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1982 Mongoose two★four

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DRIVE TRAIN:
Front derailleur: SunTour COMPE-V
Front chainrings: TAKAGI 39T/45T/52T (gold, blue, silver)
Rear derailleur: SunTour V-GT Luxe
5-speed freewheel - SunTour "Perfect 8": 14T/17T/21T/26T/32T

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OS SunTour friction shifters.

As I found it:
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I replaced all the parts that weren't factory original. Several of the spokes needed replacing so I went ahead and rebuilt both wheels with double-butted (swaged) stainless steel spokes. I didn't want to break the ELINA seat (or wear off the lightning bolt) so I replaced it with a leather BROOKS B-17. BROOKS makes the most comfortable saddles you can get while still keeping it old school (1890 to be exact). Finally, I replaced the broken rear derailleur with a SunTour V-GT Luxe and added a matching SunTour COMPE-V derailleur to the front.

RAGBRAI pics:
RAGBRAI is a 7 day bicycle ride across the entire state of Iowa - it's a blast!
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BIKE MS pics:
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Rides like a dream!

Original Parts:
Frame, Fork and Decals
Rims: ARAYA 24x1.75 (blue)
Hubs: SUNSHINE (blue)
Brakes: DIA-COMPE 890 (blue)
Brake Levers: DIA-COMPE "B" (blue)
Original Brake Cables stamped: "DIA-COMPE ★ 81 M A 5" (blue)
Seatclamp: annodized blue with printed "mongoose" decal
Wheel Reflectors: SATE-LITE 709

OS Vintage Replacement Parts:
Bars: Mongoose Stainless Steel
Stem: Mongoose Gold Stem
Spider: Mongoose Quick-Change Gold Spider
Cranks: Mongoose 175mm (chrome)
Pedals: KKT LIGHTNING (gold) with MKS toe-clips
Stem Shifters: SunTour friction shifters
Front Derailleur: SunTour COMPE-V
Chainrings: TAKAGI 39T/45T/52T (gold, blue, silver)
Rear Derailleur: SunTour V-GT Luxe
5-Speed Freewheel: SunTour "Perfect 8"

New Reproduction Replacement Parts:
Grips: Mongoose (blue)
Tires: KENDA KONTACT 24x1.75 skinwall
Seat: BROOKS B17 Imperial Narrow
Seatpost: new 7/8" 22.2mm chrome seatpost
Saddlebag: Army Surplus bag (stamped 1941) refurbished by OYB: "Out Your Backdoor"

'87 Mongoose Decade

Original Parts:
frame, fork, bars, seatpost, seatclamp and decals
wheels: Pro Class 48 spoke "Series V - Classic Chrome"
stem: SAKAE SR "Spin TECH"
cranks: 175mm stamped "SUGINO Cro-Mo"
brake levers: DIA-COMPE 128
front brake: DIA-COMPE 880
rear brake: DIA-COMPE 750
brake cables: stamped "DIA-COMPE 870207D"
chainwheel: Quick change steel spider with 42t chainring
original chain: KMC - stamped "K M"
hubs: JY stamped "C 87" - loose ball sealed mechanism (which just means there's a rubber cover over them to keep out water and dirt)
bike shop decal: "VILLAGE CYCLE Sales - Service 1311 Mangrove Chico, CA 3090 Bechelli Ln. Redding, CA"
CALIFORNIA BICYCLE LICENSE: 2119659

OS Vintage Replacement Parts:
grips: FUAN mushroom (white) (the torn up originals were also FUAN mushrooms)
pedals: MKS "GRAFIGHT-2000" (original pedals were Victor VP-777 bear trap style)
fork pegs: SPINNER (white)
axle pegs: aluminum/alloy 1980s

New Reproduction Replacement Parts:
seat: Viscount DOMINATOR (2010 repop)
tires: DURO SKINWALL Comp ST tread BMX FREESTYLE (white) (original tires were white Cheng Shin).

Thanks, getset! I remember you!

Thanks, S. Brothers!

Thanks, Choad666!

Thanks, thumperpilot!

Thanks, billn! I ramped the last big hill and landed on a tent

PICS FROM THE RIDE !! :D


Camera mount:




I saved the best pic for last:

This is Lauren!
She's halfway finished with a transcontinental bike ride across the U.S.A. (east to west). Currently, she's in the middle of Kansas and yesterday, she rode 123 miles!
Her bike blog: http://breezybikes.wordpress.com

The '82 Mongoose Two Four was a big hit - it stood out from the crowd and everybody loved it - I think I'm going to ride this bike next year too - it's a powerful little 15 speed

Thanks, mmmmitsajelly! Yeah, that was me!