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Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:01:49 PM

SWATSCHOOL

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Since my Dad is awesome he brought home a moutain bike for me. Price = Free!

Mongoose, 26inch, dual suspension, EFX ALUMINUM, POWERED BY SRAM, Blue, and silver.

This bike is awesome, it's almost brand new. I think it's a guys bike, I didn't find it on the mongoose website. I can't find much info on the bike at all.

Here is the only pic I could find online, it's small but it's what it looks like.

BTW: this bike has a good bit of money put into it. I guess, I don't know much about biking. It has those bags people wear around their gut. It also has that board on the back to put stuff on, so I know this thing has some miles.

Can anyone point me in the price range of this bike, and what year maybe? It's a high end mongoose. (Not the kind you can buy at walmart)

-Peace

EDIT:

PACIFICCYCLE(Dealer)
model: R4572WM
date: Hc11jc

< Message edited by SWATSCHOOL -- 4/17/2008 5:14:45 PM >

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:09:50 PM

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haha powered by SRAD...

meh it's a decent intro bike. I had a Mongoose MX 8.5 with some nice components

(basically that), but it didn't hold up too well on the trails...
so my Dad sold it and picked up a Bianchi King Bee

and left me mountain bike-less, so I picked up a Diamondback Response Sport.

If you want a good first mod, get disc brakes, they'll save you from spills on tight manuevering and steep downhills...

I wish I could see pics of the actual bike, that little photo shows me it has no fork travel in the front, and the rear derailleur

< Message edited by dubarado -- 4/17/2008 5:12:36 PM >

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:12:05 PM

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It has ELEMENT RACING on the front fork. Yea, I don't have a camera phone, or a digi cam to take a photo. (As you can see by the empty sig lol)

I checked again and it's SRAM lol. My bad.

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:15:22 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: SWATSCHOOL

It has ELEMENT RACING on the front fork. Yea, I don't have a camera phone, or a digi cam to take a photo. (As you can see by the empty sig lol)

I checked again and it's SRAM lol. My bad.

how long is the travel? 120mm is a really good setup, and SRAM is a standard part on most bikes, but they're really good so not to worry.

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:17:20 PM

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i had a 20'' mongoose kalifornia i spent like 1500 when i was a kid... dont understand the point of having one now... do you realize how much smug will be coming off of you when you ride that thing

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:17:29 PM

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check first post edit for model number and date, idk wtf I'm supposed to do with this. WTF is a travel?

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:20:29 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: SWATSCHOOL

check first post edit for model number and date, idk wtf I'm supposed to do with this. WTF is a travel?

travel-the distance between normal to compressed of the shock. AKA how much it goes up and down.

http://mountainbike.about.com/od/buyersguideandreviews/f/suspension_size.htm

go there.

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:22:32 PM

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I'll figure this out tomorrow, I can't believe I'm so geeked up about a bike. I'm gonna ride this b1tch now.

-Peace

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RE: Help me with this Mongoose. - 4/17/2008 5:27:05 PM

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haahah I get geeked up about em too.... no need to worry.... I miss my diamondback... can't fit it in the stang