Mongoose

[Zippy]

Has anyone ever heard of a Challenger Expert from 1983??

I have someone that's got one he wants to sell but I don't know anything about it?

[jimmyp]

Err no 

[mr.magoo]

remember a bike co called challenger, in fact think i may well have seen an ad yesterday going through a few old mags??

but not linked to goose, will have a look again a bit later for you Si, only gooses i remember from 83 were Cali and pro-class and super??

[big kev 40]

if my old age head is thinking rite  think challenger was made by falcon    but i could be wrong 

[Zippy]

If it's a falcon it'll be worthless then. 

[kdw712]

mongoose did have a US model called the expert

but not the Challenger Expert

[mr.magoo]

nothing in my mags, but kev may be right, maybe catalogue sale item, i.e. littlewoods or empire stores, pre argos days???

[Zippy]

Right got a little bit more info from my illiterate work coleague

It's a Mongoose Expert and it has Chattsworth written on it as well.?? I'm assuming it's the area it was bought from and may be a shop sticker.

[oberonspacefruit]

chatsworth is not the area it was bought in, its the area it was made in.

[kdw712]

chances are the serial number will start with M3 .....
if you think its a 1983 model

same frame as the cali'
so can be all tubes chromoly or just trimoly (front three tubes)

if its complete and good nick might go £125 tops
if its more plop than mr ploppy then £40 / £50 ?

pics 

[xtremepervert]

nothing in my mags, but kev may be right, maybe catalogue sale item, i.e. littlewoods or empire stores, pre argos days???

Why would they have a challenger expert in Fiesta, Knave, Mayfair or Men-Only Neil? 

[mr.magoo]

wrong mags dave, supermarket weekly and discounter direct

[big kev 40]

bi weekly was a bmx mag dave    lol