Product Description

Mongoose Chill Girl's 20-Inch Bike

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80353 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: One Size
• Color: Purple
• Brand: Mongoose
• Model: R2139
• Released on: 2007-01-01

Features

• Motocross bike for off-road riding
• Girl's geometry specific BMX frame
• 36 Spoke Anodized Alloy Wheels
• Alloy Brakes & Levers
• Deep purple with two-tone saddle

Amazon Product Description
The Mongoose Chill is the perfect bike for older girls who like a little adventure, including dirt-jumping and off-road cycling. Deep purple with a two-tone saddle, the bike features a sturdy stand-over frame for easy mounting and dismounting and silver front axle pegs that make doing tricks a breeze. Front and rear alloy brakes and levers provide strong and reliable stopping power. The Chill also features tough 36-spoke alloy wheels, which are an important safety feature on bikes with hand brakes because they stop faster when wet than steel rims do.

Customer Reviews

All in all a good value for the price
This bike is pretty good quality and value for money. I bought it for my daughter (6) but it's too big for her now so I'm riding it. As a kid nearly 30 years ago I had a Mongoose BMX bike, so it's fun to re-live the past.

I worked in bicycle shops for years, so putting it together was easy for me. Although the box looked like it had been rolled from China to California, the bike was un-damaged. If you're not handy or don't have tools you will want to have a pro put it together or check it out.

The brakes work quite well, especially with the alloy rims.

The cranks are strong, and the wheels are stiff and strong. Pedals are all plastic, but should last well enough. The seat is not all that comfortable for me, but it is good enough.

The geometry of the frame is also standard BMX and good for wheelies and general BMX work.

The only complaint I have so far is the tires. They have little tread for off-road use. They are great for suburban street tricks, but not really useful for dirt or mud.

Mongoose Chill Girls 20-inch
I was pursuaded by the free shipping on the bike to save myself about $40 if I bought it at the store (which would have included assembly and in hindsight probably worth it). The bike arrived within a few days of ordering, via a bike shop. It was delivered while we were at work. The box looked like it had been around the world and back again, but when I inspected the contents, all parts were there. I began assembling the bike and got to the front fork and tire. The tire wouldn't fit through the fork. Upon closer inspection the fork was bent - most likely damaged from the free delivery it experienced from the mid-west to eastern Massachusetts. I called the 800 number on the instruction manual and they promptly sent a replacement fork. Other than that, the bike is excellent. If I had to do it again, because of the aggrevation of the damaged parts, I would have spent the extra $40 to buy the bike from a bike shop and have it properly assembled. You get what you pay for and I blame the issues on the free shipping - which was far from any white glove delivery.

Mongoose Chill review
Good quality materials, I like the aluminum wheels, no chance for rust. Craftsmanship ok, handlebars are not welded properly so they don't look straight to my 8 yr old. The rest of the bike seems very nice so far. I would cautiously recommend.