Don’t think about Bike Mongoose Status Dual-Suspension 26-Inch Mountain
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 Mongoose Status 26-Inch Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike 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.
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.
looks nice but is horrible!!!. from the picture the bike looked great and sounded good!!! but it is NOT!! when it came i tried to assemble it and the instructions it came with was full of @#$%^&!!! it took me a while to put it all together but finally did.
PROBLEMS: front disk brake is bad!!, the brake rubs against the disk while spinning and causes the wheel to stop sudden…
the front derailer is completely NOT working!!! i have spent the entire day adjusting it but there was no hope!!!
the back derailer wasnt that bad but it skips gears!! pain in the neck!! also it makes weird sounds sometimes!!
the back wheel has the same disk brake problem but is not as bad as front..
still broken and needs to be fixed, its funny, fixing a brand new bike!!
looks beautiful!!, is !@#$%^/ horrible, nothing works!!!!!!!