Mongoose bmx frame gusset on bottom4/9/2023 ![]() The Canaan is the lightest bike here, albeit by only a few ounces. Mongoose hasn’t fallen into the usual trap of fitting too long a stem either. The bike is a little shorter in the down tube than the rest but does feel roomy in the top tube. ![]() ![]() Normally, marathon bikes have pretty steep geometry, but Mongoose figures that at the back end of an enduro or 24-hour race you need all the help you can get, so has opted for a 68-degree head angle and low bottom bracket height. All the pivots feature stainless steel bolts, but we’d like to see machined caps covering the exposed bearings. Mongoose has reduced the box-section of the rear stays to get the weight down, and these are welded to cold-forged dropouts and links. ![]() Construction isn’t particularly sophisticated Mongoose uses standard round tubes with a gusset under the down tube and a small gusset at the seat tube/top tube junction, but the frame feels reasonably solid. The Comp frame is made from butted, in-house 6061 aluminium and weighs a claimed 6lb. ![]()
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