[Astrodamus]

Just a mongoose

[Astrodamus]

Parts list:

Bars: Mongoose stamped SS (Stainless Steel) bars (Maurice)
Stem: Mongoose gold stem
Headset: Mongoose stamped
Frame: 1980 Mongoose (repowdered)
Fork: Mongoose (Tange) nickel
Decals: outlaw repros
Pads: NOS Mongoose
Seatpost: Mongoose stamped (Maurice)
Seat clamp: Mongoose stamped
Seat: Mongoose messinger stamped
Reflector: Mongoose stamped
Sprocket: Mongoose stamped snowflake (Sugino)
Cranks: Ashtabula
Bottom Bracket: Mongoose stamped
Pedals: MKS BM-5
Chain: D.I.D.
Tires: Cycle Pro Snake belly (Fat/Skinny)
Wheels: Tuff II (Alloy hub)
Brake: Dia-Compe 900 Caliper w/ Weinmann barrel adjuster and 1981 stamped Dia-Compe brake cable, and Dia-Compe stamped pads and lever
Grips: Mongoose

[canogapark]

bad ass bike!

[Clothespin'n]

SHHHIIIITTTT !!!!
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But seriously, that's a beautiful build Astro !!!.......................great minds think alike!

[Contender]

Really neat!

Would original Mongoose reflectors be hot?

Are they tough to find or worthy of listing?

Thanks,

A.G.

[Astrodamus]

Contender, on Jun 5 2009, 07:07 PM, said:

Really neat!

Would original Mongoose reflectors be hot?

Are they tough to find or worthy of listing?

How many do you have in your junk drawer?




would the original manufacturer's booklet be hot?
I dunno.. I'm just asking the question

[Astrodamus]

reflect on this a bit

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[Astrodamus]

Clothespin, on Jun 5 2009, 06:54 PM, said:

SHHHIIIITTTT !!!!
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But seriously, that's a beautiful build Astro !!!.......................great minds think alike!

Are you the one doing the white Kos with chrome fork?

[Contender]

I have an old manual that is going to go with a set a set of bars/grips/stem Ashtubula. Its pretty dusty but cool wired on like well, BITD.

Probably, I could could come up with reflectors if I worked hard at it. Just never considered it.

Reflectors were the first thing we took off and threw away, along with chainguards, and kickstands.

I just did not know how far guys went to make the bikes right off the showroom floor?

Awesome bike.

A.G.

[Astrodamus]

Well, here is the deal with mongoose reflectors..

The reasons you cite, are the exact reasons they are rare. Consider the following:
1. The mongoose stamped reflector came out in 1980 and was around until around early 82, not very long for a production item.
2. Like you said, they were the first things that came off and went into the trash.

That makes them rare, because most of them ended up in the trash.
In my opinion, it would be easier to find an uncracked set of Motomag II's than to find a stamped mongoose reflector. I'm not trying to say they are uber-rare like aerospeeds, but they are indeed rare. And for mongoose aficianados, they are just as important as a mongoose stamped seat clamp. IMHO

[COASTY]

Very true.
Awsome bike Astro. I like it.

[meatpie72]

Being a Mongoose man myself........ I love it !!!
Cycle Pro Snakebellys...... F#*k Yeah !!!!!!
Those baby's were special in my eyes bitd....

[QuicksilverBMX]

Nice parts list there George!

[Clothespin'n]

Astrodamus, on Jun 5 2009, 10:21 PM, said:

Clothespin, on Jun 5 2009, 06:54 PM, said:

SHHHIIIITTTT !!!!
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But seriously, that's a beautiful build Astro !!!.......................great minds think alike!

Are you the one doing the white Kos with chrome fork?

Yup.....that'd be me Astro.

The build is in Progress, and I was just poking fun with my "Shit" comment


your build is stunning.

[Astrodamus]

Thanks fellas..

PS: I just noticed I need to flip my front wheel around since my snakebelly tread is going the wrong way..

[bmxr68]

George that is sweet! I am loving the color combo

[Astrodamus]

For the peck park guys that may have missed this one

PS: I realize sometimes people don't supersize the pics, but if you only open one of them, the second one down is my fav.. and my current screensaver

[jjvh66]

Astrodamus, on Jun 5 2009, 08:18 PM, said:

Just a mongoose

It is what it is.

A Goose and Tuffs, It don't git no bettrn dat.

[PlanetX]

Wow. Super nice. Sooooooo clean. Sooooo pretty. Nicely done.

The reflectors are a nice touch. I had no idea they stamped them. And those tires. . .nice.

I've been thinking about rebuilding my first Torker as it was when I first built it up, but those tires and real Grab-Ons are going to be impossible to find and/or waaaaaay out of my price range. I actually had two 20 x 2.125s in red on it for some reason.

Anyway, that's a real beauty. I dig white bikes. Can't wait to build one myself.

[AGUILAR3]

Check out your favorite pic Astro