Nice bikes guys. What sort of ratio are you running on the cogs?
A friend and I put the Mongoose through its paces yesterday on a particularly rugged local single track. Turned out to be an all SS day- he's still waiting on a replacement BB so he ended up using my Peace 9R (well, he started with the 9R and we swapped half way).
The Peace had a clear advantage with the larger tyres- I can see what people mean about 29ers and being able to clear rough ground/logs/rocks etc. It's running 32/16 at the moment, which doesn't seem to suit my local trails that well. Will probably change the re cog over to a 19 or 20 at some point.
The Mongoose...actually held up really well! It loses traction more easily than the Peace and isn't as good at clearing large rocks, but it is light and nimble so good for throwing around a bit. Nothing came loose / fell off / broke, so hopefully that means I did a half-reasonable job putting this thing together
Currently running 32/18 on this, but as with the Peace I think a larger rear cog would be better suited to my area.
My friend hadn't ridden SS before, but he had a blast. Back at his place we were looking at his normal ride (Mongoose Fireball) and what do you know- horizontal dropouts! I may just convert him yet :heh:
Random aside- I need to invest in some leg/shin protection. Not so much for the terrain, more for my Gusset Prosecutor pedals. Great grip, but you really know about it when you cop one in the shins :doh:
A friend and I put the Mongoose through its paces yesterday on a particularly rugged local single track. Turned out to be an all SS day- he's still waiting on a replacement BB so he ended up using my Peace 9R (well, he started with the 9R and we swapped half way).
The Peace had a clear advantage with the larger tyres- I can see what people mean about 29ers and being able to clear rough ground/logs/rocks etc. It's running 32/16 at the moment, which doesn't seem to suit my local trails that well. Will probably change the re cog over to a 19 or 20 at some point.
The Mongoose...actually held up really well! It loses traction more easily than the Peace and isn't as good at clearing large rocks, but it is light and nimble so good for throwing around a bit. Nothing came loose / fell off / broke, so hopefully that means I did a half-reasonable job putting this thing together
Currently running 32/18 on this, but as with the Peace I think a larger rear cog would be better suited to my area.My friend hadn't ridden SS before, but he had a blast. Back at his place we were looking at his normal ride (Mongoose Fireball) and what do you know- horizontal dropouts! I may just convert him yet :heh:
Random aside- I need to invest in some leg/shin protection. Not so much for the terrain, more for my Gusset Prosecutor pedals. Great grip, but you really know about it when you cop one in the shins :doh:
