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Old 06-15-08, 11:48 AM
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Motobecane Fantom?

I would like to get an upgrade to my mongoose status, nothing particularly wrong with it I just think for jumping and putting it through all the riggers I will put it through that the goose might be a little too cheap if you will. I cant afford a 1000.00 bike and yeah I know I shoulda went with a 1000.00 bike to start wth and I would be done with that but I didnt so now I ran across a motobecane fantom DS full sus. Rock shox dart3 disk brakes, rapid fire shifters, the whole 9 yards for 540.00 whats your thoughts on the bike first, and the price I compaired to bike shops its a lot cheaper.

Any input greatly appreciated.
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Old 06-15-08, 02:06 PM
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ok after some searching i found your bike https://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3018538.
there is a sticky thread that most people get refered to when asking a question like this https://www.bikeforums.net/mountain-biking/67259-please-read-before-asking-question-mtb-faq.html. i would read it, as its a very informative post.

the motobecane would be a vast upgrade to that toy bike, but before you go ahead and buy it have you checked out your LBS? the best part of buying a new bike is test riding all the various models out there. that way you end up with a bike that will actually fit you. the sales people at most bike shops are rather friendly and helpful.
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I dont have a LBS thats why I shop online, but I do the sizing chart at least. Even though this mongoose is sold at a toy shop I still really like it for the price and I think I would get every bit of good use out of it for what it cost me, but what im after here is I think I should have went a little more on price with a little better componants for what I want to do with the bike because Im afraid that it wont last up to what Im going to put it through and maybe this motobecane that Im looking at will do the job a little better. Im mainly interested in opinions of people that have or had the motobecane fantom to assure me its a better bike before making any move.

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Old 06-15-08, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by thebluesbox
I dont have a LBS
i find this hard to believe, but it is possible. personally i dont know what i would do without the help of my old local bike shops. most likely would have ended up not riding at all. i wish you luck and happy trails. just dont push that bike too hard, its not meant to be taken off road.
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Originally Posted by lofnsjoke
i find this hard to believe, but it is possible. personally i dont know what i would do without the help of my old local bike shops. most likely would have ended up not riding at all. i wish you luck and happy trails. just dont push that bike too hard, its not meant to be taken off road.
I dont have a local bike shop, I can go out of town to get to one that more than likely only sells cheap bikes anyway,

but besides that this mongoose not being an off road bike is your opinion only, Its a mountain bike not a road bike, it has shimano gear set, rapid fire shifters, dual disk brakes the front and rear suspension that work great, I dont recall any road rider having all of that, just because I dont have 2000.00 to waist on a bike doesnt mean I cant try to enjoy it with what I can afford and I dont need some ****er at a bike shop to convence me I need to take out a loan to buy a trail bike.

And you know what, I have been using this mongoose on the trails I have been jumping and pushing it pretty hard with no problems and its been doing a great job thus far, so I really have just made up my mind that I will stay with this one and see how well it gives me good service. In the end I hope it prooves wrong the opinions that one has to buy a bike that can cover the cost of a used car in order to have a decent riding mtb.

Thanks for the help, im excited about keeping my "TOYS R US" road bike !!! Couldnt have come to that decision with out this forums help :-)

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Originally Posted by thebluesbox
I dont have a local bike shop, I can go out of town to get to one that more than likely only sells cheap bikes anyway,

but besides that this mongoose not being an off road bike is your opinion only, Its a mountain bike not a road bike, it has shimano gear set, rapid fire shifters, dual disk brakes the front and rear suspension that work great, I dont recall any road rider having all of that, just because I dont have 2000.00 to waist on a bike doesnt mean I cant try to enjoy it with what I can afford and I dont need some ****er at a bike shop to convence me I need to take out a loan to buy a trail bike.

And you know what, I have been using this mongoose on the trails I have been jumping and pushing it pretty hard with no problems and its been doing a great job thus far, so I really have just made up my mind that I will stay with this one and see how well it gives me good service. In the end I hope it prooves wrong the opinions that one has to buy a bike that can cover the cost of a used car in order to have a decent riding mtb.

Thanks for the help, im excited about keeping my "TOYS R US" road bike !!! Couldnt have come to that decision with out this forums help :-)
Look, many of the folks here (myself included) have had a department store quality of bike at one time. Sure, when I had mine, I had fun. I beat the living daylights out of it, and broke many components in the process. I think you'll find that as you progress, you'll have to replace more and more of the bike as the parts break, resulting in an overall greater cost as opposed to simply buying a $500 entry level bike to begin with.

I'll commend you for getting out there and riding. I had tons of fun with my department store bike, and it's what got me into mountain biking.

But the greatest concern is safety. I hope you wear a helmet, and at the very least, have a mechanically inclined person tighten the bolts and make sure the bike was assembled properly.
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my concern was not that you should buy a 2000 dollar bike, hell i bought a schwinn s-25 from target for my first bike. i rode the crap out of the bike, but it was not safe for the off-road. the rims never stayed trued, the deraillers never stayed adjusted, the front fork (if you can call it that) bounced like a pogo stick until it finally snapped, and the rear shock was nothing but a coil spring. i thought it was the bees knees though, until the swing arm broke in half causing me to fall and break my ankle. this was all within the 90 day warranty from target, so i returned it.

i finally was convinced by a few friends and many people on these very same forums that a x-mart bike, no matter how pretty or well loaded i thought it was, was nothing more than a toy bike. i ended up buying an entry level hard tail ($500) and have been romping through the rough terrain ever since. that hard tail is lighter and more maneuverable than that schwinn was. there were even stickers on the forks that said " not intended for off road use".

im not trying to tell you not to ride your bike, im just concerned that what happened to may may also happen to you. trust me, 6 months of rehabilitation for a compound fracture is not fun. as i said before, enjoy the ride, just dont push the bike to hard.

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