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Ramp Rat

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1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« on: January 17, 2009, 12:02 AM »
Just pulled the trigger on this bad boy on ebay.  :smitten:

BIN was $425.00 (not too bad a price) I couldn't resist, I have a thing for candy apple red.  It needs a black suede seat and some black grips and a new brake lever. The gold block stem does not look to be mongoose, maybe a knock off, but everything else is top notch.

Now I have 2 gooses - the other one will have to go...arggg. I'm temped to put my black tuff I's on the Team Goose, Candy red w/ black tuff's always looks great and I love Tuff's and hate spokes if they're dull looking which these are. I do love chrome spokes though - sparkle, sparkle.
 

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2009, 12:15 AM »
That goose is the bollox, and I hate old school bikes - maybe its just ones newer than that that i hate though.

I hope it wasn't my fault getting you the bug to get back into bikes  :angel:

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2009, 12:42 AM »
Nice catch  ;)

Love my gooses too

that one is built up with loads of different parts , but works well

it'll look even better , with what you've got planned for it  :4_17_5:


It's a pity you don't live in the UK , I'd have made an offer on your goose you getting rid of  :(

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2009, 12:49 AM »
 :smitten: thats a nice buy  :daumenhoch:
cheers Kev
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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2009, 01:37 AM »
Nice find Damon - I like it  8)
I'd have gone for that myself if i'd have spotted it, even with the postage costs to the UK  :LolLolLolLol:

Frame n forks looks mint  ;)

What year is she mate, 79? 80?
« Last Edit: January 17, 2009, 01:39 AM by bobafett »
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2009, 02:03 AM »
Very nice, loving the tyres - a great old school pairing with that goose and look so right  :daumenhoch:


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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2009, 02:17 AM »
cheers lads - (you're all up late).

John - THE SERIAL NUMBER IS T CE9 165000 1979 right? What do you make of that stem? Def. a knock off right? (no allen bolts on top)

It hasn't arrived yet, hoping whoever re-painted this did a good job, hard to tell from the pic on the bay.

Like I said, add a black suede seat and some black grips and she'll be sweet. Tuff' I's or keep the Araya's on her???



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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2009, 07:28 AM »
I like the gold rims on it, lose the yellow as you said and she's sweet.

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2009, 09:32 AM »
Seems like a great buy to me, but I love a goose.

Very nice bike.

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2009, 12:08 PM »
cheers lads - (you're all up late).

John - THE SERIAL NUMBER IS T CE9 165000 1979 right? What do you make of that stem? Def. a knock off right? (no allen bolts on top)

It hasn't arrived yet, hoping whoever re-painted this did a good job, hard to tell from the pic on the bay.

Like I said, add a black suede seat and some black grips and she'll be sweet. Tuff' I's or keep the Araya's on her???

Yeah the stem looks abit funky mate - base plate looks a little too thick  :-\
But it's jhard to tell with the picture mate - could just be the lighting - get some more pics up when she arrives  ;)
Oh and yeah MAY'79 frame - nice.
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2009, 03:46 PM »
Nice looking bike that. It is a team bike too so good catch there.

The stem could be on of the ones used on the anniversary bikes.

Mine for ref


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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2009, 03:47 PM »
Proper bit of old kit  :daumenhoch:

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2009, 08:01 PM »
Frosty - yeah yours is the real one - very nice indeed, w/ the goose headset I see too  :coolsmiley:

I guess I'll know more when it arrives. Lets hope it's off an anniversary bike.  :daumenhoch: you never know what shows up from the bay.

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2009, 08:07 PM »
Well nice Damon  :daumenhoch:
Why oh why do I still buy kids bikes!

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Re: 1979 Team Mongoose - well stocked
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2009, 08:15 PM »
yeah, looks good ;)

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