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'93 Mongoose Switchback. Not a high end bike but the same one that I rode as a kid...just in my current size.

Worked this afternoon on completing the rebuild of the Switchback. Everything has been dismantled, cleaned, regreased and reinstalled. Overall, I was able to reuse most of the original parts and am very happy with that. The 2nd bike I picked up with the Mongoose became a donor. From that...

More improvements! The frameset is cleaned up and nearly ready for parts. It has some definite wear and patina; however, free of any dents or serious issues. The rear wheel was pretty true to start with but the front needed some wobble removed. The LBS did a great job bringing the rims...

Making some progress on the Mongoose. After tearing it all down, I started assessing and cleaning all the components. The derailleurs were both in really good shape and just needed a cleaning. The wheelset has been delivered to the LBS for truing. After cleaning & greasing:

Sometimes the project find you! Christmas of '93, I was 12 years old and my parents gave me a blue Mongoose Switchback MTB. Dad got it at a local bike shop, Bugaboo Bicycles, that was near his work a couple towns over, which is my hometown now. For the next few years, I rode the Mongoose...