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Compared to bikes from other major brands like Specialized and Trek, the Mongoose Switchback Expert offers a pretty similar value. The Switchback Expert currently costs $125 less than the Specialized Rockhopper and is the better choice, in my opinion, based on the geometry and parts specs. If you’re willing to spend a bit more, the $739 Trek Marlin 5… Continue reading Mongoose Bikes From MotoMags Wheels to BMX and MTB Bikes

All Mongoose complete set ups are approved by the pros. Use our size, price and colour filters to help you find the right style for you. Mongoose started in a garage in 1974 with the Motomag wheel – an innovation that brought BMX to a global audience. Almost 50 years later, we’re still the legit… Continue reading Mongoose Bikes From MotoMags Wheels to BMX and MTB Bikes

Skip Hess went on to develop the Electra brand, but he stepped down in 2014 when it was sold to Trek. When I think of the old mongoose from my childhood, I think of those huge circle gussets, odd square section, and loop tails and the dull nickel chrome finish. In all seriousness though, if… Continue reading Mongoose Bikes From MotoMags Wheels to BMX and MTB Bikes