Mongoose Beast Fat Bike build and ideas

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Another 'old school' piece arrived today, chrome 27.2 layback seatpost. Pushed all the way down, it's the perfect height for me. BONUS! Now as soon as the 28.6 it 27.2 shim arrives I can actually ride it! hahahahahahaha! Too bad the stem pad didn't fit......

Just waiting for the BB tools to arrive from Taipei to install the sealed bearings... gonna use the stock crankset for now, will probably strip the black paint off. I think a 'chrome' one would have more of a BMX look to it.

Til then,
Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[Rat Rod]

I just want to see you try to do a bunny hop on it when it's done. :lol:

Reminds me of that Saturday Night Live skit where the weightlifter's arms come off when trying to do the power lift. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[yoothgeye]

I need to get out my video camera, I can definitely bunny hop mine, I bunny hop heavier bikes.

 

[Rat Rod]

Saw this Facebook ad today. :lol:

 

[yoothgeye]

I like to think that we (rrb.com) did that.

 

[Wildcat]

It's true, the laidback seatpost helps 100% It's just right. With the Dyno bars and big seat I might not do anything else but ride it. Still waiting on a 20 tooth sprocket, all I or the shops have are 18 and 22.

 

[WillisFL]

Got my lean back post today and put it on as soon as I got home

 

[FatBoy]

Hey Fellas i guess im a proud member of the Beast club. :mrgreen: This is why my Wife shouldnt send me to Wally World at 9:00 on a Fri night.As soon as I walked up and saw how big they are in person You know I had to buy one!They had green and red one of each so I chose red.I changed the bars anp de stickerd as soon as I pulled it out of the truck.I have a chrome layback seat post for it and im going to paint the wheels black and roll it around.here it is so far

 

[Toeslider]

Saw this Facebook ad today. :lol:

Facebook uses cookies dropped on your computer from other sites to target ads to you, so if you browsed the Walmart site for that bike, that's why it showed up as an ad in Facebook. Happens to me all the time.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Didn't care for the stock plastic pedals, so I dug through my parts buckets and found these off an OCC.
Pacific parts, is Pacific parts right? They're nice and wide, and, oh yeh, FREE!

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[dracothered]

Didn't care for the stock plastic pedals, so I dug through my parts buckets and found these off an OCC.
Pacific parts, is Pacific parts right? They're nice and wide, and, oh yeh, FREE!

Cheers,
Dr. T

Dang those are nice looking...

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Got another pair, if anyone is interested in them.

 

[Bill in Houston]

Beast spotted at a serious race:
http://www.bikemag.com/industry-news/se ... d-furious/
I need that front brake.
Another action shot

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[kingfish254]

That write-up is hilarious!!!

 

[Bill in Houston]

great stuff! he didn't even change out the stock tires!

 

[Sphinx]

http://www.bikemag.com/gear/news-sram-gets-all-fat/

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

It looks like (with the exception of the handlebar and added, bolt on?, front canti-brake) it's pretty much stock.

Funny write-up too.
The world is learning.....fat is where it's at, baby!

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[dracothered]

Here is a closer look at his front brake setup...

Have any of you seen these bolt on cantilever brakes before and do you know where they can be got?

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Here's a source for bolt-on canti brakes bosses.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=2771&ModelID=33699

 

[bfelt]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mode ... elid=20153.
Found these. They look like the same. $32.+.