1976 Mongoose Motomag 
#1 2008-04-09 8:52am
- jmt788
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1976 Mongoose Motomag
1976 Mongoose Motomag
Decided to keep this bike in the spirit of how I found it, and not do a total era correct build. Last picture is how I got it. I replaced the cranks, pedals, wheels (combination of several different sets), grips and seatpost. Mongoose frame, Cook Bros forks, Supermaxy cranks, Union rat trap pedals, Race Inc seatpost, CMC rims (ACS and Bendix 76 Hubs) and Aluminum bars. Will probably eventually replace the pedals, dustcaps, wheels and maybe the stem. Could still use some more polishing, but I think it looks pretty good now as a budget build.
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#2 2008-04-24 11:22am
- ryanpc1972
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
the 1976 Mongoose was my first real bike. The one my dad got me for christmas was silver with the red pads and the spider mags.
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#3 2008-04-25 5:37am
- shivadread
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
Real nice early goose you have
RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT
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#4 2008-06-12 6:41pm
- Panzer III
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
You don't see much of that any moreb 
Last edited by Panzer III (2008-06-12 6:41pm)
Was born in Augsburg Germany and lived there for
6 years. MONGOOSE FREAK
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#5 2009-10-30 2:18pm
- sion
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
Cool bike!!
Just found this site, quite interesting to see how the BMX shape evolved over the years.
This one really has a 70's US feel to it (in a good way, unlike Saturday Night Fever, for example!!).
Once again, I like your bike.
Cheers & hello from London.
........
Sion
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#6 2011-02-04 7:05am
- Jamming69
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
Great example of what bikes 'really' were like back in the day....pretty much all bikes were an assortment of different parts...
you either ran what you liked or what your local bike shop carried...
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#7 2012-04-23 5:57pm
- jmpharoah
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Re: 1976 Mongoose Motomag
can you please tell me anything you might know about the stem?,,is it the correct stem i have a what believe is a 77 with the same stem,,along once chrome astabula fork, and chrome bars,,,cheers
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