Thrifted this early 90s Mongoose Expert a decade ago. Had mostly original parts. I took it apart and never finished putting it back together until recently. Since it was sitting in pieces in my garage I unfortunately lost some small parts most notably the original 3 bolt seatpost clamp. The chrome plating was flaking off the bars so I replaced them with some old GT 4 piece bars I got on eBay. The original tires were absolutely dry rotted so I replaced them with these generic pink 1.75" tires I got from Eastern that I'm definitely at the weight limit for so we'll see how that goes for me. I definitely need a new seat but not sure what to get since I'm not used to sitting down. Would like to ideally find a balance between comfort and keeping the old school aesthetic. Other than that I might try to replace the hub bearings and bottom bracket bearings with some fresh sealed ones bc this thing deserves it after being neglected for so long. Anyways thanks for reading and please share your old school thrift/estate/garage sale builds if you have them
by NYPorkDept
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Get a top speed run with that 55t crank. See if you can hit 40. Sweet build, Ive been wanting a vintage lately, but not so much the banana seat Id get punished with once in a while.
Closest thing I’ve found to a “vintage” while thrifting is my current FBC. Although I should probably do something to restore my ‘97 Mongoose Hoop-D.