84 us supergoose

[insideoutland]

just lookin on bmx mus, and seen your post bout any info... this is a photo of a us 83 super. it has a dif seat mast decal to a expert or cali..and diff to the one i think you described on the one you got? 

[Bananaman]

I WAS GOIN TO PICK THIS UP,,, BUT IT CAN STAY WERE IT IS   

The rear tri looks pretty thick on that baby, where is it? I'll pick it up

[eloopnai]

stickers are the same although half hanging off and scratched up i thought i could make out made in taiwan  on the white colour sticker perhaps it dont say that lol ineed some one with a super to compare the frame tubing and measurements
perhaps i should stop being paranoid and just go with what its stickered up as but its rare as hell to have a super in the usa from what ive investigated

[eloopnai]

 
 my cousin around 1984 bought a supergoose from Dales cycles glasgow. the full bhoona goose so to speak.
   except the top tube and bottom tube and rear triangle were a smaller diamater than mine. at the time we just thought they made it lighter/stronger for racing. however on his 1st flat landing on a 4 foot jump the forks just bent forward. so probaly high tensile steel. he used to turn the bars 180 degrees + ram wheel on a wall to straighten em 
 the tube sizes on my "supposedly" Uk supergoose 3 are....

 serial number :            G3001418

 head tube dia :           37.2 mm / 1.46 "      length: 101 mm / 3.97" 

 top tube dia:               29 mm / 1.14"     length: 470mm /18.5"   (approx centre of seat tube to centre of head tube)

 bottom tube dia :        32mm / 1.25"           length: 508mm / 20"   (approx.  centre head tube to centre BB)

rear triangle dia:          19.2mm / 0.75"        length: 354mm / 13.93" ( approx centre of BB to end of looptail tube )

rear triangle height:     210mm / 8.26"         from top of BB to centre point of top tube/rear triangle junction

total length of frame:   824mm / 32.44"        from front of headtube to rear end of looptail


Ok what is it guys? is it a UK 3 or a pro class, taiwanese job or possible usa? i was told it was a UK 3 .it had no stickers so i just ordered them from Dales

fellow member posted this on the what is a uk supergoose sticky its the exact same dimensions as mine  

[insideoutland]

haaa haa, the story goes on with all the info pointing towards a uk super ,i think this is goin to be the likely out come ,, if this goose NEVER turned up in the US  but here in the UK, i dont think it would be driving you so mad ..could this be a UK gooose found in the US 

[davie1967]

was me

here is the culprit

[kdw712]

just read what the M stands for in the 83 --> serial No.s

its

Merida Industries,
the Taiwan company that assembles Mongoose bicycles

got the info from VBMX thread and then googled it to find the above 

[eloopnai]

at last a photo i started cleaning it up and forgot to take a before pic doh !

[davie1967]

your toptube looks a bigger diamater than the downtube + the looptail tube looks thinner than mine

[eloopnai]

think its just the pic as i measured it all and it matched all your measurements 
looks like its a uk supergoose which is what i wanted 

[jimmyp]

It just looks like an 84 cali 

[eloopnai]

 
ere we go again
calis have different dimensions dont they and top tube and back end dont line up at the seatpost also not a complete cromoly frame???

[davie1967]

serial number? mine is : G3001418
 made  1983. but where as the picture earlier shows the taiwanese supergoose 3 with the skinny tubes.
serial numbers + dimensions needed lol

[eloopnai]

[jimmyp]

ere we go again
calis have different dimensions dont they and top tube and back end dont line up at the seatpost also not a complete cromoly frame???

Only the early frames i think 

[eloopnai]

think im gonna stop worrying what it is as it was stickered up with supergoose decals looked to be original what was left of them and i was told it was a super it looks identical to a uk super too
what a head fook 

[kdw712]

 

[insideoutland]

     

[eloopnai]

why didnt you tell me thats what it was in the first place