Mongoose Iboc Zero G SX

Huntso · May 30, 2008

Thought you might like to see a pic of my old Mongoose Iboc Zero G SX.
Don’t see many about and the frame was really well made
Sold it to a young lady in York and often wonder if its still going strong, was her first proper bike and I’m sure it got her off on the right foot

Pickle · May 30, 2008

Always associate Mongoose with BMX.

What front end was it sporting?

Huntso · May 30, 2008

Judy SL's were doing the frontal business.

Mongoose made some nice Ti frames as well as some Carbon ones too.

mattbrown · May 30, 2008

didnt mongoose's have triangular top tubes at one point?

Huntso · May 30, 2008

Not sure is the honest answer,sounds interesting though.

Would like one of their Ti frames, US built and can remember seeing the ads in MBA.

speedplay · May 30, 2008

mattbrown":30ycqux1 said:
didnt mongoose's have triangular top tubes at one point?

Yup and downtubes too....

( they were more pear shaped to be honest)

I raced Mongoose bikes for a few years and loved them.

Have still got a couple now actually...

jango · May 30, 2008

I had an IBOC Comp many years ago, nicely finished frame with bonded tubes

iirc it had quite a high BB but still rode nicely..

speedplay · May 30, 2008

jango":1o2i55tb said:
I had an IBOC Comp many years ago, nicely finished frame with bonded tubes iirc it had quite a high BB but still rode nicely..

It did have a high bb, and rode way better than my old zaskar

jango · May 30, 2008

It did have a high bb, and rode way better than my old zaskar

Yes, I remember it being very comfotable for an aluminium frame........I quite miss it sometimes as it had superb mud clearance at the back end, a vital quality around these parts some days :roll:

IbocProSX · May 30, 2008

Yup, carbon ones too.

My first custom build, a 92 Pro SX. Sx meaning suspension corrected geometry, carbon fibre main triangle bonded to aluminium lugs and an Aluminium rear end wrought from a single tube Yeti style. Only problem is poor paint on that rear end, top coat does not adhere to the primer and I saw quite a few with similar issues.

This bike was the subject of my first post on retrobike. And here it is:

Mongoose Iboc Zero G SX

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