1979 Mongoose (nickel)

[oldskull]

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 

[markyp]

dib dobs bars

[oldskull]

dib dobs bars

    the bars will go to my next project 

[Mattdub]

dib dobs seat

Ouch !  

Cool find 

[oldskull]

dib dobs seat

Ouch !  

Cool find 

LOL

 

[Peter J]

Hubs 

[BMX1973]

Got to love an early Goose'y 

[Spen69]

Hubs 

x2

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

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

I await Bobbafett's arrival to correct me of course

[oldskull]

Hubs 

x2

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

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

I await Bobbafett's arrival to correct me of course

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.

[Spen69]

Team forks have a smaller outside diameter and are thinner walled so lighter

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

[oldskull]

Team forks have a smaller outside diameter and are thinner walled so lighter

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!!!  I will put the team fork back to the frame I actually got another chrome mongoose fork for it.

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

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 

[stevochb]

That's a nice find Ibrahim the bars don't look that pitted they should polish up nice

[cdt808]

thats gonna clean up real nice 

some great parts too - great find that 

[oldskull]

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.

[oldskull]

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 

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.

[kungfunky]

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 

[oldskull]

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 

If you got JMC fork we can trade it

BTW still dont think to part them atm.

[kungfunky]

I don't do JMC   

[snoopy72]

 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.