The “bike life” movement, primarily led and nourished by SE Racing and a group of increasingly well-known riders from Harlem, Philly, and elsewhere, has caught the attention of all the major BMX players, including long-time industry heavyweight GT. The 29-inch Street Performer is a big-wheeled beauty with a retro front triangle frame, double wall rims, and fully sealed bearings. These specs are just a little better than the run-of-the-bike-life mill. Most of the options on this list were nominated by our test editors, who have experience with these and similar products in various conditions—from skatepark to street riding to racing. The rest we’ve evaluated based on user reviews, research, discussions with riders who are using them now, and how their specs compare to similar products we’ve tested in the past.
Bike shipping is calculated by location and bike size. For the extra dollars, you get stronger 3-piece cranks. This determines the “size” of the BMX, not the wheel size. The Mongoose brand name is synonymous with BMX having been producing BMXs in the USA since 1975. The range expanded to MTBs in the 80s and their range of bikes has continued to expand since.
I’m happy with mine, regardless of where it was made. Incidently, I bought the exact same bike a couple years later from Dunhams (first year of Pacific) and I hated it. It rode terribly no matter how many times I tried to tune it up. Mongoose Bicycles are essentially produced and marketed for two different demographics.
Brunswick sold Mongoose to Pacific Cycle in 2000 and Pacific Cycle was bought by Montreal-based Dorel Industries in 2004. As of 2018, Mongoose models are available through Pacific Cycle in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]On 11 October 2021 Pon Holdings, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands announced that they acquired US-based bike company Dorel Sports. By combining Pon.Bike and mongoose bmx Dorel Sports, a leading bicycle company in the world will be created, with a combined revenue of around 2.5 billion euro.
The L100 uses a complete 4130 Chromoly frame (not just the front half like the legion L100). The Legion L40 uses a 20.5-inch top tube, ideal for riders around 5’6”. RECO (Racer Engineering Company) was a wholly owned manufacturing division created for insurance purposes to be separate mongoose bmx from BMX Products, Inc, even though RECO was always produced in-house.