You need this Mongoose PT26 bike (or one like it).
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- If you do any form of cycling, you need this bike (or one like it). And I mean ANY form of cycling, because it'll help you learn bike control.
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Completely agree with you about learning to jump. So many people are scared to get in the air. I think learning to jump and control your bike in the air makes all riding safer and way more fun
If we weren't going to make our own we were going to get one of these. You, Berserker, and Captain make more sense then us getting this one anyway. Great job and looking forward to the next video on this.👍😎
Finally! Your the only person I’ve seen review this.
I was saying!
Because its a bad bike, a dirt jumper is definitely worth it, i love mine, but save up and get a proper one, doesn't need to be 2k, but if you go under 1k look second hand
3:20 is my favorite moment!😂
Haha mine too!!
25.4mm is standard bmx seat post, the seat you have is for a race bmx which is 27.2mm
WTF man. I thought this is like an 800 dollar bike. Wtf. I think i get this to get back into dirt jumping and making test videos about it. Really cool! What this bike really needs are new pedals (plastic to safe weight) , smaller chainring (safe weight), shortened seat post, lighter seat, light fork.
And BTW man. Right now i had a hard time and lost my job. I decided to do what i love and get into the bike business! I will work and get my eductation as an bike mechanic this year and youre channel helped me a lot to decide what i really want and where i wanna get! Youre open, honest and you love what youre doing, and i will do the same! So big thanks to u my friend and keep it up,maybe some day we do a ride together.
Another awesome video. I feel like they should have put a rigid fork on it and made the bike even more affordable so that the buyer had some more cash to put a descent fork on it.
I totally agree. A rigid fork would work better, especially for pump tracks
Sell it.^^
Love this bike!! If I didn’t already have a DJ project to finish, I would definitely get one of these!! Looking forward to your upgrades Evan🤘
Gotta love them bringing back that old school DJ style
"you're going to need a lawyer for that case"
Had me laughing 😆👍
I’m pretty sure Paul actually put that in his video
Haha yeah that was Paul's doing
Good video, different direction than I've seen,good to do your own thing. And ,yes, I'm one of the utuber you talked about, minus all the subscribers! I may not jump smoothly, but i do crash alot, that must sound for something!
Should be a fun build! Some vintage bmx holographic decals would look sweet with that paint color. Great video as always and bang on about mastering the craft
Oh yeah good idea! A company sent me tires for next video, so unfortunately the Grey side walls will be gone :(
Just bought this!!! Amazing!!
Mongoose has got an awesome lineup this year can't wait till I can ride again
They also have a gravel bike called the grit. Also they realesed the ledge x2 which became out of stock
Thats what I'm talking about! Everything you said about jumping and the big TH-cam bikers is so true. Bmx is how you get the skills you need to succeed!!! Cant wait for the upgrades. Geo seems ok for someone learning to Jump, little more stable and less twitchy. Rad!!!
Facts
I can 100% tell a difference between me and my friends that came up riding bmx and the ones the didn't.
You drive a good point. I think next video I'm gonna get some BMX track footage and then really drive the point about BMX importance. Shoot most major 2 wheel pros started in BMX. Eli Tomac, Lance Armstrong, Jeremy McGrath, Aaron Gwin
Nice video man, cool jumps
the kick stand be busin
Been wanting a dirt jumper for a while now. For how simple they are they sure aren't cheap haha.
Nice Looking Bike.
I've legit had this bike in my Walmart cart a few times lol I have a nice DJ though so decided to skip it. DJs are so good to learn bike skills on!
A bike like this makes my nukeproof scout single speed jump bike seem like complete overkill until you started pointing all of it's deficiencies.
Awesome pun
evan is so good at controls wow. its expected becuz he was a bmx guy
My kids and I have been racing laps around the local park. You begin on a plateau and dive down a decline across a flat grassy field then weave between pine trees and up an incline to the parking lot. We've been doing it on bmx bikes but it's absurdly bumpy. I think this bike might actually be perfect. Each run is about 45 seconds of hard effort.
I've been eyeing it for WEEKS.
The bike is pretty solid. Didn't need any adjustments out of the box, just so dang heavy though
@@EvansMTBSaga I wonder how much weight savings you could reasonably save. Stoked to see more about it tho!
I have this bike got it about a week ago and swapped the for to the manitou Markhor it feels way more solid
Norco and specialized use a 25.4 seat tube on chromolly frames. My Ryde and my old p1 both have 25.4
Looks sick! If the internal HT diameter is 44mm you could probably use an ec44 cup and still go with a tapered fork 😃
I wish I have a bike like that
25.4 is the standard freestyle bmx seatpost size, 27.2 and 30.6 seatposts are the common sizes for racing bmx bikes, 7/8 aka 22mm is the standard size for bmxs from the 70s to mid 90s
that's a pretty good deal for a DJ
Dirt jumpers are awesome
25.4mm is the standard most of the time over here in the UK my dmr reptoid is 24.5
You should try the sr suntour epixion air fork for it because it’s a straight steerer
Yea maybe a Manitou markhor those also come in sleight steerer options
I ordered this mongoose. my huffy primus back in the day is little small for me. I'm way older now.
loved the wolftick styled unboxing, but its too bad it didnt pump well
the slacker head angle would not be an issue for me, nor long chain stays, as I am 181cm. just takes some time to get used to it for you, but chain stay should grow with the size. it don't always do with most brands.
Cool bike! What's it like having only the rear brake? Is that normal in this type of bike or price cutting? I guess it does help with the weight...
Oh it's no problem. With jump parks or pump tracks, you don't need to stop so abruptly like you do on single track. I'd be fine with rim brakes on a bike like this. It's very common on these bikes
@@EvansMTBSaga ah, I had not idea. Thank you!
I’ve been here since 5.77k lol
This was EXACTLY what I was looking for - until I went to Walmart's website! I was fine with the $250 price tag, but the $149 for shipping and NO STORE PICKUP? WOW- totally playing games! It ain't worth $400 bux!
Agreed. It's BS because some "suppliers" buy all the stock and mark it up. So what you're seeing isn't being sold directly by Walmart
@@EvansMTBSaga It sure would be nice to have a, "Consumer Reports" beacon (cough, cough-u) that can break down these business techniques!
What is the rear hub spacing, 120 or 135?
those forks would be too sketchy for me to do any jumping
Haha right. If there wss a lockout I would've just done that.
Only one brake makes it illegal to ride on the street in Norway. as you need two fully functioning brakes or the fine is half of the cost off this bike. but a simple solution to that is a gyro, hydraulic gyro exist too, Trickstuff makes that.
I wanna buy one of these so bad but I'm saving up to get a pc currently 😫
I’ve been wanting a DJ for so long but can’t justify spending like $1200 on one!
Unless this is the main thing you do in this sport. I know people who ride almost nothing but dirt jump
speaking of beater bikes my beater was a bone stock 2017 Schwinn boundary with a 3x7. until the fork crapped out this year and I sold it for quite a bit of money
How much did you sell it for? Thinking of selling my 2020 Schwinn Boundary and Schwinn Aluminum Comp
@@BikeDrFrankenstein well its the 3x7 version made before 2019. Many parts were going bad at once mainly the fork. The narrow steel bars held up pretty well since I rode it on the street 90 percent of thr time. I belive the tourney on that bike was starting to crap out as well but still usable and those were the two main reasons I sold it for 80 dollars.
@@BikeDrFrankenstein idk how much you used the al comp and the boundary for. The boundary could go for even 300 in ny area (tri state). But the al comp can go for around 200 dollars.
@@eugene44569 thanks for the info haven't used them a lot, still relatively new. I just need to get all the high end parts off and put them back to stock
because of you, there are only 4 pt26s on the Walmart website. I guess your review made that bike really popular. also, I thought you were going to sell the pt26 after 4 videos like the ardor.
Can u do a 2nd video on this bike soon
Check back next Thursday!
Did you keep this bike I bought mine in July. Haven't rode it yet. But I have purchased all the upgrades I plan for it. Will post a video as soon as I have my upgrades done. (Fork, handle bars, stem, and pedals) Current using my Fuji Nevada 1.9 as my main rider.
single wall rims?
Do a gyro and keep the cable…
Haha! I could see myself one day trying tailwhips, but only has as air out of a quarter or something. I don't have interest in doing bar spins, Idk but I never have. But I guess the long hydraulic cables looped around the steer tube works good too
Just looked this up on walmart and it is now 250 and only 1 left.
I thought you were selling the pt26 after like 4 videos. Thats what you told me. I guess the longer reach may help taller riders tho
What fork is it that your putting on? I have a black market 357 with a straight steerer tube that's in need of a fork upgrade.
Haha I'm putting on a cheap Chinese fork that I got for free to test out. We'll see how it goes!
Hello friend, nice to greet you again I want to get a similar bicycle but I already looked for it in the official mongoose store and it does not appear, I would like to know where you bought it and the price Greetings from Mexico
I got mine from Walmart.com
I see I could get a NS frame with a MZ DJ 3 fork. 2500Nok, secondhand, which is just 500Nok more, and if plan is to build a bike i could have done that. not bad I guess, but less dj bikes on the market now.
but I saw complete bikes for 2000, some even had the DJ fork, of course not supe pricy parts, but does the job. but only one pricier dj and one frame with fork.
The kickstand......
Holy crap thag bike loooks money for the price lol, and the camera quality is insane
Haha thanks! I'm working on the bike for the next video and I'm having some big time doubts about the bike quality. Should be posted by Thursday!
@@EvansMTBSaga bruh….. please remove that kickstand hahahhahaha
Haha kick stands crack me up! I've rode various bikes with kick stands pretty hard and they usually stay retracted. But yes definitely coming off next video
Hey Evan!
Haha always first now!!
the only thing missing on it is a good fork and hydraulic brakes and these are gonna be the next video
So is this easier to manual then a bmx? I’ve been looking at both to get better on trails.
Definitely not easier. Very hard because it is stock and has a long chainstay. Going to look into a lighter fork
i dont think they make 25.4 mm droppers. but do you think droppers are necessary on djs?
You wouldn't ever use a dropper on a DJ
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Brother how are you don’t know what to do keep Axum or
Vitus N. I know the nucleus have better components but don’t like the style of the frame and I don’t think you can go
With bigger tires either.
I fit 2.5" tires on the Nucleus. Could probably go with 2.6. The 2022 bikes are coming out soon so I'm saving up for one of those!
@@EvansMTBSaga how you know can you see them some where?
how would this be for a wheelie bike been lookin for bikes to replace se rippers with
Very bad for a wheelie bike. Chainstay too long.
wha about the mongoose grudge
Where in az are those dirt jumps and pump track?
Goodyear for the jumps and Avondale for the pump track
@@EvansMTBSaga where in Goodyear? It’s hard to find good dirt jumps in the East valley
You got that mesa jump park close by right? So the jumps are in the parking lot of Estrella Mountain High School.
Super noob to bikes. I want a simple single speed bike that can cruise on light trails, beach and street. I was looking at the Sully Klunker. Can these larger BMX bikes be a poor man's version of the retrospec Sully Klunker?
This bike would be bad on trails
Can they get away with calling it a p.26?
Been eyeing one of these…I just have no place to really ride it. Our “pump track” got over run with ATV traffic illegally and RC cars.
would bmx be better for learning skills or dirt junior
If you're a mountain biker, get a dirt jumper. If you're a young kid, go for BMX
@@EvansMTBSaga thanks lol i've looked at that bike and came close to buying love 26 wheels.. i hope you do upgrade videos on it
Yo bro,fork description ??
The new one at the end?
Steel and chromoly aren't the same at all.. Chromoly is a type of steel which is much higher quality, stronger, and lighter. A $200 bike definitely isn't chromoly. It is most likely high tensile steel, which is heavier and weaker, but cheaper.
is that first shot at UCF?
Nope. Just curious, University of California Fulton? That's in Goodyear, AZ
@@EvansMTBSaga University of Central Florida!
Hi
Cool video. Just dont say people are not very good at jumping and then showing yourself doing basic dirt jumping without tricks or even a descent whip
I wish I lived in the USA, but I'm in the UK
UK has tons of great areas to ride though!
At least you have universal Healthcare when you crash
@@eugene44569 true
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what happened to this bike? maybe make a quick bike check on shorts on your bikes since many people including me could be wondering
Why is everyone praising this bike? bottom bracket is plastic, no sealed bearing, fork is gone after one ride, what kind of bars are those, and geo is off for a DJ
Oh man you should check out my follow up video for this bike. I covered all of your topics. The bars were okay though!
I hate that you only have 5k subs
Haha thanks that's a big compliment. The good news is that I'm gaining them super fast. Over 1000 new subs in the last 28 days!
Wow, Walmart is tryna step up there game for sure
The scalpers bought up all these bikes
You gave me the heads up for one!
@@EvansMTBSaga yep ya gotta thank me. Also I didn't know the frame was chromoly. I initially wanted chicken sedies to get one
Not Chromoly. High Tensile Steel. Hence so heavy.
Thanks! I will make a correction in my next video.
Speaking of bike weight excuses, seth made a video testing out bike weight and how it affects you doing tricks th-cam.com/video/vq7fF0_AjW0/w-d-xo.html the consensus of this video is that wheel weight is more important than frame wright and other weight
Are you sure that it's actually chromoloy instead of hi ten
I'm not sure what hi ten is
I tested it with a magnet. And it snapped to the frame so easily
@@EvansMTBSaga Hi Ten is a marketing term used by bicycle companies for High tensile steel A cheaper type of steel used for department store bikes, furniture etc. It is no where near as strong as chromoly. 4130 for example is a standard of chromoly made to specification in terms of its strength and weight .
17tg
It's not $200, it's $250
OK now it's $250 with a $100 delivery fee, no pick ups allowed. This happens every time someone makes a video on a Wal-Mart bike, it sells out, then when restocked the price has jumped at least a hundred dollars. Way to go Evans
This is kind of sad to see considering mongoose has made way better dirt jump bikes in the past...
Calls out other you tubers who can’t jump and then cases a little jump and never got any real air smh
Haha alright
So 80% of the bike is crap other than that it's great
That's a Walmart bike for ya
you shouldn’t be saying stuff about other riders that can’t jump as good as some people but you yourself need to improve on you jumping skills as well
Showing someone a bad example is very appropriate when teaching.
Gotta love how this guy with like 10 K subscribers is ridiculing massive TH-camrs and thinking he’s better than them also why do I need this bike when I have an amazing bike that could probably do a much much better job just because he’s poor why do I have to be
Aw man don't do Bobo like that
Bobo makes good content. I like the skit comedy and would love to adopt some acting into my videos too
Lol, that's completely trash. Pretty sure, it's not even a cro-mo frame. And that is not even matter due to a shitty geo and rubbish components
That frame is garbage. That headtube is going to crack. Horrible physics.
Doubtful. It's a steel frame
@@EvansMTBSaga Any improperly designed material will fail. I guess we'll see when the bike is actually used as designed (dirt jumping).
I love that frame's design, but that headtube is screaming fail. And I love steel.
You're already having to modify it making it cost you a lot more than $200 meaning you can buy a well designed dirt jumper with a proper tapered headtube and not just one that looks like it has one! 😆