Author Topic: are these retro gusset gooses any good? (Read 1653 times)

griff · « **on:** January 21, 2011, 08:44 PM »

one on ebay at the mo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MONGOOSE-SUPERGOOSE-OLD-SCHOOL-RETRO-LIMITED-EDITION-/270693934959?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f069da76f#ht_1186wt_1140

brettypeeps · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:51 PM »

I think they are a great looking frame set. The Guy in a bike shop by me has a full Bike all wrapped up No 69 but he is going to keep it for prosperity I think. He offered it to bobefett for £800 but then a few weeks later a complete bike on the bay sold for about £350

I wreckon the frame and forks on there own will fetch up to about £150 but we will see

BMX1973 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:54 PM »

Thats nice, dont think you would lose on it, great investment at right price.

griff · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:02 PM »

weird thing is I never liked bikes with gussets like that back in the day
to my 12yr-old eyes they looked old-fashioned and I imagined all sorts of crap getting stuck in between

but have to say that looking with fresh eyes at some of the builds on here they do look good

are they a faithful repro or have they had geometry changed etc?

griff · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:03 PM »

Quote from: snav69 on January 21, 2011, 08:57 PM

I have a complete one of those

thats just a picture of a box

rollin72 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:14 PM »

Quote from: snav69 on January 21, 2011, 09:07 PM

If you stare at it long enough it becomes a Bike

if you stare at the bike does it turn into a box

griff · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:16 PM »

that's better!

hmmm now I distinctly remember posting that I'm not going to get any more bloody kid's bikes

good job I haven't got a garage or I might be tempted to start a hoard

bobafett · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:54 PM »

Save your money and buy a proper old school gusset goose

Quote from: brettypeeps on January 21, 2011, 08:51 PM

The Guy in a bike shop by me has a full Bike all wrapped up No 69

He offered it to bobefett for £800

If he'd have said £250 I might have said yes

brettypeeps · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:56 PM »

Quote from: bobafett on January 21, 2011, 09:54 PM

Save your money and buy a proper old school gusset goose

Quote from: brettypeeps on January 21, 2011, 08:51 PM

The Guy in a bike shop by me has a full Bike all wrapped up No 69

He offered it to bobefett for £800

If he'd have said £250 I might have said yes

Yeah I reckon he will have it a while

bobafett · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:07 PM »

gobshite · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2011, 12:44 AM »

probably the ONLY "retro" complete i'd consider owning,

i really like what mongoose did with it,

isnt trying to be something that its not,

rad

Darren Wood · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2011, 06:56 AM »

John you have a PM

bmxbob · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2011, 08:59 AM »

buy my Motomag instead

griff · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2011, 09:56 AM »

Quote from: bmxbob on January 22, 2011, 08:59 AM

buy my Motomag instead

swap you for my lovely new mongoose (plus some cash my way obviously seeing as mine's much newer)

Rooonga · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:51 AM »

I am watchin this one to.

I thought they only had front tubes chromo, not full chromo. But he has put it is fully chromo.

Any way to tell?

Spen69 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2011, 01:01 AM »

Dean Moanjam did one of these with old school bits as a rider and it was well cool

But what do I know, I only have a 1978 Team Mongoose and a 1979 Supergoose..........

gobshite · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2011, 01:37 AM »

if you need a bike strong enough to warrant a full cromo frame youre riding the wrong bike with this goose anyway,

trasher · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:41 AM »

like john said ,,,, get a proper 80's one for the price that will probaly go for

like the re-release of the skyway ta ,,,i could never see the point in paying more for the repop than a proper 80's one

Robbo · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:45 AM »

Quote from: griff on January 21, 2011, 08:44 PM

one on ebay at the mo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MONGOOSE-SUPERGOOSE-OLD-SCHOOL-RETRO-LIMITED-EDITION-/270693934959?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f069da76f#ht_1186wt_1140

The guy who bought my DP f&f has one fo these complete, tried to sell it on ebay recently for £325 and had no bidders.

Nice bike though, the original is definitley on my bikes to own list.

Darren Wood · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2011, 07:16 PM »

Got one in the for sale section £300 posted
Nice one Woody

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