| Re: Walmart Mongoose XR-200
In article <ldncb0hsm2ohmfeqf9prcdt79d4gar6oml@4ax.com>,
spamsink@cox.net says...
> On Thu, 27 May 2004 16:23:11 -0400, David Kerber
> <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
> >Are you kidding? Those things are built like tanks. Unless they have a
> >rear susp, the frames are practically unbreakable. Now a head injury
> >from a thrown derailleur might be another matter <GGG>.
>
> As we know from a recent thread on rec.bicycles.misc (or was it
> .tech?), the forks on those bikes may be questionable; so one would
> get speared through the heart with the stem.
>
> A recent post included a link to a graphic demonstrating the type of
> wear that showed up very quickly on one Walgoose, as a bearing in
> the rear suspension pivot near the BB was crapped and the whole bike
> flexed sideways easily.
That's why I specified non-rear susp bike.
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