After going to college to be a writer, he got distracted by rock climbing and spent most of the next decade on the road, supporting himself with trade work. He’s had addresses in the Adirondack Mountains, Las Vegas, and somehow Kansas, but his heart belongs in the Texas hill country. Get psyched and keep an eye on Mongoose for more details. And we mean it — the limited-run bikes are scheduled to release on an unannounced date this fall.
BMX stands for “Bicycle Motocross,” it’s a competitive sport where entrants race their bikes around a closed circuit of jumps, berms, and tight corners – based on motocross tracks. Mongoose started back in 1974 when company founder Skip Hess developed a cast-magnesium wheel specifically for BMX bikes. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. It doesn’t matter if your rolling around on a factory fresh new ride, or knocking about on your favorite Frankenstein bike, all bikes need to be pr…
Generally, most adult BMX bikes weigh 23.6 pounds on average. Bikes for professionals could weigh less or more depending on the riding category. If you want to bolt out hot once the Race Gates open, the Mongoose Elite 24-inch BMX is what you need.
This bike is capable of high-end performance and has the right components to prove it. All those factors mentioned above, and more, make Mongoose bikes a darling for many. So if you’re out looking for a bike, here’s a review of a few huffy mountain bikes for your consideration. This ingenious marketing strategy worked like a charm. Soon, all most kids wanted for a BMX bike wheel was the Motomag. It was durable and could handle the heavy demands of BMX racing.
With the brand history done, let’s review why Mongoose bikes are outstanding. We have spent decades gathering information from many, many sources, including our friends at bmxproducts.com, bmxproducts.com.au, vintagebmx.com, bmxsociety.com and bmxmuseum.com. We don’t claim to have all first hand knowledge, we just wanted to condense all huffy mountain bike the information out there into one place for all of us to enjoy. In fact, most of the product descriptions are taken from BMX Products Inc. catalogs and are available to download in the catalog section on this site. So if you see something that just doesn’t seem right please email us, and we’ll do our best to clarify the inaccuracy.
(Photo/Nate Simmons)We don’t know what’s more fun; side-by-siding the reissues with pages from the original catalogs in the ’80s or reading the catalogs themselves. (Photo/Nate Simmons)The California Special receives Mongoose’s super-stout steel BMX frame, with the pass-through bracket up front to handle hard landings. The Supergoose’s looptail frame features “chromo” , cutting-edge back in the day for lightweight resilience. This week, Mongoose brings them both back — and everything that comes along with them. Put down your Atari joystick and dream a little dream of retro shredding with Mongoose Classics bikes.