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Title: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on May 28, 2013, 09:42 PM
Bought this few weeks ago. No plan on f/f yet. I dont know if the later decoster fork originally come with this 1979 frame, not much story about this. BTW I got another chrome deccoster fork laying around and thinking to use with this frame.
Suggestion is welcome  :daumenhoch:

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Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: markyp on May 28, 2013, 09:46 PM
dib dobs bars :daumenhoch: :2funny:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on May 28, 2013, 09:50 PM
dib dobs bars :daumenhoch: :2funny:

 :shocked: :crazy2:  :laugh: the bars will go to my next project  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: Mattdub on May 29, 2013, 02:52 PM
dib dobs seat :daumenhoch: :2funny:

Ouch !  ;D

Cool find  ;)
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on May 29, 2013, 06:37 PM
dib dobs seat :daumenhoch: :2funny:

Ouch !  ;D

Cool find  ;)

LOL

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: Peter J on May 29, 2013, 06:39 PM
Hubs  ???
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: BMX1973 on May 29, 2013, 08:39 PM
Got to love an early Goose'y  :smitten:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: Spen69 on May 30, 2013, 11:11 AM
Hubs  ???

x2 :coolsmiley:

That is a cool find - gotta love a nickel mk1 Goose, but there are some great parts on that bad-boy, espcially the bars and hubs :daumenhoch:

Forks are not DeCoaster as they are drilled for a brake caliper. They are Team forks though and hence 100% cromo so a very nice touch :smitten:

I await Bobbafett's arrival to correct me of course :2funny:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on May 30, 2013, 02:57 PM
Hubs  ???

x2 :coolsmiley:

That is a cool find - gotta love a nickel mk1 Goose, but there are some great parts on that bad-boy, espcially the bars and hubs :daumenhoch:

Forks are not DeCoaster as they are drilled for a brake caliper. They are Team forks though and hence 100% cromo so a very nice touch :smitten:

I await Bobbafett's arrival to correct me of course :2funny:

The hubs is copy. It is taiwan hubs with ACS Z rims.

Someone told me the forks is team forks too, but I really cannot find any info about it. Checked vintagemongoose.com, only found out about decoster undrilled, so I thought it is decoster with drilled.

Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: Spen69 on May 30, 2013, 03:17 PM
Team forks have a smaller outside diameter and are thinner walled so lighter :daumenhoch:

De-Coaster were the same fork but un-drilled. Rare as fook. My bro has a set on his and I've never seen another set, despite owning nearly as many Mongooses as Bobbafett at some point in my life :-\
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on May 30, 2013, 06:13 PM
Team forks have a smaller outside diameter and are thinner walled so lighter :daumenhoch:

De-Coaster were the same fork but un-drilled. Rare as fook. My bro has a set on his and I've never seen another set, despite owning nearly as many Mongooses as Bobbafett at some point in my life :-\

Thanks for the info!!!  :daumenhoch: I will put the team fork back to the frame :) I actually got another chrome mongoose fork for it.
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 01, 2013, 01:11 AM
love the goose frame and forks and keep me in mind if you want to move it on  ;)

rims will clean up a treat and re-dye well


wouldn't want to ride it like that at the mo - bunny hop will smart  ;D
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: stevochb on June 01, 2013, 06:18 AM
That's a nice find Ibrahim the bars don't look that pitted they should polish up nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: cdt808 on June 02, 2013, 07:45 AM
thats gonna clean up real nice  :daumenhoch:

some great parts too - great find that  8)
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on June 02, 2013, 09:08 PM
Thanks guys,

Steve: the bars actually pitted quite bad. I already cleaned/polished it and now still thinking to powder it or build as survivor :) Just like my laserlite.
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on June 02, 2013, 09:10 PM
love the goose frame and forks and keep me in mind if you want to move it on  ;)

rims will clean up a treat and re-dye well


wouldn't want to ride it like that at the mo - bunny hop will smart  ;D

Will let you know if it happened, got to much project lately. And I dont want to keep too much racer as I am much into freestyler. We will see.
Yeah still thinking to re-dye the Z.
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: kungfunky on June 03, 2013, 07:57 AM
Very cool find that.. I'd gladly take the Team fork from you as the "other" chrome Goose fork would look much better on this  :P ;)
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: oldskull on June 20, 2013, 10:25 PM
Very cool find that.. I'd gladly take the Team fork from you as the "other" chrome Goose fork would look much better on this  :P ;)

If you got JMC fork we can trade it :P

BTW still dont think to part them atm.
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: kungfunky on June 20, 2013, 10:50 PM
I don't do JMC  :yahoo_silent:  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1979 Mongoose (nickel)
Post by: snoopy72 on November 24, 2013, 11:18 AM
 Team forks go with it perfect, they were an optional extra 7/8 fork that you could buy separately from mongoose to replace the 1" tange pinch fork, i would fit the undrilled decoster forks on a decoster frame
Team forks came in nickel, candy red or candy blue.
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