I mentioned that I could have fun on a Teocali. And that I was bummed about no XC offerings from Mongoose. But that was a while ago, I guess.
Some thoughts on this bit:
Originally Posted by
coldehammer
Is this a marketing strategy by Mongoose to appease both lower and upper ends of the market and do they still make low-end bikes to this day (less than $300 for brand new)?
Yep, covering the entire range of price points is one marketing strategy and yes, they still sell market sub-$300 bikes to this day. Quite a few companies have bikes in that range. Even Trek comes close with their $359 MSRP 850
I remember my first MTB was $150 new. It was Takara's bottom rung model circa 1987 (IIRC)