Product Features :
- 26 inch mountain bike with dual suspension aluminum frame
- Smooth 24 speed Shimano Easy Fire shifters RTS Capa fork
- 26 inch fat tires and arrow black anodized alloy rims
- Front Promax disc brakes integrated Shimano levers
- Powder coated for rust resistance 1 year warranty
>> learn to service your own
I actually own a Mongoose Spark with dual suspension and dual disc brakes I don t see that exact model here but this Status seems very similar The Spark needed a lot of adjustments to make it road worthy and one bike shop I contacted refused to touch it We don t work on department store bikes Also as I later learned the wheels were not dual wall After less than 10 hours of riding the front wheel rim was horribly warped No I did not exceed the 200 pound load rating of the bike No I did not do airborne jumps into a rock quarry I am disappointed in this development because I never had this kind of problem with my old Schwinn made in the U S A by the way that Schwinn was a 10 speed road bike with goat horned handlebars and skinny tires Over the course of 15 years it endured hundreds of hours of riding both on and off the pavement I actually got interested in mountain biking when I took it on a trip into a Tennessee woodland following a friend who rode a real mountain bike The good news is I will never go back to a rigid framed bicycle again The spring loaded Mongoose system is awesome better than the rigid frames costing hundreds more
>> Fantastic bike
Well after a long time of researching various bikes I bought this one I couldn t find another bike that looked as good or had as many of the same features as this bike at the same price point The bike came mainly assembled took about an hour to assemble fully and adjust everything to my liking Took it for a ride and everything works perfectly
The bike looks like I spent a helluva lot more than I did too Only thing is the seat is a bit uncomfortable I ll be replacing it soon but you can say that about most bikes
>> Great bike
This bike was the only one that had everything I wanted dual suspension dual disk brakes Shimano EZ shifters and was under 350 00 I looked at other review and people were comparing it with 1000 s bikes That s not even close to fair
Anyway if you want a bike that has really good parts a good setup and cheap this is your bike So far I put a few miles on it and it is really awesome Suspension brakes tires weight everything is better than I expected based on the price A good exercise compare it with those 300 350 bikes you see at Sports stores and you ll realize how better this bike is
Only one con despite the easy assembly the front derailer came totally out of alignment I worked it a bit I m no expert but I will probably spend some in servicing it
2nd review 06/01/09 there s a slight change from the bike you see in the picture and the one I received The holes in the frame where is installed the bottle support face down This is a problem since once you have it with a bottle and the front suspension goes down a 1 inch the front tire hits the bottle Not the end of the world but I would change my review to 4 1/2 starts if possible
