I'm 16, 165lbs, 5'8.. and yea mongoose's compared to other wal-mart bikes.. the point im trying to make is that it dont matter what kind of bike, some dude came down to me the other day showing off his 350 dollar high-end bike complete with speedometer, rpm, odometer, and a whole ****load of other assortments. He wanted to race me he had the biggest cockiest smile on his face just rubbing it into me. Sad to say I kicked his ass miserably on a little Saddleback GT without going out of 5th gear.. I dont want to be mean or anything i just dont like the way ppl spit on lower-cost bikes, bikes are bikes plain and simple