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Title: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Spen69 on January 31, 2013, 07:48 AM

Not all perfect for a 70's build butas close as it ever got.....

Stem, levers, pedals, clamp and tyres not right but here is my 1978 Team Mongoose. It's now back to being a rider again as all that NOS gear is not right on a bike this age.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_5210.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_5211.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_5212.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_5213.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: kungfunky on January 31, 2013, 09:09 AM

Love it Spen, and also really need the frame and fork for a project  :smitten:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: pickle on January 31, 2013, 09:23 AM

lovely!  :smitten:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Spen69 on November 09, 2013, 07:27 AM

So i finally re-built my old goose after 11 months and wanted it to be all from good condition rider parts this time, not NOS. Re-did it in the same colours and style but with a few scuffs and scrapes to match the frame and forks.

It's also not era correct but I wanted to build it how it would have looked when I first got into BMX in about '82 so the parts are all about what it woul look like with some upgrades. We hated the chunky Mongoose "gold" stems and heavy vinyl pads bitd and it would have been due a set of 7X's next and MX900's probably as an upgrade.

I hope you like it and get what I mean as to why I built it like this :daumenhoch:

Gotta thank Nick for the hubs, Paul Snav for the rear rim, Pete Quad for the front rim, saddle and front caliper, Iain Phantom Photon for the rear caliper, Tom for the Tech3's, Arno for the cranks, Russ Maddog for the stem and I've forgotten who I got the tyres off but thanks a million  :coolsmiley:

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8162_zps432742dd.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8162_zps432742dd.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8163_zpsb5f48def.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8163_zpsb5f48def.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8166_zps7a6e8c00.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8166_zps7a6e8c00.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8165_zps39112d45.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8165_zps39112d45.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8164_zpsf4c53380.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8164_zpsf4c53380.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8168_zpsc2e6a4af.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8168_zpsc2e6a4af.jpg.html)

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: CustardLips on November 12, 2013, 07:02 AM

NOS or rider parts, looks just as sweet.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: insectbones on November 12, 2013, 08:12 AM

Nice that Spen  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: rodriguez on November 17, 2013, 07:47 PM

Nice  :coolsmiley:

I like your thinking on the way you've done it  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Cazzabaz on November 20, 2013, 07:18 PM

 :smitten: gorgeous

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Bmx Brookes on November 23, 2013, 11:19 PM

That looks superb matey  8)

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Gatters on November 28, 2013, 08:06 AM

Nice Spen, good to see your still knocking out great riders!  "wantit"

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Spen69 on December 10, 2013, 10:28 PM

Thanks for the comments lads, makes me all warm and fuzzy inside :daumenhoch:

I took her out for a final spin of the year the other day and grabbed some updated pics. For a 35-year old, I've got to say she rides great :2funny:

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8299_zpsb46f5adb.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8299_zpsb46f5adb.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8303_zps73255b1a.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8303_zps73255b1a.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8302_zpscb546a8e.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8302_zpscb546a8e.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8300_zpse329f6b8.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8300_zpse329f6b8.jpg.html)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8301_zps3288c1fa.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8301_zps3288c1fa.jpg.html)

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: NORTY40 on December 10, 2013, 10:32 PM

Nice goose Spencer  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: BMX1973 on December 12, 2013, 12:24 PM

Nice goose :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: oldscool on December 31, 2013, 06:28 PM

You cant beat a nickel goose. :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: adammannering on July 12, 2014, 10:03 PM

i think this one so so sweet.  real BMX.

Title: Re: 1978 Team Mongoose
Post by: Spen69 on April 16, 2015, 07:06 PM

Ok probably the final tweak to how this would have looked in 1982 when I was just getting into BMX and loved the look of a gusset Goose. Maybe I'll put a set of used gold Shimmy DX's on her if I ever find some, but we were still riding rat-traps so these will be fine for now :daumenhoch:

In '82 there were only one set of wheels on every kids Christmas list and that was a set of ProClass :coolsmiley: Let's face it,  I'd have knackered those 7C's by now so a Goose needs ProClass >:D

So probably after this point the f&f would have been chucked and a Supergoose 3 or ProClass f&f would have been the upgrade, so I think this is how she's going to stay - my homage to my first BMX love, a good old mk1 Team Goose :smitten:

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/Spen69019/IMG_9703_zps7f5c4359.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/Spen69019/IMG_9703_zps7f5c4359.jpg.html)