Mongoose MTB

[Onzlouk]

I only really thought Mongoose did BMX' but after dropping into my now LBS in sunny Oz i have found a vast range of MTB' for sale, in particular i was looking at this one just for blasting around on as theres plenty of open land around here!

Anyone any opinions or reviews? The webs not bringing up a lot except that Walmart sell the s**t ones

http://www.mongoose.com/mtn/2012/bikes/trail/2012-...

The price is a fair bit less than this but the bikes not for anything serious.

[shouldbworking]

Seems not entirely unreasonable spec for the price, but not amazing value. Paulscycles seem to have the teocali elite on permanent offer which looks like a good spec for the price

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b...

[Louisa911]

They are great bikes, very underestimated. I have the 2006 Teocali Elite and other than the bearings which seem to go at a slightly faster rate than my other half's Orange 5, I don't have a bad word to say about it! The freedrive system at the rear takes a little bit to get used to if you've ridden other bikes often but it gives a very stable ride especially over rough stuff. I've spent hundreds on mine upgrading and wouldn't change it for anything at that price!

[Teocali]

I'm currently on my second Teocali frame and regard them very highly.

The only real downside of the freedrive system is that it seems to leave you with a lower bottom bracket height than conventional designs - once you learn to cope with this the way the bike handles rough trails will more than compensate.

I would strongly recommend getting whichever spec currently has air shocks as they transform the bike for relatively little cost.

My current bike is a 2005 model and apart from needing a few bearings for the suspension is in great condition considering the lack of TLC its had recently.

When I bought the first model I found it was 9/10 as good as bikes costing 50% more and I am more than happy with the choice I made.