2009 Mongoose Teocali Super 21.09.10

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    I know chap - anyway, you know what I am like :)

    Looking forward to this one (as with all of them) but moreso than any other. Frame is being shipped tomorrow, shall get it Wednesday, and start the build.

    I shall fit the forks and headset/stem/bar combo etc, fit crown race and get the front end sorted wednesday, then a bit each night thereafter.

    The wheels should be here in the next week or so, so loads of time to do it properly. :)
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Oh also.. CWNT can you let me know how you get on with the Jolin remote kit as I am thinking of buying one... I presume you're fitting it yourself?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    TBC - what size was the Cotic btw? I immediately thought that a 16" frame would be tiny!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    Should arrive in the morning. Will fit it and let you know how it all goes :D
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    TBC - what size was the Cotic btw? I immediately thought that a 16" frame would be tiny!

    17".... so is the marin. the virtual actual measurements geo are spoy on for me, I only have a 32" inside leg
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    nice. i still don't like mongoose bikes though :P . but it's going to look very nice though. i agree with cwnt about teh building part. buying bits for it, building up is so fun that i'm gonna build a fr/dh bike next
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  • Cferg
    Cferg Posts: 347
    That is an awesome looking frame, love it. If I had the money I'd buy a mongoose, specifically that one, love the black and white colour scheme :D
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    I just noticed that you got 55 TST2's.... that damper is a right PITA, as its forever leaking and.... and Zocchi always just replace is with a new one, which takes like 2 months.....

    However its REALLY easy to home service.... and when i had one i did it every few weeks, just to keep it working at top notch... so give me a PM if you ever want instructions.... The MTBR lads also worked out a pertty killer Modification that takes like 10 mins over the normal serivce, in which you remove the blow off washers and replace them with a shim stack..... Turns it into an absolute BEAST! and one of the best dampers out there, with variable compression tune, and speed sensitive damping.... does ruin your warrenty though :?

    but its totaly worth doing, removes the speed spiking and other unpleasents the fork can get up to when you push it.
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  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    joshtp wrote:
    I just noticed that you got 55 TST2's.... that damper is a right PITA, as its forever leaking and.... and Zocchi always just replace is with a new one, which takes like 2 months.....

    However its REALLY easy to home service.... and when i had one i did it every few weeks, just to keep it working at top notch... so give me a PM if you ever want instructions.... The MTBR lads also worked out a pertty killer Modification that takes like 10 mins over the normal serivce, in which you remove the blow off washers and replace them with a shim stack..... Turns it into an absolute BEAST! and one of the best dampers out there, with variable compression tune, and speed sensitive damping.... does ruin your warrenty though :?

    but its totaly worth doing, removes the speed spiking and other unpleasents the fork can get up to when you push it.
    or get a fox or rock shox fork in the first place, simples :P
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    jay12 wrote:
    joshtp wrote:
    I just noticed that you got 55 TST2's.... that damper is a right PITA, as its forever leaking and.... and Zocchi always just replace is with a new one, which takes like 2 months.....

    However its REALLY easy to home service.... and when i had one i did it every few weeks, just to keep it working at top notch... so give me a PM if you ever want instructions.... The MTBR lads also worked out a pertty killer Modification that takes like 10 mins over the normal serivce, in which you remove the blow off washers and replace them with a shim stack..... Turns it into an absolute BEAST! and one of the best dampers out there, with variable compression tune, and speed sensitive damping.... does ruin your warrenty though :?

    but its totaly worth doing, removes the speed spiking and other unpleasents the fork can get up to when you push it.
    or get a fox or rock shox fork in the first place, simples :P

    Had both and fancied a change>>>>> they seem to have ironed ou the issues now.
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    jay12 wrote:
    joshtp wrote:
    I just noticed that you got 55 TST2's.... that damper is a right PITA, as its forever leaking and.... and Zocchi always just replace is with a new one, which takes like 2 months.....

    However its REALLY easy to home service.... and when i had one i did it every few weeks, just to keep it working at top notch... so give me a PM if you ever want instructions.... The MTBR lads also worked out a pertty killer Modification that takes like 10 mins over the normal serivce, in which you remove the blow off washers and replace them with a shim stack..... Turns it into an absolute BEAST! and one of the best dampers out there, with variable compression tune, and speed sensitive damping.... does ruin your warrenty though :?

    but its totaly worth doing, removes the speed spiking and other unpleasents the fork can get up to when you push it.
    or get a fox or rock shox fork in the first place, simples :P

    Had both and fancied a change>>>>> they seem to have ironed ou the issues now.
    is that an 2010 one then?! looks like 09 graphics.... the 09 had all sorts of problems... and to make it any good, you had to do the mod i mentioned, wich ruins your warrenty.

    as for Fox or RS, well both are crap really.... when you have a Magura! :wink:
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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    Big Cheese, this is going to look lovely, like your previous builds, I'm looking forward to this one!

    When you get bored of the Mongoose in a few months, give me a shout, I'll take the frame off ya :wink::lol::lol:
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  • Da Mighty Chicken
    Da Mighty Chicken Posts: 1,200
    Looking real nice Mr Cheese, can't wait to see the finished product :D
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  • orange_man
    orange_man Posts: 74
    I'm looking forward to this too wanting to start a full suss build myself too but it's finding the right frame to start with!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Da Mighty Chicken wrote:
    Looking real nice Mr Cheese, can't wait to see the finished product :D

    now that is fucking funny.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Righto... 90% there... :)

    All fitted, all done apart from wheels being fitted (when they turn up from Merlins that is) and indexing, but all the rest is on there, and she's a Bobby Dazzler... a real head turner in the flesh. Such a lovely frame it's unreal, if this was badged Santa Cruz people would be snapping them up - it's so nice it's unreal and the 16 is the perfect chuckable size for me.

    The build was going spankingly well until (and there's ALWAYS something that goes wrong) I dropped my allen key onto my brand new spanky white bars and chipped them :twisted: so now I have a matchead'size black blob under pure white paint right in plain sight too.. ho hum.

    This frame as you can see is brand new and still has all the stickers on it.. kudos for supertwisted on a pleasant transaction and being an all round good egg.

    Anyway, here are some pictures, I'll get some better ones up when the wheels have turned up and its finished...

    Da Mighty Chicken... THATS HOW YOU DO IT!!! (only joking bud ;) )

    Here she is.. she needs a name... hmmmmm

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    Hope you like it as much as I do... :)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The Big Cheese wrote:

    she needs a name... hmmmmm

    call it sheepsteeth.
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    pic page fail

    :P
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    lawman wrote:
    pic page fail

    :P

    Eh? :?
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    You said Pics P4. we're on P3 mate :wink:
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    mmmmmmm def preferred the Cotic :(
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    title says pics
    BUILD PICS NOW UP P.4

    this is page 3 :wink:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    mmmmmmm def preferred the Cotic :(

    :lol:

    TOTALLY different bikes...... :D

    This is about (or will be) about 4-5lb lighter as well.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    mmmmmmm def preferred the Cotic :(

    :lol:

    TOTALLY different bikes...... :D

    This is about (or will be) about 4-5lb lighter as well.

    I know... and i'd prefer the Cotic... but I wouldn't have chose the Cotic either (I seem to remember telling you you wouldn't like it :wink: ).

    Who's scales we using this time then? :P :twisted:
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    The Northern Monkey wrote:

    I know... and i'd prefer the Cotic... but I wouldn't have chose the Cotic either (I seem to remember telling you you wouldn't like it :wink: ).

    how comes, hum?
  • Da Mighty Chicken
    Da Mighty Chicken Posts: 1,200
    About time mate, took you long enough :twisted: :lol:

    I really like the look of this one, & I still can't believe the price you paid for the frame set :shock:
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Yes, I got a smashing deal off supertwisted... very happy with it to say the least... :)

    One more that I didnt upload earlier ;)

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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    That Cotic was a heavy old bird. This one should be much nicer to ride. Personally, I'd want a triple ring setup, but whatever floats your boat.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    That Cotic was a heavy old bird. This one should be much nicer to ride. Personally, I'd want a triple ring setup, but whatever floats your boat.

    Wasn't that heavy! Just too stiff for a 140mm trail bike.
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    That Cotic was a heavy old bird. This one should be much nicer to ride. Personally, I'd want a triple ring setup, but whatever floats your boat.

    Wasn't that heavy! Just too stiff for a 140mm trail bike.

    160mm ;)

    37lb!!! LIke pedalling a VW up the hills..... :lol:

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