Thanks SteelCommuter. There's a picture of my bike
here
Originally Posted by SteelCommuter
I don't know anything about Mongoose mountain bikes. I may be wrong, but when I think "Mongoose" is terms of current production, I think: cheap Chinese frames with crappy and unreliable parts. Maybe yours is different?
Haven't had too many problems, and she's gone 'round Australia. The new velocity wheels are much better than the originals. The sealed unit in the bottom bracket needed replacing at some stage. The magnets feel like they're liable to fall out of the disk brakes each time I change a tyre, but other than that she's been pretty reliable.
The advice about BOB has given rise to another question. Can you get thorn-proof tubes for that size tyre, and are they recommended?
Thanks again,
Dave