Comments on: Mongoose Cachet Review – $150 Walmart Bike

By: John S.

John S. — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:52:05 +0000

I’m looking with interest at this bike. What is its upper weight limit?

By: rico 1

rico 1 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:05:22 +0000

iv put about 2k miles atleast into 1, my awesome cachet, in all truth if you throw a couple new parts on this bike and i like it more than the others, Ive ridden plenty of fixed bikes and i actually prefer the mongoose fixed bikes , i also have a detain

By: fixenstein

fixenstein — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:50:46 +0000

i was at my local bike shop today when a customer came in with a mongoose cachet and i must say for the price it’s a comparable single speed and it costs about 45 bucks or so to add the option of fixed gear, if you go with the opinions of cyclery snobs you’ll get a bike with open bearing wheels and the bikes cost twice as much such as bikes made by s & e or schwinn

By: Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:49:33 +0000

It’s a perfect bike, as a disposable polo or crit bike, and for vulnerable commuters. Sometimes beater bikes are sweet.

By: ken

ken — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:02:12 +0000

A $150 bike at Walmart will likely cost you much more elsewhere. So if you need a beginner or low price bike you might as well go for it. But, don’t expect the bike to last long, you will probably have rusting problems after the first rain and probably won’t look too god after a year.

By: Poseur

Poseur — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:52:20 +0000

The fixed-gear trend closely parallels the BMX fad of the 1980s, which is more relevant to my adolescence. I clearly recall spotting a banana yellow P.K. Ripper frame in the window of a local bike shop, acquiring this frame for my fourteenth birthday, and combing through my back issues of BMX Plus! in order to compile a detailed list of components: Oakley B-1B grips, Dia-Compe MX-1000 brakes, Skyway Tuffwheels, Torker six-bolt headset, Uni seat with graphite post, Sugino cranks, Tioga Comp tires. I rode with a group of friends who all had high-end bikes, and we terrorized the neighborhood. Having had that experience, I can honestly say that I could care less as an adult about such things when purchasing a bike. The hipster snobbery of the fixed-gear subculture is childish; just another way for younger people to establish identity, however facile that attempt may be. The juxtaposition of this subculture is that while there is often a pantomimed appearance of poverty (which is oh-so-hip when you’re young), a great deal of money goes into the purchase and assembly of the “ideal bike.” If this Mongoose is all that one can afford, why should someone be made to feel ashamed because the bike doesn’t fit the established criteria? There is a certain classist element that runs through the fixed-gear scene–and that’s nothing new. This can be linked with just about every pop-cultural movement of the twentieth-century.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:05:38 +0000

I just bought this bike and it gets the job done which for me is mainly commuiting to and from work and the weekend cruise around town. I know it’s cheaper and from walmart and not a high end bike but hey, I was looking for a intro single/fixed gear bike and didn’t want to blow a lot of money on one. I think it’s a good starter bike and one where I change parts out for better ones. I’ve already removed the decals and put my own on to give it a little custom flare. I don’t care for the bike snobs who try and put down people who buy bikes from big box stores. Lets just be glad more people are getting bikes and hopefully using them instead of their cars.

By: Diego

Diego — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:14:09 +0000

David- you say that you added drop bars? How the heck did you remove the handlebar stem nut?

Your reply is much appreciated.

By: abel cantu

abel cantu — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:19:24 +0000

im not a true cyclist just need something to ride around to beach and stuff. My beach cruiser just got stolen and was thinking about buying this bike until i can get a better one. my question is if i bought this bike and brought it to a bike shop for a tuneup, would they just laugh at me?

By: tyler krenik

tyler krenik — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:44:05 +0000

well, i own one. i started cyclocross and i needed a bike fast and cheep. i got the cachet and ran it stock cuz it was dry. there was two fixed gear guys there and they were like “hey, man u got the cachet and that’s stock man”. and i had a fan club. then i got bigger front forks to run the fatter tires. and now its awesone. my only complaints is that they need stronger bottom brackets, longer brake levers and softer brake pads. but whos complaining with v rims seeled back flip flob hubs aluminum frame. well worth it. i wouldnt mind paying the mony to fix what i dont like about it. i mean come on, its a good price. yeah i know its a mongoose but, it has changed my mind a little about the mongoose brand. well worth the 150.