Mongoose Status Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Features
- Front Promax disc brakes. integrated Shimano levers
- 26-inch fat tires and arrow black anodized alloy rims
- Smooth 24-speed Shimano Easy Fire shifters. RTS Capa fork
- 26-inch mountain bike with dual-suspension aluminum frame
Price: $367.36
User Reviews about Mongoose Status Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
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. -- learn to service your own
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. -- Fantastic 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.
-- Great bike
For [...] you can't beat this bike! Granted, it's not near as light as the bike shop mountain bikes, but it's also a fifth of the price. I couldn't find another bike for under [...] that had dual suspension AND dual disc-brakes. Now, the partial assembly could have been better, though. Out of the box, the front fork was on backwards, and the derailleurs were totally out of tune! But the front fork was as easy as loosening the nut and turning it around, and the local bike shop tuned the derailleurs for [...] so I now have an awesome bike for right at [...] Overall a great purchase! -- Definitely a great bike for the price!
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