HISTORY OF MONGOOSE: Know Your Roots

History Of Mongoose: Know Your Roots is another major BMX history lesson.
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History Of Mongoose: Know Your Roots is another major BMX history lesson via Mark "Lungmustard" Eaton and Bang! Pictures and DH Productions. Any fan of Joe Kid On A Sting-Ray or Stompin' Stu will enjoy this. And anyone who cares about BMX's roots and earlier days, and wants to know more about the iconic brands of BMX, will gain knowledge from it. "The true history of Mongoose as told by the people who built it into one of the bike industry's most iconic brands."
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[@slothcunt8353]

Awesome to hear some Bouncing Souls, gets a like regardless for them

[@stuntabiker]

@Eddie R Honestly the Stuntabiker channel is now doing 100,000 views a week so we are building up the experience for Old School fans LOL

[@rockmusicexclusivez2975]

The Stuntabiker I just subscribed bro .. my first BMX was a Schwinn stingray but shortly after that i a Mongoose and rode that for a few years until i got a GT Mach 1

[@chrismartin6544]

I’m from Las Vegas and I remember that scooter event at the Circus Circus on the strip

[@randypam69]

I went from a Scrambler to a RedLine 10 steps up👆🏻🙌🏻👍🏻💪🏻🤟🏻🤩

[@joeysixtysix]

I'm 51, when I was 13 my dad bought me a Yellow Mongoose with Motomags. I'll never forget that Saturday morning riding home in his old Ford pickup and looking back in the bed at that beautiful bike. I couldn't believe it was actually mine. No other kid in the neighborhood had anything like it.

[@jackizuzu7289]

some of my peformances were on a 76 supergoose i could spin 3 3/4 dounuts on that bike and no other bike has ever come close i love this brand

[@anthonyc.4246]

Great, I had a Huffy from Gemco. Thanks, divorce.

[@rezthespartan3512]

I’m 16 and had that same experience, when I was 10 I came outside to see that my dad bought me a beautiful yellow mongoose, glad we can share that over such a long time frame!

[@MrJasenstewart97]

That bike for me was the 2003 mongoose outer limit bmx bike, it just handled the abuse and then some. It took someone running a red light and hitting me from the side to even dent the fucker, and it only hurt me bent one side of the handlebars and one of my cranks. I rode vert, street, pump tracks, did downhill bmx and even got some suspension forks newer wheels and a disc brake for the front and used it for downhill trail riding until the bottom bracket gave way and separated from the down tube

[@brandoncarsonwithrow]

You were the chosen 1

[@hemipower63]

Being 15 in the 80’s. Bike riding w friends after school. Good old days.

[@rogerrobertson2958]

Hemi Power agree! I remember my Supergoose! Good times!!

[@gibsonr0cker]

Yes sir, I was there, 15 racing ABA at the local track in 84 on a nickel plated mongoose. Did some ground tricks & loved getting big air on jumps. Ditched the heavy Motomags for Arayas with Bullseye hubs. Tuffneck, KKT pedals, MX brakes, and other upgrades. Absolutely the best part of my life.

[@johnallen9439]

In my day (The 80's) the diamondback was all the rage. And of course you had to have a 4 bolt goose neck

[@billyjohnson1009]

I had a red line and loved it.

[@Trevlee74]

When an overweight kid was like seeing a unicorn.

[@hoosiersquatch6850]

I'm 48 and when I was a teenager a Mongoose was the bomb. I saved for months to get one. Loved the 80's....👍

[@kellarkenderson9875]

I'm currently saving too, the bike I want cost around $1000 but when you really want a hobby, nothing can't stop you from getting it.

[@RacerScott]

I had a 94 expert pro loop tail, even in the 90s, they were still good bikes

[@Thewicked]

anyone still have shin scares from the old bear claw petals

[@brianstevenson4432]

Thewicked I do but the Shimano mtb pedals added to those and I still have bear traps on my 2004 STANDARD STA

[@JohnSmith-ne6js]

Don't you mean bear traps?

[@stephenwinchester6668]

Yep! I explained this to kids (I’m a teacher) who I saw have a mongoose and the peddles were plastic with the same bear claw pattern....just not the same!

[@TheDude-yw4kn]

John Smith No. They were bear claws

[@saulgoodman9744]

@@TheDude-yw4kn actually they were Bear Trap. Not saying they didn't make bear claws also. But the highly popular pedals in the 80's were Bear Traps made by shimano. Bear Trap was followed closely by the 2nd most popular KKT Lightning pedals. I myself preferred KKT's i raced BMX in early 80's and switched to freestyle riding around 1984. I had a Schwinn Sting (yeah a $700 schwinn that weighed 17lbs) Mongoose Super Goose, the first HARO (it was actually just frame,forks, & handle bar kit produced by Torker for Haro) a RedLine RL 2O, and a Kuhwahara (don't remember the model).

[@CycleCruza]

BMX was everything back in the days. I rocked a Diamondback!

[@1fiddysquiddy386]

OMG IM SUBBED TO U

[@AcousticJamDad]

I did as well, then I had an all chrome one and I modified the shit out of it with all the coolest parts lol

[@oceanbreeze6812]

I rocked a kmart bmx, that was a big upgrade from my garbage dump bits n pieces bike.

[@jeremyfinger843]

Redline!

[@jsharpe2841]

GT!

[@Biblicalgiants]

This is rad. How many are reliving their childhoods watching this?

[@leelandglover2731]

Glad I lived an grew up in the 80s.....47 years old.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

Yes.... and the pain to of the Bear traps making ya shins into mince meat, the awkward landings where either smashed ya knee on the Gooseneck or busted ya balls on the frame. Ahhhh fuck they were great times

[@Vekurus]

Yeeeeessssssss!

[@Vekurus]

@@aussieausdeutschland4245 Lost a lot of flesh off the shins from my filed sharp pedals. Created great grip though!

[@walterheinen5298]

Got it bad at 56. Built an 80s Schwinn and Redline BMX. Both MINT. Want to build the Roger Decoster I always wanted as a kid. Great memories.

[@supermikeb]

I bought one when I was 8 years old with the $150.00 I inherited from my grandmother's death in 1977. I loved it so much for the 3 or so months that I had it. It was stolen inside the Safeway store right under my nose by my neighbor when I was looking at a BMX magazine. I cried myself to sleep for years after that. Not only was it my dream bike, but it was all I had left of my grandmother and we were very close. I'm 51 now and still think of getting back at that asshole. Watch your back Peebag Shoultz!

[@mathewmcdonald3657]

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

[@perryl5150]

Hey....... Same thing happened to me with a crappy Huffy bike build. Scarred me for life. Still pissed 40 years later.

[@redlobster4841]

😆

[@williamhoskins7818]

And when you get back, DON'T TELL ANYONE, ESPECIALLY YOUR BEST MATE , 5 BEERS LATER HE'LL START BRAGGING FOR YOU.

[@issacf4416]

Safeway!! Lol. So cal for sure

[@davediyou1309]

I raced bmx, and turned Intermediate on a purple entry level Mongoose with 1 piece cranks . Based on my search it was a Mongoose Expert from the mid 90's. I mostly raced at Coal Canyon and was about 10-11 at the time. This was 96'-97' and man I miss those days.

[@richardalvis4695]

Dude, at 51 this brings back memories. Ive had goose, super goose, pro class goose, pk ripper, bob haro freestyle, diamondback. I can remember skyline mags, z rims, mushroom grips snakebelly tread. Best times of my life.

[@follyfour506]

What about Haro brake levers ?

[@leftitbythecurb8350]

Mushroom ODI memories! I had a Dyno comp on Legal Action plastic mag wheels back in 87-89 and sworn on Odyssey calipers only. i remember my dream bike being a GT Vertigo

[@jasonbrown467]

i remember the mushroom grips, redline bikes, hutch, gt. mongoose was cool too.

[@paulfretz6777]

Oh yeah, worked my butt off washing cars to buy all the good stuff.

[@MadSceintist]

Forgot all about my Diamondback.... Love love, love

[@hanzomedia9461]

Man this video brings back memories. I was a teen in the 80s and I lived next door to a bmx track. I owned a mongoose, a gt mach1, a redline and a skyline. We rode our bikes everywhere. It was pure freedom for a 13 year old kid. I remember going to the bike shop to buy the coolest handlebars and laid back seat posts and grip doughnuts. I felt like a kid just watching this vid. Thanks for the trip back In time.

[@augustusmustus6217]

Hanzo media hell yeah, I mowed lawns for a summer & got a Mach 1...a year later I traded it & some cash @ the bike shop for Haro Master...Then I found skate boarding & I became a full fledged skate rat...ahhh the good old days...

[@therealflamelit]

I had a Redline, a Diamondback and surprisingly, a Huffy Sigma- I now have Gt Performer 1988 and a Se Racing Pk Ripper

[@tuckerkerr4249]

Hanzo media ditto.... wow Tinker Juarez... shit takes me back... i had a stingray, webco, JMC, and race inc....and of course mongoose long frame... watch the endo's

[@pshearduk]

Same here mate, loved my Supergoose 3 - Happy Days :)

[@luv4glokks329]

Hanzo media I’m a young kid and I own one and it has the leaned back seat and it is the best I own

[@derkaturka]

I want to watch "RAD" now, and then go try tricks in my backyard, nostalgia anyone else?!?!?

[@codypendley5898]

derkaturka HELL YA!

[@cupofcoffee2914]

Dare ya to try a tabletop in your 40s

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@cupofcoffee2914, I recently tried a 360 tailwhip on my son's bike and learned a hard lesson at 41 yrs old... I don't take bumps like I did at 14,😂

[@cupofcoffee2914]

I was walking thru a friends neighborhood Saw some kids trying to jump small ramps i told one of them let me borrow your bike put the ramp higher they were calling me old man you're gonna get hurt old man my ass i did a few jumps they were like dude you gotta teach us man i said maybe you better get a kick ass bike for this . Im 49 i live on the san fernando valley in California in the 80s we rule back then ..

[@garybond5820]

derkaturka YOU OVER ROTATED... NO SHIT

[@kevenoneal8838]

This was a Bike you had to keep a close eye on or it would vanish with out a trace. The 80's

[@derekdugger2321]

Got a Mongoose then wanted the new Dimond Back, then the new GT. Great bikes back then. You kept them with you or locked up, they would be stolen fast.

[@andrewramsay7934]

I stole hundreds of mongoose bmx in the 1980,s

[@nalveyna]

Yup my bmx got stolen in my neighborhood in the 80s & my dad whooped my ass for it. I never saw that bike again but my friends felt so bad later they made me another bike to ride so it was cool

[@desertsun1000]

I still owe my cousin an ass beating...i think he stole my mongoose or sold it to someone....karma sure got his ass..

[@robertnocerajr3985]

Absolutely correct...

[@crashlove768]

i have an '83 my grandad bought to my dad when he was a kid and he beat the fuck out of it, then my younger uncles beat the fuck out of it, then i beat the fuck out of it, and now my little brother beats the fuck out of it... still in one piece

[@joeroganofficial5433]

crashlove768 I have a 79 Schwinn phantom chromaly scrambler and I beat it up just as much

[@discokitten5325]

crashlove768 i have one from 1991 it's chrome with 3 spoke mags

[@joshmiller1928]

DiscoKitten5 mines not silver,got the 3 spokes also,an older bike,I think late 80's. Original tires,and it sat for 10 yrs outside before I got it , all I did was repack all bearings,tighten a few things. Long stroke crank though,a pain for long rides.

[@1STLAR2147]

I still have mine my Dad got me in I want to say 1977. I rode the crap out of it as a kid, and my daughter rode it as a kid. Still has all its original parts, Motomag IIs even has the original seat, and blue mongoose pads. Only regret is I removed the decals as a kid because I liked the chrome look. Thought about selling it a few times, but can't seem to let it go, it's one of the few things I still have from my childhood, other than my hotwheel collection. Grandkids are next!

[@350Zquicksilver]

Thank you for making this video, brought back so many good memories! I owned 2 mongooses in the mid 80's, riding the streets and trails was my life as a kid. :)

[@killersushi99]

Had a Mongoose All Chromoly Californian with Skyway II wheels. Im 42 and still ride. I think for the rider it will always comeback to free ride. No pressure. No trophy. Just having fun.

[@trajcedimoski3781]

thats the black one right.about a month ago i end up with a original mongoose sniper with all original gear on it for free.always wanted one. now i got one at age 42

[@ericshinault3628]

Blue Max!!

[@indman101]

Hutch quickly became my favorite even after breaking a few frames back in the 80's the good old days when all I had to worry about was getting home in time for supper.

[@Vekurus]

home for supper, back out, then before the street lights came on.

[@hitch6161]

Christmas 1978 Santa can through. Still hanging in my garage today. Cried like a baby

[@annjellobrewno4768]

Sorry to hear that. That sounds so sad.

[@baddog9320]

Christmas 1980 I got a card in my stocking stating basicly. Give up the bmx bike you built. And you can buy a Schwinn BMX bike. Next day the Schwinn dealer was open I was there when they opened. That afternoon I rode it away $500 poorer. Man was I happy Chrome with mags. The only thing I didn't like but I accepted was it had to have a coaster brake. Nerdy dads rule. Today it still has that coaster brake on it. Lol.

[@jaycoppola4324]

Beavis and Butthead would say "Huh Huh Huh...You're old"

[@clamdigr]

Great video.I started with a bike from K-Mart in the late 70's, turned it into a "BMX" bike, broke it over and over, replaced by a Rampar (Raleigh brand), and after that was stolen, I got a Supergoose in the early 80's, all the tricked out parts, bullet proof, wish I still had it....just for nostalgia. Back then it was all about BMX.....No video games, no internet....leave the house in the morning, head to the "swamp-side" BMX track my buddies and I built and tear it up...or disappear into the woods and trail ride.... or head over to the BMX track at Waterford Oaks County Park (Michigan)... (if we could get a ride), be home for dinner. When it was time for my son's first bike we went to Target, it was very disappointing to see Mongoose in a store like that, but I bought it anyway....foot pegs, smooth tires, thing weighs A TON. He's out grown it, but there it hangs in the garage. Surprised it hasn't pulled down the garage ceiling. Back in the day, Mongoose my not have been the lightest or the most coveted, but my 'goose' NEVER let me down. Ever.

[@joelharmaning7354]

I never owned a Mongoose, but grew up racing bmx in Simi Valley in the 80's and never knew that's where it started. Thank you for the history lesson.

[@garybond5820]

Joel Harmaning Yeah I live in Simi and didn’t know that. I bought my first GT at Bikeworks and my brother got his Red line at All pro. We’d sneak into the track behind Ralph’s and hit the jumps all the time

[@davidallan6250]

Lived in Simi starting in 85 and took my goose all over the place. Raced it a lot in the valley till I moved to simi and used it more for down hill. From the cross down at full speed.

[@justme1017]

me early 80s in simi. Had a mongoose then upgraded to a Robinson from local simi bike shop Brady Bros. Was shocked when I saw this that mongoose was from simi

[@Ondine107]

Does anybody remember people telling you that you could put the wheels in the freezer to reset them?

[@violentshemp7776]

wasn't that Z wheels?

[@jflip9871]

My 1st BMX was a 1996 loop tail. That bike taught me a lot. Im 37 and still riding/racing. Your never too old so get back on your BMX everyone.

[@mfuji02]

miss the early 80s mongooses shiny chrome cool anodized colors those were the best ever.

[@deal380]

mfuji02 , had I, by ,redline

[@toddadams5010]

Right? and the gusset with the hole in it. Still miss my first mongoose black with blue araya 7xs. Got stolen a month after I bought it

[@shreddaze2832]

Biking and lifestyle looked so raw in the 70s/80s/90s.....Now everyone is on social media and can't look up from their phones. What a shame.

[@karamlevi]

Shred Daze this makes me want to get out and ride! Idk how the f*ck we get caught up in being so smart we’re boring! Plus no ones that smart, we just get more “anxious”... I mean I’m reading this thread and it didn’t occurs to be to be out on my bike. That’s fucking crazy. I’ve become like this non happy false smiling kids!-) hahahaha. Shit- I’m gonna go for a ride after work tomorrow. Physical challenges rock. Um... however, go light guys, we are older... if your an ex hard core rider go extra light. My neighbor treats heart attack victims and so many are powerful ex athletes who re picked up a sport after ten years... these dudes die! They just get the vibe going and push past the pain on there first few trainings or random marathons and don’t realize that start up pain isn’t high level athlete pain and litter create heart attacks. We’re able to recall self pain numbing skills to the actual point of death as older people... so got get it but be mother f*cken wise🔥

[@shreddaze2832]

Karam Levi hell yea brother get out there and cruise. I’m 29, but I don’t fit in with this social media world. I wish I could toss my IPhone in the ocean and never look back.

[@karamlevi]

Shred Daze haha👍🏽 right on young buck! Maybe we just need a few nights a week as no phone nights, like fasting from our phones! Dude 1 Like brother what’s up with you? Dude2 I’m fasting... D1 what kind of Fast are you on it looks rough... D2 yeah I know, it’s a Phone Fast:-( D1... so um what do you eat? D2 Hahahaha

[@ChiefManny1]

Or away from their flat screen TVs playing home consoles.

[@roughready7491]

Ok boomer

[@maskgraffiti1829]

It’s honestly sort of sad because it seems like nowadays Mongoose’s bike quality has gone down.

[@bill2fast143]

They have they weigh twice as much as they used too and sell them at walmart made cheap as an 80s huffy

[@michaeljoseph4936]

They're garbage nowadays.

[@blue03r6]

it's garbage. not the same company.

[@retroryderdonnelly3786]

They have high end and low end. Just like any mass produced company

[@TN_HondaDad]

Sure, all come out of Chinese factories with low quality control and parts unfortunately.

[@wadeconney6507]

Man! Glad I saw this! Brings back memories being 52 years old, God i miss being a kid ridding my MGoose, brother on his Ripper tearing up the neighborhood!

[@reddevilparatrooper]

When i had a Mongoose i had the first 2 stolen.First was from the front yard and the next was in school.My third and final one i had it locked up at home when i was not riding it.When i rode to school several times,there were kids ready to steal it after i locked it up near the principal's office.I had to fight many times to save my precious Mongoose.Finally after the principle talked to my parents about my fighting in school.I was made to lock it up in my room and not ride it to school.I had that bike for many years until when i got my first car at 16.All the Mongoose bikes that i had i had to work for by afterschool paper routes,cleaning backyards in the neighborhood,and collecting bottles.My parents made me earn what i rode even my first car.Bitter sweet memories of the 1970s and early 80s.Wow!What times they were..Now i have a Raleigh Mountain Bike and still rip across the desert here in Las Vegas NV like i did as a kid in Pheonix AZ with my Mongoose...

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

Love it

[@jimj4206]

I stole your bike, still got it !

[@stopglobalswarming]

I rode a nice old ten speed to school. I made it look ugly so people didn’t steal it.

[@jasonbrown467]

every bike i have owned has been stolen except the last two that i still have and still ride. this shit started for me when i was probably 10 years old. it didnt matter if you locked it up, those old combination locks were easy to defeat. hell i forgot my combination recently and was able to get into that lock in about 2 mins and its a modern heavy duty lock. anyways god damn thief's

[@stopglobalswarming]

Test message. Say if you can read it.

[@nitrocw]

Anyone remember the PK Ripper?

[@garrieleepeck8753]

Yep

[@miguelangelbazua7946]

You could still buy p k ripper bikes

[@snazzy226]

My friend has one

[@mguarin912]

Tight Lines In Texas Eric Rupe ✊️

[@MrROTD]

YES I had one that got it's frame cracked I was too por to afford one so I got it for free from the guy his name was Mike Moore, got it welded by some random mechanic who was like fuck yeah kid I'll fix that it was Lavender coloured and had the Landing Gear forks so badass LOL

[@johnsikes1779]

I had a Mongoose, jumped everything, rode everything when I was a kid. Yes I was the big man in my neighborhood.

[@jamiestunda]

Awesome video! I'm so grateful to have experienced BMX in the 80's. Was lucky enough to meet Stu Thompson, Richie Anderson and Bob Haro - Thank you!

[@chadwaugh2094]

for the people saying Mongoose is Walgoose, is a walmart brand or some shit like that, Mongoose sells cheap bikes to department stores but if you want a quality bike, Mongoose still can provide that, just look at their website, there you will find the original stuff, not the China made stuff.

[@Mr74fl]

Jason Walker companies like mongoose and Gerber knives market things towards the cheaper people who are shopping in those department stores as cheap people make up the majority of people wanting to buy things now days

[@evanthomas1555]

Yeah I bought a bmx from their site, assembled it, and have barely any problems. After about a year I broke one spoke and that's it.

[@FubarMike]

My mongoose lasted one year then crashed into a curb and it put a corner in my wheel just like that. They should really change the brand name for walmart so we don't get confused between the real mongoose and the cheap walmart mongoose. That would really help people who buy one second hand and can't tell the difference

[@lord_vwfresh-madeweeklymem5129]

FubarMike My '06 is second hand, but the first owner got it from the website

[@joeroganofficial5433]

Jason Walker GT is the same

[@B.rad.gr86]

Even though im 24. Born in 95 and been riding since about 3 years old. Never really rode Mongoose. Always seen them when racing on my Haro mini. But im glad that im apart of this bmx history. Im not known, im not that great at all disciplines. Let me tell you though bmx brought me many life lessons! Growing up you fall and get right back on your wheels, same with life, you never give up. Bmx is more then a sport for me. My dad introduced me when i was very young! Now im passing the torch and ride with my 4 year old whenever possible. Thank you bmx, thank you Mongoose and all other companies. Thank you legends of the sports. You still directly effect the little kid within me and all others thoughout the world. Thank you BMX. Ill ride 2 wheels forever!

[@marklovorn3758]

I moved to Simi Valley in June 1978 and watched BMX grow locally with Skip Hess and Mongoose bicycles literally in our backyard. The BMX factory and warehouse was the largest building in town and still is. Over 1 million sq. feet under 1 roof. I got to meet Skip through a mutual friend and I got to take a ride with him one day with him driving his 1972 Pantera with a Nitrious Oxide equipped Ford 351 c.i. Cleveland engine built by Ed Pink, down Winnetka Ave in Northridge, CA. at incredible speeds. He was a super nice guy and obviously very very smart.

[@davedoesthingsdreaded]

My first bike was a mongoose bmx in 89. This was a great history lesson

[@therealcraigsutton2740]

#Mongoose I've had mine since the late 80's! $300 from a pawn shop! Greatest purchase of my life! 45 yrs old & my sons all have Mongoose! Keep it real!

[@danieloshea3326]

Its a Walmart brand now

[@johnpaulstez]

To me, the late 70's and very early 80's were mongoose, SE, Kuwahara, Jag. Mid 80''s Redline, GT, Hutch, Diamondback . At this time you also had some smaller brands like Thruster, Profile, Bandito, etc. In the late 80's you started seeing specialty brands like ELF, and ultimately Titan, if you could afford it.

[@juanainza6338]

johnpaulstez Don’t forget WEBCO!

[@calihustler08]

And Dino's

[@pushpushlambert8079]

Raleigh ?

[@markc1456]

Hutch was the best

[@frankieg9969]

After watching this video, I am now proud to say I ride a Mongoose Index 2.0. It has been an amazing bike.. I've beaten the heck out of it for the past 6ish years and nothing has ever broken on it besides bottom bracket bearings. It still has all of the original parts to this day. Despite their price tags or distribution centers, they are a quality bike

[@daztography1]

I loved my mongoose, bought it off a kid for $115 , he didnt know what it was, i took it to a bike shop and they told me it was a mongoose expert and the frame alone was worth over $400.. it had skyway 2 tuffs, gt layback seat poll, i out on a gyro...man, that bike was so cool..it was so shiny with the chrome. Wish i still had it.

[@keithclark486]

You should go back to the kid and tell him you're gonna kick his ass if he don't give you half your money back, Sounds like a stupid kid so yeah I'd tell him him to fork over some cash. I ran into a similar situation with a kid in my neighborhood He didn't have all the money at one time So I'd wait on him at the bus stop and thump his ear and make him give me his lunch money. You can't cut kids slack these days , Get em before they get you.

[@Marc28031984]

And nowadays schwinn, huffy and mongoose are selling at walmart...

[@derekrogers5858]

Marc28031984 huffy where in Walmart since I was a kid in the 90s if not always.

[@texxs01]

Only the cheapest mongooses are in Walmart. They do make some high quality stuff too.

[@Johnycum]

Fucking snob. some peoples first bikes were shitty lowend bikes still a bike you fucking grouch

[@fostbitten5721]

I agree somewhat. If a kid gets a Mongoose bike from Walmart then gets the bug that way and then moves up to a better bike from a shop and he knows the name Mongoose he might wanna buy a better Mongoose. I think that is the strategy with that. I race RC cars now, a lot of kids first got the bug from a Walmart car/ truck. Then goes to a hobby shop to get a better car more suited for racing. In a world where kids dont wanna go outside anymore I think any way you can get the kids infected with the bug of bikes or RC etc is a good thing.

[@MrHunterseeker]

@@ArrKoKo The myth is big box bikes weren't used by everyone back in the day. The reality is big box bikes from Kmart and hills were what 99 percent of the places had. Only the big cities had shops dedicated to bicycles. So the majority of the people living in rural towns only had big box to select from. The reason why big box has a name for crap- department stores purposefully don't put the bikes together good on purpose to prevent people from riding the bikes in the stores. You get the same quality of bike from big box stores that you do from bike shops because they are all manufactured in China now. It was different back in the day when we still had manufacturers in Germany and the US. But now everything is Chinesium, even the stuff that is supposed to be made in Germany or Italy, that stuff is just assembled there and shipped locally. The videos you see on youtube of people buying bikes from Wal Mart and immediately taking them out and destroying them, if they would actually tighten everything down and true up the wheels those bikes would be tanks.

[@rickd.2055]

I still have my kuwahara Bravo.....just set and looking at it brings back lots of memories...

[@MM-rw8jv]

Mongoose, GT, Hutch, Diamondback, Quadangle etc and all the accesories like Z rims, rotors, sugino necks... Boy do I miss those days, BMX was everything growing up in the 80s for me. I feel so fortunate to be a kid back then vs now. I almost feel bad for my kids in this day and age. The memories will last forever!

[@worldsnextsupercar4362]

I was 14 Years old in 1980, I built a National track in Spruce Grove Alberta Canada. I was importing Mongoose frame , forks and bikes from US to Canada. I sold many Mongoose bikes and frames before I was 15 years old. I had a bike store get involved and sold them there. I built the National BMX track with the help of the Principal of the Junior High School of which approved my written plan and brought in a D9 Cat to cut the track to my design. There was incredible times there. We had Anthony Sewell come to the track ( Jag World Champion at the time) R.I.P and I actually beat him on my own track with my 48 front and 16 rear teeth. Perry Kramer came up to the track and brought his SE Racing Team , Rob Lynch and others. ( Beat them too) I had local sponsors pay for the trophies and charged $5 bucks per race and I made money every race. Sometimes couple hundred bucks a race day. I really did that and had more fun than Punk Music .... or close to it. I left the country when I was 18 years old and came to California in 1984 ( been here ever since)....I had a part of bringing BMX and Mongoose to Canada and it was the best times . I have plans to build a BMX track in Huntington Beach Ca. now and want to make it an Olympic track. Wish me luck. Maybe Mongoose will help. Let's Rocket ! Those of you who might know me, I'm Jonny Zurba. Call me if you want to help build it. U can find me.

[@clark57225]

Johnny, you are the Dude! (Meant entirely as a compliment.) I hope your entrepreneurial energy paid off throughout your life. The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles. I hope they race on your track.

[@Dialysisforever]

In 1972 i got my first so called off road bicycle. It was a Huffy Wildfire. I was only 8 and I loved it. When was older I rode a Mongoose and hated it because it was so heavy. I was only 60 lbs. I finally found a used JMC frame and built a nice bike from that. Traded it for KX80 Dirt bike. Found a missed my bicycle and bought a Redline when I was a sophomore in high school. I had that bike for 15 years until I gave it to my girl friends son. He trashed it in a few months. I am 50 years old now and would love to go get me another BMX bike.

[@taliarose6573]

my older brother used to race for mongoose back in the day, he even still has his custom made super goose.

[@joemurdock6032]

Thanks for this video. I remember Mongoose from the early days of BMX and have owned literally hundreds of Mongoose bikes over the years from the Californian, Expert, FS1, Hoop D, and many many more. I can honestly say I grew up on a Mongoose and not just one Mongoose. I rode other bikes sure I've owned so many I couldn't start to count but Mongoose was always a staple in my childhood. I am still building and restoring bikes and I attribute my love of bicycles to the fun I had on many bikes as a young child and Mongoose was a huge part of that.

[@freddyp07ify]

Just the fact that all the British pros talking about Mongoose tells you this BMX thing from Simi Valley, CA in the late 70's sent ripples everywhere

[@EddieErion929]

My mongoose was soo heavy as an 8 year old ...but I loved that thing

[@SuperUncleRyan]

Couldn't have been heavier than my Diamond Back. My DB got stolen so I got a Mongoose and later a Skyway. We lived on or BMX bikes as kids.

[@EddieErion929]

Cajun Swamp Fox I woke up and got a redline and then a Hutch pro. I didn’t know what love really Was until I met my hutch!

[@halfnelson6115]

I had a mongoose. I felt like king of my neighborhood riding around on that. Most of the other kids were pedaling around on Huffys. Great video bro. Brought back many great memories from my youth.

[@stevenbush4344]

I had a Mongoose and I put snakebelly tires and mushroom grips. Had skyway rims and put super maxicross cranks. Had a tough neck and a layback seat post. Ahhhh how i miss the old days before the internet. Life was really free and great and simple. We had soooo much fun growing up...

[@reggiejay1773]

I had a mongoose with Z rims and stoker hubs!! My friends STILL remember that bike!

[@mooncricket]

I still have my 1979 Team Mongoose bike.

[@midnightmodder]

That's awesome!!!

[@mooncricket]

Hmm I'm not sure. Any BMX in the 90s I didn't pay attention after the 80s. Look it up on Ebay and see what the final bids were if they have sold. That will tell you the basic value.

[@JeromeHardinStudios]

Nice I have my 2008 mongoose expect it's bought for an extinct store called Kmart. Still maintains and rides really well despite riding it a lot.

[@johngrepo9976]

Don't forget Webco, FMF...then Robinson, Cook Bros, Redline, Torker, GJS..I have so many memories of this stuff

[@juanainza6338]

John Grepo and National Pro

[@707SLAYER]

dan gurny

[@deal380]

John Grepo torker

[@toddinthemiddle]

i had a webco, and remember the frame cracking. had a new one the same afternoon. which reminds me...can every kid remember the smell of brand new rubber in a bike shop? what a bitch it was being a kid with no money! life is cruel, as now i could walk into any bike shop and buy ANY bike with cash, but i couldn't care less.

[@perryholmes8652]

So many of my friends were jealous when I got my Mongoose in 76. That bike was awesome.

[@daem3n]

Great documentary! I remember how badass Mongoose bmx bikes were. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to afford one. I rode a Gemco jammer. LOl!

[@MrEliasdl]

A Japanese Nitaka was my BMX until I saved to buy a GT in highschool.

[@tonnyplaysgames220dailygam5]

I don’t know if they were they best bikes, but I’m sure proud my parents bought me one.

[@SKEC212]

Great video. Great editing. Born in 1973 so I remember most of this stuff. I want to see one of these videos on Diamond Back bmx. My favorite was the Formula 1. Lightest bmx. But the rims felt weak. It was a race bike. Not meant for jumping.

[@tazmax72]

Oh shit ...formula 1 ..was trying to remember that frame...I loved my GT.

[@Skaggs666]

My best and oldest friend who got me into BMX rode a Mongoose. I still remember that lime green Mongoose and the stuff we put it through. I ended up getting a DK General Lee 21" by the time I was ready for a pro-level setup but I always had a soft spot for Mongoose. My friend is gone now but the memories live on. I recently bought my daughter a tiny purple Mongoose so she can ride with me. I can't believe I'm 34 and still riding BMX and still learning new tricks and still having the time of my life. I can't wait to pass my love for BMX down to my little girl. Its truly an amazing sport.

[@greydeath4273]

I was just staring at the thumbnail dumbfounded that there is actually a whole 33 min video on MONGOOSE lol

[@sterlinsmith1651]

I had a Mongoose as a youngster.... replace it with a PK Ripper - the Ripper was 10x the bike my Mongoose was. Great video - great memories!

[@hankvinson5967]

I wanted a mongoose when I was a kid but we were too poor!

[@ceesoliver6744]

Me too bro. I just bought my 1st one a week ago. Getting it posted this week. Very old & rough. Can’t wait to restore it. I’m nearly 50.😂😂😂

[@hankvinson5967]

@@ceesoliver6744 Haha, awesome! Yeah I'm 49 and have a beach cruiser now.

[@issacf4416]

Word! My parents didn’t buy me shit! My friends had toys. Alcoholic parents are no good. Now I’m 42 and still a kid at heart!

[@hankvinson5967]

@@issacf4416 ha ha. I hear ya. KZbin Marktown in East Chicago Indiana. That's where i grew up and why i work hard now. 49 and buy my own shit!

[@hankvinson5967]

@eddie mclaughlin yeah I built up a Colombia with z rims, etc. Had to put on a laid back seat post.

[@colinmunro7337]

For shits and giggles watch any of the UK races in the 80s with subtitles on,it's absolute gold

[@ZEPRATGERNODT]

Back when “Oakley” actually made and sold grips, number plates...etc.

[@deanow3631]

Oakley 3

[@oaksoldier45]

Quail Grips?

[@JohnSmith-rk6jy]

Oakley was a BMX company from the start? I never knew?

[@Incountry]

Anyone notice that all these old dudes are wearing caps like they’re still in BMX..!!!

[@emlix1]

These old dudes ARE bmx.

[@Incountry]

emlix1 Pensioners living the life...! These guys were in their late twenties when I was a kid, my daughter is in her mid-20s and I was her age when she came along so you do the math to see how old they are...!!!

[@TheSauceSultan]

its too bad i only think Walmart shit when i hear mongoose

[@samlong7105]

disagreed, my mongoose has lasted four years...

[@F33RN1]

+Sam Long proabrobly because u don't ride hard u prabrably use in ur savior ban neighbor hood

[@F33RN1]

+The rock star Breaker I meant sabutban

[@F33RN1]

+The rock star Breaker saburban

[@Blindave]

Only kids mongoose bmx bikes are sold in wallmart. Buy Mongoose Legion ;) not a kids 99 dollar bike

[@druwvargo4287]

I started in the mid school scene. 99-09 back when new brands like powerlite, supercross,fmf,intense were taking over the scene. Such iconic days.

[@johnasbury3856]

GT and Redline for me. I remember a kid in my neighborhood had a bike called a Robinson but barely remember it

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

I wanted a gt vertigo sooooo bad when I was a kid but never got one.

[@CrimeDawg-uq5dd]

I had my GT Dyno with Skyway mags for years. Some punk came in my garage and stole it

[@johnallen9439]

In my day (The 80's) the diamondback was all the rage. And of course you had to have a 4 bolt goose neck

[@greetingz1540]

I had a GT, Redline, and a Hutch freestyle bikes. My GT and Redline got stolen. But my Hutch I had forever.

[@JamesWilliams-kt5qr]

A Robinson is basically a GT

[@Trevlee74]

Got my first Mongoose in 1986. Remember it like it was yesterday.

[@MadSceintist]

The memories.... I had a lot of bikes and builds. Ive always loved my mongoose bikes. I still have a mongoose mountain bike I use today..... Love this

[@adamwilson1493]

Video had me reliving my childhood. Back then if u didnt have a mongoose, gt, redline, dyno, diamond back, or free agent, stay in the house lol. I miss those days and I'm grateful this video showed up on my feed to remind me how awesome it was to be a kid before the internet.

[@evadbra]

oh hell yeah. this takes me back. i went GT, maxicross, beartraps, araya. still have roger decoster frame, skyway mags, ashtabula one piece. still have a trophy or two

[@TonyRomeNewMoney]

The coolest kid on my block had a mongoose. This was back in the early 80’s.

[@Nttmf]

Anyone remember “skyway” ?

[@joserobinson8419]

Mike Martin yup and haro

[@barneyrebel0123]

Hells yeah! Graphite Tuffs, with the gold hubs, and then they started making full bikes.

[@booldawg]

yup, bought a white pair of Skyway Tuff 2's to put on my Burner!

[@emlix1]

My first BMX was a Skyway TA!

[@bmphil3400]

Had red skyways on my chrome mongoose.....

[@blackjackshellac3886]

My last BMX bike was a yellow CYC Stroker square tubed frame running black Skyway Tuff wheels. Did a lot of jumping and cracked it and every other BMX frame I had. The mid late 70’s were the best time to be into BMX. I lived on my bikes then and wouldn’t trade those memories for anything.

[@walterheinen5298]

No scares, just good memories

[@sargil100]

MTB without suspension that fast is nuts! It's been so long since I've felt that!

[@MrEliasdl]

Those men had skills and cajones.

[@dmillen1029]

i used to idolize mongoose and now they sell bikes at walmart :(

[@dmillen1029]

+dmillen1029 1986 Mongoose Decade

[@HamsterDude5150]

+dmillen1029 true my $1,600 mtb kills there $2,499.00 bike any day!

[@TheGravygun]

+HamsterDude5150 Hotshot

[@jake-8508]

dmillen1029 they didn't kill the brand completely check out their website

[@supazsa]

dmillen1029 they also sell Piquet Phillipes... So

[@finbah5706]

I remember being 13 or so in 1984, and going to the bike store, and seeing a full row of about 10 GT PERFORMER BMX bikes. With White mag rims. All fluorescent colors. Purple, Yellow, Orange, White, Blue, Green. I can remember it like yesterday. They also had a row of matching GT Performer kick scooters, with tiny white mag rims to match the BMX bikes. The Bikes were $399 and Scooters were $179. My parents never got me one. They also use to have BMX events in the parking lot of the store in the summer. This was in Tewksbury, MA. My friend ended up getting a green one..we took it off some sick jumps.

[@JHOFF111]

Awesome video! I'm actually getting back into biking, just bought a 20 inch fat tire e bike, I'm getting that old bmx feeling again! I'm 54, my 2nd bmx was a mongoose with the (honeycomb) wheels, that's what we always knew them as, it was a tank! Chrome with black and yellow components, what an awesome time we had ,everyday sun up to sun down! Loved my goose, I traded the honeycombs to a buddy for a pair of yellow tuff wheels! That was sweet! I moved on to diamond backs and then redline....I was very fortunate to have some excellent bikes in the 80s, and even better memories with my best buddies, Brent, Steve, Tony, Deion Sanders (NO NOT THAT ONE) and so many awesome days of the best times BMXing!

[@villewintermaul1907]

Awesome doco! I'm still riding my 96 Mongoose Iboc comp in 2020. Phenomenal Quality!

[@bigredactionsportsstuff1245]

26:40 I was doing pretty good, got two videos done, then I fell off a cliff.

[@YukinagaFinn]

After my little red Hawk Flipper had disappeared, I spent a long while riding my mum's granny bike - it was huge for me - while dreaming of a Mongoose. I was gifted a second-hand Grifter. That was a heavy beast but I loved it. (That disappeared, too, come to mention it.) Never did have a Mongoose but now, at the age of 42, am searching the internet at this moment to buy one for my little girl. Yeah, the dream lives on.

[@fucktwelve6774]

Try posting on craiglist on the wanted section or even the barter part lots of people find stuff they want on there some people just don't sell because they dont know if anyone needs or wants it but once they see someone is looking for it they might even give it away or for a low price.

[@ryanmartin73]

Man, I had a GT with the fan-plastic rims back when I was 11 in 97. Couldn't nobody tell me nothin with that bike, man!

[@anonymousguy7723]

This is the bike I wanted as a kid, but my mother said no. All the cool kids had a mongoose

[@johnpappalardo4088]

I was a kid riding bmx in those days. We laughed at Mongoose as we rode Hutch.

[@joeyortiz757]

Hutch pro racing was my bike yes Sir

[@waltersobchak7275]

That’s exactly right Hutch Pro Star $799 in 85. Unreal..I mowed so many lawns to get that thing.

[@zacksrandomprojects9698]

Man I had a ton of bikes growing up in the 80s: Hutch, Diamondback, Savage Freestyle, but my favorite was my Mongoose. All chrome, red seat, red tires, red crossbar pad and neck pad. Red bearclaw pedals. I thought I was the shit. Lol. All us neighborhood kids built ramps and jumped our bikes over each other, see who could catwalk the farthest, etc..Those days were the best.

[@tonychavez2083]

one of the best videos on youtube i have seen in a while, thank you for paying tribute to an often forgotten era in american youth history, i remember theses days and my Supergoose very clearly..

[@Johnny2Bags47]

I had a minigoose when I was 4 or 5 years old back in 83. My dad actually was part owner of a company called "SportMag during this era. They made and sold mag wheels for mopeds motorcycles ans sandrails

[@xxxftcxxx]

I had a buddy get a Mongoose Villian out of the garbage, piece it together and then break the headtube jumping down a 6 set of steps and they sent him a brand new frame back in the day...We were all jealous lol...

[@CodyM_]

Patt Had a Green/Yellow “Villian” 🤣

[@iceman213]

My first bike was 1977 mongoose ,,, and to this day I'm still riding a mongoose . 300 crossway 350 hybrid .... "old school "

[@thomasnikkola5600]

Got mine, chrome, tuff-wheel 2s, bulldog gooseneck, dia-compe rear brake Oakley grips in 1981! Loved my Goose! That bike did me solid all thru my childhood!

[@trevormcmanis]

I got my Mongoose in early 80s. It was my pride and joy! Driving it home from the bike store after purchasing it, I remember thinking how lucky I felt.... I was completely appreciative.... It wasn’t long before I upgraded to “Z” rims, Snake belly tires, Uni Seat, MushroomGrips, Alloy seat post, Shamano Pedals and 3 piece cranks, Double Neck and foot pegs!

[@dman7425]

Mongoos was to rich for my parents i got a gray Schwin with red mags loved that bike.

[@Juice_2288]

Same for my parents. I rode a Murray. But you know what, I beat a lot of kids on that Murray at our local tracks. I loved riding all the time

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

Hugo Flores Puch Murray's were shite, poorly made.

[@jerry2968]

I think I had the same one I had the gray scrambler with the red mag rims. The mongoose was too expensive but i didn't care, but I always wanted a Mongoose.

[@bobkaiser8782]

Both of my Mongoose were purchased used. Any modification were done one part at a time as my only source of income from 10-15 was mowing lawns & shoveling snow.

[@bryanw.3076]

Awesome video. I grew up through those time. I had one in 86 and loved. I still like to ride BMX vs anything else even today. Sometime back I lost my edge and not sure what happened 😁. But I still get out and ride around as much as possible

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

I'm 62 years old and still have mine from when I was in Jr High. I know what's worth keeping.

[@ericcalica7369]

My first real bmx bike was a 1983 Mongoose Californian with the blue tires and blue grips. God, I loved that bike. It was a sweet ride and tough as nails.

[@Fredmfk2005]

Like music mongoose was at it's best in the 80's. Yep i was a teen then and cant let go lol.

[@yamaharaptor01able]

Same here..had a mint green Mongoose Decade. I miss that bike😄

[@billystutz55]

It's too bad mongoose sold out.

[@mattarce]

Yup, but that's what "most" companies try to get too...

[@billystutz55]

James A Thats just not true James. They usually get an offer they cant refuse from a huge corporation. Redline has never sold out

[@mattarce]

billystutz55​ I said "most"! Quote an quote! Lol

[@billystutz55]

James A Gotcha

[@bboystone86]

billystutz55 im so confused. I mountain bike and ride a specialized. I know Mongoose has been around for a long time but aren't their mountain bikes complete crap?? Of all the mountain bike magazines and online channels and reviews of the new bikes coming out, i never hear or see anything in regards to a Mongoose. Yet in this video they all talk as if they are right in the midst of the mountain biking pack, or the leader of it.. If a mountain biker came to me and said he/she rides a mongoose i wouldn't take them seriously. Are the folks in this video delusional?? whats the deal??? anyone know???

[@ajoydas-Watch-It]

Ill never forget my old cali special, to my surprise a remake came out this year and since I had so many great memeries on my Goose I decided to repurchase it 35 years later.

[@michaeldeloach838]

All us guys in our 50s are reliving our childhoods with this video haha. I had a Mongoose when I was about 12 or 13 but it had blue Skyway mags. Better wheel in my opinion.

[@flyingjunkies]

Diamond Back or Mongoose and that was It! The year was 1985 and my 10yr old mind thought a Schwinn was for old people... yup.

[@finejustgivemeaname]

Flying Junkies gt and dyno, bro.

[@1fiddysquiddy386]

I used to have a gt performer and a dyno anx a pk ripper

[@1fiddysquiddy386]

And a banana seat

[@fadedproductreviews1787]

My moms 50 and she has a schwinn...

[@bongofury5924]

And you also believe Bon Jovi and Motley Crue Rock harder than Ted Nugent, Zeppelin and Sabbath....sit down son. And I’m using your quarters to play Law Man and PONG........go tell Mom.

[@davidflores6899]

In the 80s I had a Red line with Ame grips and a GT laid back

[@dustinh4175]

Remember the plastic wheels you could straighten in the freezer