Mongoose MGX D-50

Mongoose MGX D-50

Date: November 1999
Price: $259.95
Purpose: Department store, dual-suspension
Home phone: (800) 257-0662

C Value
F Weight?34 pounds
C Frame design
D Fork performance:?1.25? RST 281-R
C Rear suspension:?DMN coil/over shock, monoshock type,
              2.5″ travel
D Component selection
D Climbing efficiency
C Cornering ability
D Descending prowess
Teacher’s notes: You get what you pay for with this inexpensive dual-suspension bike. You should probably spend your money on a lighter, more dirt-worthy hardtail. The Mongoose MGX D-50 is exciting to look at, though, and performs well enough for a beginner to have fun in the dirt. We thought it was a pile?but a lot of mountain bikers will get their first off-road thrill on this department-store cheapie.