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 Piece of Crap! May 05, 2010
I am very dissatisfied!! The bike broke the first time my son rode it. Had to buy a different bike. I did receive a full refund--happy about that!
Mongoose Montana Men's Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Descent bike, horrible seat! May 05, 2010
Pros:
Bike is well built for 150 dollars. Works as a bike should, two wheels, pedals and handle bars.
cons:
Seat is hard enough to make your bottom sore even after a short ride, think 10 minutes. I am going to have to get a different one. Also it mounts at a slight upward angle I couldn't correct, so being a male that was not very comfortable either.
Gears are difficult to change/adjust, they always seem to be in between. Even when the selector is clearly on a number you hear that rubbing like its about to change gears.
Assembly is a bit confusing, This bike requires tools that are not provided, the average person may not have them so be prepared if you buy this, also the size of tools needed is not documented. I don't have the exact sizes written down but you need hex key/allen wrenches, 3 different one very small, and 2 fairly large sizes along with different sizes of open end wrenches for seat, tires and foot pedals. I was surprised how many tools and the size differences you needed for assembly. A lot of adjustments have to be made to hand brake lever's and gear selector's where mounted on the handle bars. The placement of these are up to you as they are not documented in the manual. These items were mounted already on the handle bar when it arrived but not in the correct position for use. This made where the handle bar attaches to the frame confusing until you figure that out. Also hand brakes and gear selectors were so tighten down with allen wrench screws(two different sizes) I wasn't sure if they were even removable at first. I thought they may have been attached to the handle bar. It's scary when you have to put that kind of torque on a tiny allen wrench size. Luckily I had a screw driver set with the proper size tip.
You will also need some kind of air pump, the tires do not come inflated.
This is definately not a pro mountain biker style bike, but the cost doesn't reflect that either. I am 66 inches 180 lbs and it fit me pretty well. When standing my groin just clears the bar. If it weren't for the horrible seat, I would of given it 4 stars.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Wow! May 02, 2010
At this price, the bike is awesome! It was delivered as promised and little assembly was required, it is the best looking bike I have seen in a while. Although I only use it for casual treking, I am confident this piece of equipment could handle just about anything.
Awesome Bike Dec 21, 2009
What a deal! What a steal! Only amazon can beat Wal-mart prices with free shipping to boot. Thanks Amazon for coming thru like you do!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Junk Aug 15, 2009
I wanted a bike to ride a few miles a week on. Nothing special. First problem was the derailer was not adjusted, and brakes didn't work. I took it to a bike shop, and the mechanic there later told me the problem with the brakes was that both rims were out of true. He trued them as much as he could, but they still were not true. A few mos. later, the rear tire was worn (lousy tires--I don't do much riding), so I took it back to get a new tire put on, and bought a new wheel at the same time: $40 for the wheel, which is round and true. A few mos. later I started hearing a clicking sound in the pedal assembly (bottom bracket). I took it back to the bike store and learned the bearings were shot. I had the bottom bracket replaced for $60.00. I have almost spent as much replacing things as I spent on the bike new. It is a cheap bike, but you should still expect wheels that are true, and a bottom bracket with bearings that will hold up to light use. I wrote the company over a month ago, but have been ignored.
Bike riding is not that big a deal to me, that is why I did not buy a fancy bike. If I had it to do over again, I'd probably just buy a used bike at a pawn shop or at a garage sale, and take it to the bike shop and spend about $150 to fix everything with solid components (fancy things by Mongoose standards: wheels that are true, a bottom bracket with good bearings, tires that can go more than 150 miles without wearing out). I think I'd have come out way ahead.
Don't buy this bike--it's much more expensive than you think.
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