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mongoose expert finished
« on: September 25, 2009, 01:09 PM »
Here it is

Always wanted one as a kid, finally got round to getting off me arse.

The f&f cost £65 off ebay, but didn't need too much autosol treatment. The serial no. is M3-E2519, which the people at vintage mongoose state is an 1983 expert. Do you concur bobafett? Got lucky with the tuffs, £50 unused and boxed from a local bmx shop who's owner is an old school sympathiser. The opc is a rechromed mongoose with mongoose bottom bracket. The pedals, chainring and grips were via vert-ego. The decals were from BMX products and cost a bomb. The seat post and handlebars are unbranded but cheekily decaled as I wanted them BITD.

Big thanks to Spen69 for the pads and brakes and for taking the time and trouble to help me out.
Hope you like 



« Last Edit: September 25, 2009, 01:27 PM by fmx »

sid1972

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 01:15 PM »
cracking that...  :smitten:

and u did get lucky - with frame and wheels I'd say..

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2009, 01:56 PM »
Lovely jubbly man.  Looks fresh out the box  :daumenhoch:

telelogic

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2009, 02:01 PM »
That looks fantastic :4_17_5:

moanjam

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2009, 02:16 PM »
sweet dude

moley

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 02:17 PM »
I've always liked the Mongoose's!!  :daumenhoch:

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 02:36 PM »
Very nice   :daumenhoch:

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 02:57 PM »
That looks mint Paddy  :4_17_5:  Great build mate  :daumenhoch:

You got a bargain there too with the frame and forks  :D  I see you took the plunge and got some of Bill's decals  ;)
WANTED : Old school BMX patches/sew on badges ......  please  :)

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 03:09 PM »
Thats nice.  :4_17_5:  but i'm sure JimmyP off of here does those stickers.
One build a year, the only way to get it right. No rushing involved.

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2009, 03:16 PM »

Nice work Paddy - love it mate  :daumenhoch:

The frame n forks look mint  :coolsmiley:

Really clean looking build.................


........come round to ours and I'll race ya round the block on mine  :LolLolLolLol:





As for your serial number mate - certainly an '83 as for confirming expert / cali, without survivor decals who knows  :LolLolLolLol:

The catalogues have the first calis & experts down as both having main frame chromoly and just equipment spec setting them apart. Later catalogues then have the cali as all tubes chromoly and the expert still as main frame chromoly only so it's easier to tell them apart after late 84  ;)
I also have a theory about the dash in the serial but I can't fully prove it yet without more serial number / frame examples. Both my cali and UK super are all tubes chro-mo and do not have the dash but my 84 blue max is main frame only chromoly and that does have a dash  :-\

As far as I'm concerned with that serial number she's a cali or an expert, whichever you like, and either way mate she's a beauty  :smitten:

Top work - now go get yourself a gusset goose to keep her company and mongoositis will take a hold of you  >:D

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mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2009, 03:56 PM »
nice build  :daumenhoch:

the expert i had was a all tubes frame
with all orig decals too so no iffy guess work


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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 04:16 PM »

the expert i had was a all tubes frame
with all orig decals too so no iffy guess work


Ya gotta love a good goose puzzle ay Kev  :D :LolLolLolLol:

No reference to an all tubes expert in the catalogues  :-\

But then again it's mongoose - there are always guidelines never rules   ;D

Just don't mention 1981  :-X
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

fmx

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 04:20 PM »
I presumed they believed it to be an expert due to the E in the serial number, or is that stating the obvious. By the way johngoose, how big is the block you want to race around? Is mongoositis air-borne?

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2009, 04:21 PM »
 :smitten: Lovely matey.

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2009, 04:30 PM »

Is mongoositis air-borne?



It's worse than that mate - you can catch it through the computer screen  :shocked:


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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2009, 04:36 PM »
I presumed they believed it to be an expert due to the E in the serial number

Oops sorry bud forgot to add.....

E = may  :daumenhoch:
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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2009, 04:48 PM »
ruedas agradables :daumenhoch:
looks mint, bet your happy with that, nice1 :daumenhoch:

fmx

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2009, 05:12 PM »
I presumed they believed it to be an expert due to the E in the serial number

Oops sorry bud forgot to add.....

E = may  :daumenhoch:

We're not starting another mongoose serial no. thread are we?  May being the fifth month and e being the fifth letter of the alphabet?

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2009, 05:14 PM »

  May being the fifth month and e being the fifth letter of the alphabet?



You got it Paddy  :daumenhoch:


.....Oh and by the way, it's a fairly big block to race round with an up-hill section so get training mate  :LolLolLolLol:


mongoositis - an expensive disease......

fmx

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2009, 05:57 PM »
Johngoose,

I was convinced the E was for expert, just shows how much i know.  Got me thinking now, i always thought the expert was the poor man's cali and maybe all this time it was a cali. Might just swap that seat tube decal now, what the heck i'm going to get a supergoose decal on it.
As for the race, I don't like the sound of the uphill section, is there an alternative route?

Paddy

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2009, 06:07 PM »
very nice mate, just finished a Cali this week so more Goose pics to come.

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2009, 06:10 PM »

As for the race, I don't like the sound of the uphill section, is there an alternative route?



No !  :police:  :LolLolLolLol:



mongoositis - an expensive disease......

fmx

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2009, 07:52 PM »
Thanks for all the comments guys.

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2009, 08:23 PM »
bet you didnt know what you were starting when you put this post up :LolLolLolLol: nice expertcali goose by the way.

fmx

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Re: mongoose expert finished
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2009, 09:09 PM »
Stevochb,
I think you may have the answer there, expertcali. Wonder if i could get a decal made with that. You're right mate wasn't expecting this many replies about the bike anyway. Thanks for the comment

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