Mongoose Hotshot Rebuild

Mongoose Hotshot city/hybrid bike rebuild with new rear derailleur shifter, cable and housing.
Love these style of city/hrybrid fitness bikes.

[@MNpicker]

Nice fix👍🏻

[@JogieGlenMait16]

i love me some cheapo hybrid bike but i don't like when they come with plastic brake levers. very dangerous base on my experience.

[@MrDonaldstepp]

What’s your take on the American Rider classic ? I am about to pick one up for hopefully a more budget build with drops

[@goodwinsre-cycling]

@@MrDonaldstepp not sure which one you are referring to. I googled American Rider Classic and the results were mostly motorcycles

[@MrDonaldstepp]

@@goodwinsre-cycling yeah me too. I can tell you it’s some time of lugged frame, 10 speed and came with a rack. I seen a badge on eBay for the bike but no bike. Going to pick it up tomorrow.

[@MrDonaldstepp]

On eBay there is another brand I haven’t seen before. Good looking bike for $93 it’s called the rightway.

[@MrDonaldstepp]

@@goodwinsre-cycling well I ended up buying it. It has 26” rims with a 1 3/8 width. Probably ideal for my wife who is under 5’3” . Overall I am pleased with the purchase and will get some new tires for it . I think I will just go with the original size.

[@MrDonaldstepp]

@@goodwinsre-cycling what’s your take on Mendham bicycles? They seem like well equipped bikes for the money. $280 for a hydraulic disc brake hardtail seems too good to be true. It also says made in USA

[@MrDonaldstepp]

I have the exact model and it was completely messed up. What are some budget wheel sets? Is there such a thing as a threadless one inch fork? I only plan on riding roads greenways and mild trails with this bike once complete

[@goodwinsre-cycling]

For the price of a decent wheelset and what you want to do with the headset, you'd be better off investing in a new bike that was already setup.

[@MrDonaldstepp]

@@goodwinsre-cyclingyeah it’s too easy to exceed the value of this budget bike. I think I will just replace the brake cables and the bottom bracket. It’s really wobbly

[@MrDonaldstepp]

It took some doing but I ended up using a pipe wrench to get the bottom bracket off and upgrade it to a $14 shimano.