Is this the good or ****e mongoose bike
01-01-21, 12:06 AM
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01-01-21, 12:09 AM
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Usually bolt on wheels aren't a positive sign of anything good. Quick release or thru-axle tend to point towards a better quality.
01-01-21, 01:23 AM
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Quick release has been around since 1927 according to wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_release_skewer
As for the bike, the front suspension and disc brakes means it's from this century.. It's a department store bike.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/mongo...ponsored-post/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_release_skewer
As for the bike, the front suspension and disc brakes means it's from this century.. It's a department store bike.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/mongo...ponsored-post/
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The road of good/great BMX companies to MTB success to buyout to low end to some trying to re-establish a reputation is an interesting one.
The mid/late 90’s marked the demise of many bike manufacturers that started out years earlier as pioneers and were overtaken by the inability to compete with the big brands.
John
The mid/late 90’s marked the demise of many bike manufacturers that started out years earlier as pioneers and were overtaken by the inability to compete with the big brands.
John
01-01-21, 06:52 PM
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That's a 2014-ish Mongoose Sector, which is low-end but not total ahite. Sold at Halfords UK for £329-399.
It has an Altus derailleur which is a step and a half above the non-group derailleurs and a step above Tourney. Probably a low-end coil spring fork, which aren't the nicest but usually require less maintenance than air forks.
I wouldn't pay any more than $40 USD.
It has an Altus derailleur which is a step and a half above the non-group derailleurs and a step above Tourney. Probably a low-end coil spring fork, which aren't the nicest but usually require less maintenance than air forks.
I wouldn't pay any more than $40 USD.
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01-02-21, 02:14 PM
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That's a 2014-ish Mongoose Sector, which is low-end but not total ahite. Sold at Halfords UK for £329-399.
It has an Altus derailleur which is a step and a half above the non-group derailleurs and a step above Tourney. Probably a low-end coil spring fork, which aren't the nicest but usually require less maintenance than air forks.
I wouldn't pay any more than $40 USD.
It has an Altus derailleur which is a step and a half above the non-group derailleurs and a step above Tourney. Probably a low-end coil spring fork, which aren't the nicest but usually require less maintenance than air forks.
I wouldn't pay any more than $40 USD.
