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Mongoose Bicycles

Tomas of Sparks, NV July 7, 2009

On 3/28/09 I purchased a bike for my 7 year old son, the model number is 91644wmkt serial number snfd08j02770. My son had been complaining that the bike did not stop very good but I had ignored up to this point. Yesterday I was riding the bike and found that there is a severe issue with the braking system on this particullar bike. The wheels are made of aluminum which is fairly slick anyway. but I have to say that when I applied the brakes it took me roughly two house properties to stop the bike.

I feel that if my son needs to stop the bike in an emergency it might not stop soon enough to prevent one. Please respond ASAP as I feel that this issue must be resolved by either repairing the braking system or replacing the bike. Severe injury could result for this condition. No responce has been sent to me from Mongoose

David of Chisholm, MN October 24, 2006

I bought two mongoose bikes from wal mart. One it the 250, and the other is the black comb... The 250 has a front disc brake and standard rear brakes. The black comb has front and rear discs. Now, disc brakes may be the "New Fad", but they are reall a pain in the ass.. Yes, they do work, but sand is always in them, they bend if you slam on them too hard, and they just require a bunch of work that normal brakes dont... I think it is a scam that i paid hundreds more, for disc brakes, when I think regular brakes work better... I think the price should be stepped down.. Does it really take 200.00 to screw on a couple of discs and such???

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