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All I need now is a gen 1 mongoose double clamp stem which i'm having trouble finding a nice one.

I used a friends Nikon camera, I don't know much about photography but it had a $1000 lens fitted to it.

soft with the balloon tyres

These are really good value, a fraction of the cost it took to make mine and a good starting point for adding some nicer quality parts

I have now sold a lot of the parts for this build and In the process of turning it into 1979 Team spec, I am waiting for the mongoose double clamp stem to come back from the finishers and then building will start on the new improved look. Here are some of the parts I have to fit.

I started with a 1981 early style motomag frame , made some measurements and it was good to go. The most important thing for my was to get the geometry as near to the standard frame but wider.

It's finished, but I am now turning it into Team spec

forks are finished in nickel just like the old school mongooses, faultless polishing and plating from the guys at allenchrome electroplating ltd

just added the final welding pictures above, I'm sending it off tomorrow for nickel, the forks are back from nickel and are fantastic ! I was going to do the frame in white but the forks came out so nice I couldn't resist

Thanks for your reply Luke, I think either white or 2004 seat Onvi yellow S1H The anno stuff and the chrome will go with white for sure but not sure the cranks will go with yellow and the bars would look better black rather than chrome. I have just finished building the wheels with polished...

Thanks for your comment's, The welder is booked for next week, the same guy has welded it from the start and takes great pride in his work. I have also enlarged the rear triangle to match and cut out the gusset that's fitted on a 76, pics below. and got my parts back from the anodisers. any...

been busy this morning !

Pics above of what i may be attempting the weekend, the crank shaft was made from grade 5 titanium copying the original Team mongoose Shimano crank, using the original 1981 mongoose bearing set with 12 race bearings

I could add a 76 goose gusset and widen the cigarette box by adding 20mm x 20mm box either side of the rectangle, problem is if I go over the existing box with say 1.5mm wall box cut in half , time it gets to the rear stay tube it will look wrong because the rear stay tube is also 20mm so maybe...

When you apply pressure stationary it feels weak at the rectangle where it joins the bottom bracket

Hi I am new to the site, I have put some pictures in the wrong place of my 1981 20" fat mongoose , called the fatgoose 170, 170 being the width of the hubs. the pics are in the intro section.