Some advice please

[brocklanders023]

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Mongoose were knocking out some decent bikes around 2007 (Teocali or sumfink?) so this 'might' not be as bad as is being sugested.??

 

[brocklanders023]

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I take it back. Looks to be around the age quoted but wouldn't have cost anywhere near that. See here.

http://www.bootic.com/mongoose/sporting ... -wing-comp

So going from that they are not BSO's but are also nothing special. Maybe he paid £899 for the pair? If so I'd suggest someone saw him coming.

 

[cycletothesea]

$400 - about £250 then - seems about right, and altogether contained about £50 worth of components once it had left the store.

Your friend would have had to buy about FOUR of them for that price and then hope his car didn't bottom out on any speed bumps on the way home!

There's a Mongoose Pro chained up on some railings outside my local post office, been there for about 2 years, nothing's been nicked off it though!

 

[elPedro666]

Aren't you glad you posted this thread BEFORE buying them?!!!

 

[xerxes]

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What xerxes said sounds spot on to me.

I knew it, I can spot a BSO* from 5 miles away.

Cue 6 million dollar man music:

* BSO: Bicycle Shaped Object: http://www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk/get- ... ed-object/

 

[coopigeonsnr]

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THANKYOU guys .... You wouldnt believe how much ive been laughing with all the replies....a few decisions ive made are as below


1. i WONT be buying the bikes

2. i WONT believe a geordie again ( LOL)

3. i may stick to KFC's and drive 30yds to the corner shop going forward


Thanks for all the opinions me thinks youve saved me a few pennies :roll:

 

[elPedro666]

Have a trawl through here viewforum.php?f=2

Not that I'm starting your habit or anything...

 

[xerxes]

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3. i may stick to KFC's and drive 30yds to the corner shop going forward

These may not be a good buy, but you don't have to give up on the idea altogether. As I said before, the first thing is to think about where you will be riding, and what type of bicycle is best suited to that: http://www.ebicycles.com/article/what-t ... i-buy.html

Do you know anyone, a friend or relative, that is a keen cyclist? Someone that can go with you if you go to look at a bike you pick out and make sure you don't buy a lemon. Preferably someone without a vested interest like the guy at work.

 

[rooksfoot]

yep i concur the max retail of those bikes new would have been around 250

u probably get 60 quid for em on a good day 2nd hand