mongoose ritual

ilovedirt

So i got a mongoose ritual on sunday with no stock components and it's quite a nice frame, made from cromoly, not the lightest frame ever but it looks cool and rides well. I've already added a half link chain, new tyres and grips and a new brake since i got it and i'm planning on new wheels (white rims black hubs), pedals (white), stem (green) and bars (white) for a cool colour scheme.

Anyways, photos and specs, let me know what you think:

(before new brake)




Frame: Mongoose Ritual - cromo
Forks: Marzocchi dirt jam pro
Bars: Truvativ Hussefelt
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt
Headset: not sure
Grips: DMR LOCCD

Front Brake: n/a
Rear Brake: Avid juicy 3

Shifters: n/a
Front Mech: n/a
Rear Mech: n/a

Seat: SDG
Seat Post: SDG

Seat Post Clamp: Salt

Cranks: Truvativ Hussefelt Howitzer
Chain: Gusset half link
Cassette: some single speed convertor
Pedals: Wellgo V8 copies

Front Wheel:
Rim: not sure
Spokes: black ones
Hub: Formula
Tire: Schwalbe Tabletop

Back Wheel:
Rim: not sure
Spokes: black ones
Hub: Formula
Tire: Schwalbe Tabletop

xtreem

Looks nice, will look even better. 8)

ilovedirt

cheers mate, hopefully yeah

ilovedirt

my 'goose recently suffered a crack on the left hand seatstay on the weld around the disc tab and into the tube Luckily though i've had it fixed and they brazed a gusset onto the disc tab, good times. Now let's see how long it lasts! I also bought a new halo tornado on spindoctor rear wheel in white and took the raceface evolve dh cranks off my patriot and put them on there, way better than the shitty truvativ hussefelt things that were on there. Waiting for the money to buy the matching front wheel need to cut that steerer tube down too...

jay12

nice wheels.
why didn't they paint over it. it looks bad

ilovedirt

cheers, just need the front one to match

and because i didn't pay them to! Plus:
1. it doesn't look that bad
2. i don't really care anyway, the rest of it is scratched to hell
3. i'm thinking of having it resprayed or buying a new frame anyway

jay12

all right that seems fair

ilovedirt

lots of new bits!

shadow conspiracy attack stem, ns disctrict bars, federal pivotal seatpost, blank pivotal seat and NS fundamental 2 forks. looking piiiimp! Will probably buy the tornado front wheel soon too.

LoUiS1985

I'm not too sure if that brake cable is long enough......

ilovedirt

haha yeah it needs cutting down, but i don't have a bleed kit.

The Big Cheese

LoUiS1985 wrote:

I'm not too sure if that brake cable is long enough......

Mechanical disks all the way for Jump bikes (easy maintenance you see )

And they stop just as good

Lovely build, I used to have an 06 one, loved it!

ilovedirt

i just prefer hydraulic, the lever action feels nicer.

and thanks they're good frames, though i'm thinking of eventually replacing it with an NS suburban frame.

The Big Cheese

ilovedirt wrote:

i just prefer hydraulic, the lever action feels nicer.

and thanks they're good frames, though i'm thinking of eventually replacing it with an NS suburban frame.

I wouldn't bother, it's no better. the Rituals are made of 4130 Sanko tubing, totally bomproof and have gorgeous lines.

If it were me, I would send it to Argos Racing, or Bob Jacksons and get a professional respray (£60 from BJs) and they are top specialists.

Ebay do some wicked 'goose decals to go on too.

I'd go blue on blue, or green on green to match your build. wiith the frame slightly darker than the decal.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Blue-Mongoose-B ... 439777c4c2

ilovedirt

I wouldn't say bombproof! Note the crack in the chainstay I had to have repaired
And I specifically took the mongoose decals off because I didn't like them :P I'm definitely thinking about a refin though, either in white or a slightly brighter shade of green to match the seat.

The Big Cheese

ilovedirt wrote:

I wouldn't say bombproof! Note the crack in the chainstay I had to have repaired
And I specifically took the mongoose decals off because I didn't like them :P I'm definitely thinking about a refin though, either in white or a slightly brighter shade of green to match the seat.

You could have just had a bad build, thats all. They are very strong.

ilovedirt

Quite possibly, though it's not that confidence inspiring...

Da Mighty Chicken

Very sweet with the new upgrades, loving the green and white, very cool

ilovedirt

thanks i've not seen too many bikes with a similar colour scheme so i'm really liking it!
(you have NO idea how hard it is trying to find green bike parts, especially ano green! Red, blue, gold is fine! but green, it's bloody difficult haha. That's actually a bmx stem )

supertwisted

Very nice bike, I really like the look of these.

Nearly bought an 06 Ritual frame myself a while ago, but ummed and ahhed about it too much and missed out.

Couldn't justify one now I have the STP but, that said, if I see a cheap one again....