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I'm not bike on old bikes, but i swear mongoose were THE T!TS back in the 80s. i remember always wanting one, and seeing that ebay auction i want one all over again!!
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the mongoose is infinately cooler than the burner in my opinion, never liked burners.
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why do I get the feeling I am going to get it wrong was going to buy the burner because of the mag wheels looking more retro to me
hes not into bmx,s just anything from the 80s thats why i just got him a pair of hard core shoes (yes like the ones bros use to wear lol) ;D
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2006 19:11:08 GMT by e38susan
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the mongoose is infinately cooler than the burner in my opinion, never liked burners. I never snapped a burner/styler. oval tubes were so cool and old skool when I was 15. I have a chrome mongoose frame on mag wheels with zero rake, verical drop out flat forks, mx 1010 rear brake, gun girl CD chainring, etc. Took me ages to aquire that bike off of jonnysierra's lil' bro. brakes on mag wheels don't work and if you fit a gyro/ hollow bolt stem combo, get used to bailing out ;D
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That mongoose is awsome, three piece cranks too, and bear trap pedals to lose all the skin on your shins with!
J
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my mongoose has shark bites, scary pedals with real teeth! that burner is the early one IIRC, not the strong oval frame job. the mongoose is the same frame as mine.
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ahh your right, beartraps were more rectangle i think?
J
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I always wanted one of a bomber. I only had a secondhand Grifter Still got it though
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Mongoose, deffo. They're a bit longer in the frame too, so better for 'big kids'
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this aint bad for the money and no ebay either... www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=313074i've got a Raleigh that looks very similar that i picked up off ebay for a tenner, not sure yet but i'm thinking of stripping mine and spraying it a nice satin orange or blue.
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Mongoose, deffo. They're a bit longer in the frame too, so better for 'big kids' those "mongeese" ( ) are not forgivingly long in the top tube if you wish to use it in anger, top tube is only like 17" long, compared to 20" and up in this day and age. better for flatland tho. mongoose is the better of the 2. blownimp, you may be right in thinking they're beartraps, my shark bites are like a gin-trap on a bearing ;D gratuitous car pic much better
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Saw one about 3 weeks ago, ridden past before I realised. Before that? The standard bomber I had in black (single speed), and the superbomber I bought cheap that had had the blue plastic laquer scraped off, so was chrome (3 speed sturmey archer). That was back in the late eighties early 90's. Don't know what happened to them. Don't remember selling them, or getting them knicked. Don't even remember when I stopped remembering them being there. if that makes sense.
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On the BMX front, I had a DP Freestyler (twin top tube like a Haro), a Robinson Pro, a Hutch Junior before I suddenly sprouted, and a GT standard frame. I used to buy them cheap from the "rich" kids who would own them for about 6 months. get them sprayed in whatever lairy colour was flavour this week, then change them. Same with other topend parts, Skyways, Z-rims, Arayas had them all. I remember the original CW flat topped racing bars too. Kids these days have it easy. You needed to order new stuff from the states if you wanted it fresh out, and there was no ebay to get rid of old stuff or find second hand stuff on.
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Got a real soft spot for Raleigh Burners and Stylers, as I had so many of them! Had a "Team" Raleigh, a yellow Styler Mag (which went grey primer & guide coat), a black oval tube lightweight Burner, a red Styler which became red with yellow chequers all over, a white Mag Burner, and a white Styler on Z-Rims. Loved 'em all, knackered my knees, permanently damaged one rib (jumped some steps, landed wrong, handlebar punched the centre out of my rib). Four wheels good, two wheels bad etc etc. ;D And here's Old Skool Cortina's, er, Cortina.
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My fleet: Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres A borrowed Mondeo
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mongoose all the way. I had a Team Murray & a Firebird Freestyler. cant beat a bit of old school ;D
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I had a Bomber...... what a POS to live with.
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I loved my old bomber. I could jump it further higher and harder than my BMX. But at 16 and 6ft tall, an 80's BMX was a little small. I needed more of a cruiser. Gues who got into mountain bikes then
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