 23.50lbs using Ti bolts where ever possible. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
greg harris
a Racer
from west decatur pa USA
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | dear tick | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Biker's High | | Strengths: | The Ride of steel | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | too many to mention. | | Bike Setup: | XT ,duke shock ,mavic wheels | | Bottom Line: | I built this bike for XC racing,Been riding it for 13 years with no trouble(I replaced all components at least twice since this frame probably has at least 5k miles on it)I am a clydesdale rider and it holds up well.great ride qualities. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nelson
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Seminary loop, Loch Raven | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Line | | Strengths: | Great steel frame, climbs like a mountain goat | | Weaknesses: | Cheap original components, very rare seat tube diameter | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of various hard tails. Full suspension sucks for aggressive XC. | | Bike Setup: | Only original specs are stock LX front/rear deralleur. Upgraded to Rock Shox SID, Titec seat tube, Mavic 618 rims with XT hubs, Crow Bar riser bar, grip shift w/XT V-brake, Deore hollow point cranks, Shimano 515 clipless pedals, etc. etc. | | Bottom Line: | Great frame, ditch the original components. Indestructable steel frame. Climbs great. After considering purchasing a new frame, I figured that if this frame works this awesome, why the heck would I waste my money. Needless to say, I have decided she's a keeper. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from cary, nc, us
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | lake crabtree | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | awesome bike with great looks. I just love the strength that this bike has! I love the chrome frame doesnt scratch easy and is easy to take care of. love the grip shift | | Weaknesses: | stock shocks suck. stock brakes suck. dont like stock ties for my type of riding (psychos). Some times my bike wont shift out of second or 1st all i have to do is shift back down to the gear it's in and tryagain. granted this bike has over 4000 miles on it! | | Bike Setup: | tektro's front brakes to go with new shocks, oh what a difference!! manitou black sports LOVE THEM. new super agressive root tires. | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike awesome price awesome value. love the looks. love how it can kick those high end bikes... it's not the bike it's the rider but this bomb proof bike's reliability has been with me always | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nicholas Good
a Racer
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | backwoods of New Holland, PA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | The Crank, Ephrata, PA | | Strengths: | Great looks, good bike for the price | | Weaknesses: | Cheap steel frame | | Similar Products Used: | K2 Razorback HT, Custom Caloi | | Bike Setup: | Factory LX/STX, replaced quadra with Mag21 at the shop | | Bottom Line: | Nice looking bike, great ride, great geometry. As a racer I was disappointed after trashing the frame in a weekend race and not having the shop or Mongoose honor the warranty because I was racing. I had a hard time believing that Mongoose thought anyone would pay that kind of money for a bike and not race it on occassion. Up to that point I was very happy with the bike, and if I could get my hands on another, I'd love to build up a superlight race bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
audrey truss
a Weekend Warrior
from indy
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | town trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | looks good
durable | | Weaknesses: | I haven't found any | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | full lx deore | | Bottom Line: | well this is my fourth Mongoose. MAybe I'm lucky, but no problems with any of them, yet. This bike was bought for light transport off road and easy riding the local flat trails and rail trail. sometimes I take it to the more technical town trial where it comes out dirty but functional. I'm 5'3 and 135lbs. i love these bikes. the year is 1998. It is a silver hardtail with a cro moly rigid front fork. It was bought as new old stock. I just bought deore 9speed shifters and such to upgrade from 8 speed. It has cantilever brakes. I ride to starbucks and back everyday on this or my mongoose road bike. hubs are fine. No rattles. No stuff falling off. Light enough. NO COMPLAINTS. Feel free to e-mail with questions.
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Submitted by
Tony A
a Weekend Warrior
from North Andover
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | The Mongoose I purchased was on sale for $750 at a place in Salem, NH. It replaced my previous bike of six years communting to work in Boston. I was ready to be thrilled,and was riding it around the parking lot, took some little jumps and loved the suspension, which I had never had. Seemed like a good deal. | | Weaknesses: | After about a week, I put a few extras on. I switched the tires to some Kevlar Ritchies (1.8s). I sawed off the handle bars by about an inch each side. I moved the controls. I kept hearing a noise when in low gear eminating from the back sprocket. Seems like the chain was too lose, so I started hacking little lengths off on progressive rides to try and cancel the sound, which turned out to be the chain slapping on the back bottom stay. Whap whap clang clang all through the woods. Sounded like a chainsaw chain slapping the bar. My other bike didn't do that. Then I blew the Judy cartidge, which everyone does. Then, because I had taken too many links out, thinking it would stop when I got to the end, over time this stretched the chain and then shifting became a game of "hug the greased monkey while riding a bike"! Replaced the chain, took some soft material and electric tape and wrapped it around the frame where the chain was hitting. Deadened the noise but didn't eliminate it. The Shimano crap that came with it is not adequate to tension the chain and I'll be damned if I'm going to upgrade to the next model because I think its a design flaw to allow the chain so close to the frame in low gears, and it would be an expensive upgrade and might not fix the problem. Also had problems with repeatedly needing to tighten the front and rear bearings, the nuts are under some kind of weird spell than makes them come loose after a couple weeks. When that happens the front brakes get really ineffective and the wheel wobbles. Overall, I have not been excited or pleased by this bike, I ride it and as another reviewer quotes, its adequate, but I don't feel that the product was customized for my -or anyone's - needs. I wanted another bike to last me six years but I will want to do another purchase soon. The construction seems solid but corner cutting is the rule. My wife has a Diamondback snakestays bike with an Al frame, and its got tons more character. | | Bottom Line: | Leave this one in the shop if you see one. If you can get the frame cheap, then load your components, its probably pretty good, but don't spend a lot for the bike with the components that come with it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jan Paeschuyzen
a Cross Country Rider
from Antwerp Belgium
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ardens, SPA | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It's cool,looks nice, weight is ok!I think it is better then the 1999 specialized rockhopper A1 fs, the weight is allmost the same... | | Weaknesses: | I just love it, but i've changed a few things... | | Similar Products Used: | Rockhopper A1 Fs. | | Bike Setup: | I've changed the fork into a Manitou Sx, and i like that, i've changed the seatpost,stem, bar and peddals(clipless) all these things made my bike's weight drop, witch i like!by the way, RITCHEY z-max HDK tires really rule! I like them much even in the mud! XT brakes, Odi rampage grips, verry nice! | | Bottom Line: | I really like it, sometimes i think i should change bike, but then i ride it a bit longer and then i think, ohh hell this bike is all right! It climbs verry good, downhill is allright... so i really like it! and the color is nice to!
I just gotta change them wheels!
Really A nice bike
verry nice bike!
and light! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Panayiotis Papadopoulos
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mars
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Mars olympus | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Bottom Line: | You have seen an earlier review of me. Now i say that if you are strong rider DO NOT BUY IT!!!!
I have broken it in 2,5 years. Double-butted Cro-Mo and yet it BROKE!! Fortunately the retailer gave me a Comp SX of 97 much better but Zero-G really let me down | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
deton8r
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: September 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Tange superlight cro-mo frame, nice frame geometry, LX group, lightweight (back in '96 anyway) | | Weaknesses: |
nothing noteworthy | | Bike Setup: |
added/upgraded to:
Manitou EFC forks/shocks
RaceFace Thermo SP headset
XT V-brakes/shifters
Spinergy Ultralight rims
Bar ends
Richey clipless pedals
XTR steel rear cassette | | Bottom Line: | I bought my 95 Zero-G in early '96 for about $650. Even though I've replaced many of the components, the bike has never let me down. I like the frame geometry and the 'steel feel'. It's a decent climber and a pretty good cross country bike. Back when I bought the bike, it was a great value compared to what else was available. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Papadopoulos Panayiotis
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sparta, Greece
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Taygetos Mount (evrywhere on it) | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Perfect value for money,strength,lively, eats steep uphills for breakfst | | Weaknesses: |
A little bit nervous on technical downhills | | Bike Setup: |
Roch shox Indy XC 98
STX-RC . Deore LX 99 9-speed | | Bottom Line: | it carries you eveywhere ideal for long trials and the perfect entry level bike . Very good at uphills. The zero-g 97 that i have has never let me down despite the fact that i use it vey hardly. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clayton Covemaker
a Racer
from Carbondale IL
Date Reviewed: March 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Little Cedar Loop | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Cost?
Frame?
Shock? | | Weaknesses: |
Mongoose Quality,
Cheap Mongoose Parts,
Crapy part form other makers,
Shady Mongoose dealers. | | Bottom Line: | Here is the low down. This is my final review of this bike before it goes into retirement. Mongoose makes cheap bikes. They cut corners and hide things from you. Pluses for the bike were the heavy but adleast stiff(for steel) frames. Other highlights were the Judy XC shock but I blew the cheap plastic cartridge like everyone else. Also it seemed cheap $700 brand new. Here's the negatives. After riding this heavy hunk of crap for 3 years I have realized mongoose cut every corner possibly to offer you a cheap price. Result, a bike that looks like a good bike when you buy it then it quickly falls apart. Here what I would consider junk on this bike and when they broke (Vetta seat bent 1st ride, bottom bracket 2wks.,Mavic 138 rim chronic falure first race, Mavic 138 rear bent badly ride home from bike shop after getting the front fixed, Mongoose h-bar crack 9 mnths.) Here's what what I would consider low quality (brake levers have a large amout of play, Canti brakes have a hard time stopping me, Togia Psyco tire have no traction, after time the gripsh1t shimano shifting combo performs very poorly.) Then there is Mongooses Engineering: this bike is a 1996 which means mongoose probaly swiped the design from someone elses 1995 bikes. The frame sort of has touring geo. In 1996 you would think Mongoose would have heard of a sloping top tube? This bike is tall (as far as standover height) and short (in the reach). It is very sluggish on the trail. Finally the Moongoose dealers: the guy I bought his bike from could have given any used car salesman a run for his money(Bike n' Hike, Rock Island, IL). Sleazeball! When I went back to college there used to be a Mongoose dealer here but there stopped doing business with Mongoose because of there shady dealing. My Schwinn Homegrown will be here in 3 days thank god, and the Zero G-SX will rust it's ways into eternity. The bottom line is DONT BUY A MOONGOOSE,DONT BUY A MOONGOOSE,DONT BUY A MOONGOOSE, and DONT BUY A MOONGOOSE! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fernando Tibau
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Date Reviewed: March 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Vista Chinesa | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | After 3 years of good riding everything was great until Nov' 98 when the bottom part of the frame broke close to the cogset. After phone calls and 3 e-mails I'm still trying to contact MONGOOSE support (according to the owner's manual the frame warranty is forever). Four less 3 (bad support) gives 1. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael nehring
a cross-country rider
from CT
Date Reviewed: January 14, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought 17 IBOC zero-G frames after I won on a lotto ticket (a gift). The store was going out of buiness and they had them on a big sale. I built all but 3 up. the have from Alivio to XTR, they kick butt!!! Even the Alivio bikes with cheap-o RSTs ruled!! The clue is the frame!!! Best thing ever made, 18 is 3.4 lbs!!!! 156 Hot ones for that bike, to bad it will only let it have 5. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Lambert
a weekend warrior
from Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: October 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Bad news folks. I snapped the frame in half at the weld on the bottom tube
where it enters the headset. The bike was always well maintained and serviced
but it snapped none-the-less. The worst thing about Mongoose (which I am now learning) is the support from the company....so far nothing and it has been over a month. I have called the Canadian distributor for info without anything solid to report. I have e-mailed Mongoose and have never been given an answer. They seem to give a lifetime frame warranty with their bikes with the pretense that you will never be able to use it. I am extremely dissapointed with Mongoose and warn all of the prospective buyers out there...if you need help your SCREWED! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a weekend warrior
from Nashua, NH
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought an 1995 IBOC Zero G new about 3 years ago. I have added a Judy fork and Nashbar clipless pedals. This bike handles well and really takes a beating without many problems. The one component I have complaint about is the headset. I had numerous instances of the headset loosening on rides. I corrected this by adding FSA's conix headplug. This keeps the headset tight and allows for easy adjustment if it should loosen. I'd love to get a King headset and just never think about it again, but $$$$ (cha-ching!!) The Conix plug was $9, and fixed the problem.
Overall the bike had served me very well. I hesitate to give a five because of the cheap headset, but because the bike was so well priced, five it is!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike G
a cross-country rider
from Hillsdale, NJ
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My 1996 IBOC Zero-G has had many problems since I bought it one year ago. Mostly centered around the derailers. Shifting was never smooth and needed to be adjusted every 40 miles or so. Also the spring in the rear derailer went bad. I needed to add a bassworm for it to function properly again. Also, the rims that it comes with are not worth a dam. A needed to retrue them almost after every run. Although the parts package it came with was decent, I beleive it would have been better if I had spent a few hundred extra and got something a little more reliable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alistair
a cross-country rider
from Perth Australia
Date Reviewed: June 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
After cracking a Giant ATX 890 alloy frame along several welds along the bottom bracket and head tube I decided that maybe aluminium is not right for my riding style so I looked for a cr-mo frame. There was a iboc zero-G frame lying about in the workshop so I decided to try it. After 600km I can say it is great, it is a pleasure to ride, with the one exception, the frame feels longer than most for the size which gave me problems when manouvering through technical climbs. I ride a Kastan alloy frame now which I think is even better and bullet proof. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris lambert
a cross-country rider
from Vancouver BC Canada
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a 1997 Zero-G SX. Came with Indy XC's, Mavic 238's, Avid 1.9 brakes,Grip Shift. So far I have had a blast on this bike. The riding out here can be very technical and extremely hard on both the bike and rider. In a region that sees many fully suspended bikes my Mongoose hard-tail has stood the test just fine. Last September I did the Cheakamus Challenge (longest off-road mtn bike race in North America, 65km from Squamish BC to Whistler BC with over 6000 vertical feet of climbing and some shake your brain-stem loose singletrack downhill). For the most part the bike stood up just fine. While I saw many a broken bike along the way the Zero-G held together and short of having a slightly loose headset and no rear brake pads at the end it completed the race without incident. Love the bike, great investment! PS: I beat the crap out of this bike regularly and I weigh in at 200lbs. Not one single major problem in over 700km of technical off road riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Z
a cross-country rider
from Connecticut
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Entering a well known sports shop in New Hampsire a catchy blue 1997 Mongoose Zero-G SX caught my eye. At first site I knew that hardtail would be mine. To this day, I still get shivers down my spine every time I feel the ride of that steel piece of art with wheels. I was incredibly happy that, for the price, I got an Indy XC fork with a 24 speed shimano LX package. Also the Avid 1.9 brakes that came with it are found on $2,000 bikes! Because my bike had a fairly light, incredibly strong frame with killer LX components, I give it an easy 5 stars. If anyone else feels this way about the same bike, and wants to chat, feel free to E-mail me. My E-mail address says it all. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darren
a cross-country rider
from Lake Havasu, AZ
Date Reviewed: May 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My bike is a 1995 IBOC Zero-G. I love this bike! I've added a Indy C front fork,replaced the plastic derailler gears with aluminum units. The stock tires (Panaracer Dart and Smoke 2) are a little too loose for the street, but great everywhere else. I love the lightweight of this bike (for a chromolly) and those great Deore components work great! This bike has been ridden in the snow, ice, mud, dust, street, etc and has even been ridden into a lake. It has fallen down a 25 foot waterfall and has yet to break a part! The only part I expect to have problems with is the Suntour crankset (which will be replaced with a Deore LX). I tossed the stock toe clips for a pair of Power Grips and traded my dealer for a longer handlebar stem (this bike steers too quickly for me). This bike has great gear ratios, climbs great, shifts flawlessly, and stops great (okay, I wish the brakes were LX or XT V-brakes instead of the STX units!) This has been my favorite bike so far, and one of the least expensive ones too!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a weekend warrior
from Portland,OR
Date Reviewed: April 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I picked this bike up for $400 in Washington D.C., so obviously it was a good deal. It has Tange super lite tubes and a triple butted fork. The components are LX and STX RC,and GS 600. My main complaint is the front hub (off brand piece of garbage) and the BB (cheap Shimano) which are both wearing out after a few months of riding. Overall, the bike handles great and is fun to ride and I guess that's what really matters. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edward Feather
a weekend warrior
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My '96 IBOC Zero-G is great. I traded in an old Cannondale and payed $600 for my new bike. I love it. Other than the bottom bracket breaking the same week that I purchased the bike (replaced under the store's 1 year warrenty- thank God)it has been nothing but fun.
I have done a lot of road biking, and I am now getting more serious about Mt. Biking. I am happy that I got the IBOC because it will let me do a lot more serious riding than I am doing at the moment. I give it a 4, and highly recommend it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clayton Covemaker
a racer
from Carbondale IL
Date Reviewed: February 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Something makes like this bike. It had alot of good things going for it number 1 is price I got my 96 zero G SX with the Judy shock and LX equipment all for $700. I great deal. On the other hand the mongoose dealership which I bought this from was one of the shadiest shop I have every been in. Mongoose if you read this review you might want to check on Bike N' Hike in Rock Island IL because they are giving your bikes a bad name. After I brought my bike it was quickly assembly everything was out of adjustmnet when they let me out the door with it. I had to come back 2 times to get everything right and then with less than 20 miles on the bike the bottom bracket started to come loose I had it tighened twice then took back to them and ask to have replace because it was assemblied wrong but the said it was not covered under warrenty. Not covered I had the bike for less than a week. You get the drift. I would have giving this bike a 4 but the dealership is taking it down to a 3. Buying this bike was not a plesent experience but riding is. Mongoose keep I eye on your dealers!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micah
a cross-country rider
from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a great sport-class racer. I bought a '95 with a double butted Tange cro-mo frame and LX parts. It was just under $600. I have added an Indy SL, XT shiters, XT V-brakes, XT front derailleur and various accoutraments. It is a tad heavy(26.5 pounds), but it rides nice. I'm ready to graduate to somethinga little racier though. If anybody wants a Mongoose for $400, email me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a weekend warrior
from NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a 1996 IBOC Zero G SX.
Excellent bike for the money! LX components work great, came with a Judy XC fork. The Cro Mo frame feels responsive and is not too heavy.
Like others have mentioned, this bike is awsome climbiing hills.
I don't know what the new mongoose bikes are like, but you can't go wrong if you are able to pick up a Zero G. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a weekend warrior
from Fairfield, CT USA
Date Reviewed: January 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Excellent value. I picked up this 1996 Mongoose Iboc Zero-G sx for $800 in a close out sail. Around here they were $1100 new. The Judy XC performs as expected. Climbs so well I think it's carrying me up the hill. Weighs in at about 28lbs. Weight distribution is perfect so it goes where you steer it. The break in period was difficult with shifting but after that it's real smooth. Hint!! pick up some kicking wheels with the $300 you saved and you have a 25lb bike worth about $2200. Not bad | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Worcester
a cross-country rider
from Salem, Oregon
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
My Iboc Zero G SX has been my trusty steed for the past two years. It is a sweet ride and a great deal. The newer ones can be found for less than $600 with a Judy XC and LX almost all the way around.
The ride is great. It is definately a single track bike. It has quick steering, short chainstays, and racing geometry. It is relatively light (compared to other bikes in the price range). Mine weighs in at about 29 pounds . The frame is strong and has the classic chromoly compliance.
My only complaint is that it does not have a sloping top tube for extra clearance (ouch!!!). For the price range I give it 4 fish. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Cooper
a weekend warrior
from Buford, GA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I couldn't decide between the GT Karakoram or the Gary Fisher Aquilla. Then I saw the 1996 Mongoose IBOC Zero-G at the local Bikes USA store. For $240.00+ less than the best deal I could find for the GT, and over $100.00 less than the Gary Fisher, the Mongoose was a bike that I had to check out. I use to be a serious street biker, but now older, (and maybe wiser), I want get away from those cars. This bike has taken all the abuse that a newbie can dish out, and those LX components are still going strong. I am adding some Shimano clipless petals next week and will change the headset out for a 17 degree model, (major back surgery a couple of years ago.) I think I gat a great bike for a great price. Only 1 possible regret. I could have gotten the SX version with a Judy XC for an additional $240.00, but didn't. Overall, I am well pleased. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Z
a cross-country rider
from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 8, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The Zero-G totally rocks the house, with it's cro-mo frame and full LX, you could beat the crap out of this bike. It has Mavic 238 rims with a Psycho K/S front tire and a Psycho TT rear tire. This bike can take on any hill that you throw at it and climb it like a charm. The shifting is super smooth with grip shift 600 and full LX deraiullers even when dirty. Once i was biking with a few friends and they took a hill and spun out , but when i took it i made it up. Oh yah one last thing i don't think i told you that this bike rocks the house. Did i tell you that this bike rocks the house. (Joke) Fell free to E-mail me any time.
See Yah!! | | Overall Rating: |
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