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Title: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: johnjo74 on June 10, 2011, 03:31 PM: I'm thinking about putting a 'wanted' up for a Mongoose stamped opc .
Just wondered if anyone can tell me what's the shortest length they came in ? I think I'll need something around 150 .
Did the Minigoose have one fitted ?
Title: Re: Mongoose cranks
Post by: Daletsunami on June 10, 2011, 03:55 PM: I think 165 is the smallest you will get 8)
Title: Re: Mongoose cranks
Post by: 1mancity2 on June 10, 2011, 04:35 PM: As Dale says 165 is the most common size, I have one if your intrested :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose cranks
Post by: johnjo74 on June 10, 2011, 06:53 PM: Quote from: Daletsunami on June 10, 2011, 03:55 PM
I think 165 is the smallest you will get 8)

Cheers Dale ,
I thought that the Minigoose would have had a smaller sized crank , maybe they weren't stamped ?
Title: Re: Mongoose cranks
Post by: johnjo74 on June 10, 2011, 06:57 PM: Quote from: 1mancity2 on June 10, 2011, 04:35 PM
As Dale says 165 is the most common size, I have one if your intrested :daumenhoch:

Thanks for the offer 8) I will need something shorter though .
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: johnjo74 on June 12, 2011, 06:47 AM: Anyone have any 'actual' info on this ?
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: diesel on June 12, 2011, 08:56 AM: This might help you decide:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=124219.0
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: johnjo74 on June 12, 2011, 11:15 AM: Quote from: diesel on June 12, 2011, 08:56 AM
This might help you decide:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=124219.0

Thanks mate , that's quite useful regarding size 8)

What I wouldn't mind finding out though, is whether or not there is a stamped Mongoose opc smaller than a 165 ?

I found a picture on the Museum of a 1984 Minigoose that has one on , but no mention of length .

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/48125

I would have thought it's a shorter one as the frames are smaller ??
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: kdw712 on June 12, 2011, 11:37 AM: think the stock mini's had a 5.5" cranks which is about 140mm

looking at this 1984 test spec its says minigoose had that

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p76.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p76.jpg)

full thing is here

http://www.kdw712.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scans.html (http://www.kdw712.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scans.html)

also check the 78, 79 - 80, 81 catalogues on Vintage mongoose as they confirm it too

:daumenhoch:

happy hunting ;)
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: johnjo74 on June 12, 2011, 08:59 PM: Thanks for that Kev 8)

Probably a long shot anyway , but I didn't want to start looking for something that never existed in the first place :)
Title: Re: Mongoose / Minigoose crank size question
Post by: kdw712 on June 12, 2011, 09:04 PM: Quote from: johnjo74 on June 12, 2011, 08:59 PM
Thanks for that Kev 8)

Probably a long shot anyway , but I didn't want to start looking for something that never existed in the first place :)

:daumenhoch: