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Offline rick1970

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2011, 09:48 PM »
Cheers Guys..

What do you mean swap the seat post out? to the old straight one?
I do like to ride the bike at shows etc and with the straight post its near on impossible to ride. :-\ Im not 12yrs old anymore  ;)
  :LolLolLolLol: with yer on that leave as it is ,hey its a rider  :daumenhoch:

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2011, 12:56 AM »
I do like to ride the bike at shows etc and with the straight post its near on impossible to ride. :-\ Im not 12yrs old anymore  ;)

It's an odd looking seatpost, that's all I'm saying!

But, if you aren't 12 years old . . . .

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #27 on: September 14, 2011, 03:16 PM »
looks nice!  love a nice goose  :smitten:

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #28 on: September 14, 2011, 06:53 PM »
Its a layback post- I dont like those ones with the support bar as they look crap imo.

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #29 on: September 14, 2011, 10:28 PM »
Its a layback post- I dont like those ones with the support bar as they look crap imo.

I'm with you there!
But the ones with a curve look better.  You have spent a bit of time (and money!) on this badboy.
A nice blue anno'd post would look sweet!

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #30 on: September 14, 2011, 10:42 PM »
Any links to one fella?
I couldnt find many lay backs when i was looking on the bay

theRuler

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #31 on: September 14, 2011, 10:51 PM »


This sort of style seatpost, that kind of curve, if you have to run a layback!

Personally on a rider, I wouldn't run one at all, if you can get away with it.
You can gain more room (if you are really long limbed) with a longer reach stem.
Also you can slide the seat back on the runners a fair way.

I think renthal did the annodised ones, maybe.


No offence intended though, just that post you have with the bend half way up like that doesn't suit the bike, but only IMO.

Love the bike though.  The blue and chrome is a killer old school look. And those bikes ride really well.

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #32 on: September 14, 2011, 11:21 PM »
I see what you mean fella. Mine just has a kink in the middle rather than a nice bend so to speak.
The seat is as far back on the rails as it will go.
So if I found a better post it may make it abit better to ride also.

Now you have flagged it up I keep looking at it now lol

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #33 on: September 20, 2011, 06:37 PM »
Got a GT layback post to fit now   ;D

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2011, 07:03 AM »
Nice one  :daumenhoch: now get some more pics up bloody love this build  :smitten:

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2011, 08:27 PM »
Looks and rides alot better with this one.


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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #36 on: September 22, 2011, 12:16 AM »
That's perfect now buddy!

Very nice!  Those skinwalls rock.

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #37 on: September 22, 2011, 06:17 AM »
Awsome result mate well done  :4_17_5: By far the best cali build ive seen in a long time .

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #38 on: September 22, 2011, 08:11 PM »
Thanks Guys - Makes it all worth it  :)

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #39 on: September 23, 2011, 12:43 PM »

Nice goose mate  :daumenhoch:

mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #40 on: September 23, 2011, 02:07 PM »
Thanks fella -
Loving your collection very cool  :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: October 05, 2011, 09:42 PM by e5dcb »

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #41 on: February 01, 2012, 07:18 PM »
Hello Daz loving the bike  :daumenhoch:

e5dcb

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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
« Reply #42 on: February 01, 2012, 08:53 PM »
Here's the man that started it all again for me ha ha. Alright bud. ?
Since this build I now have bought 4 mongooses.   ;D

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