mongoose legion????

[xander1]

hey everyone. I'm looking into crossing over to bmx from a mtb seeing as all i do is ride park these days and it looks like mongoose might have actually picked up their game and started producing half decent rides now. i don't wanna blow my budget but this looks like a great bike for the money. has anyone ridden one or got one and can tell me what they're like. or should i stear away from it because its mongoose. here's the link to check it out

http://www.mongoose.com/bikes/detail_us.php?id=538&brandLine=Pro_US&brandID=92

cheers.
xander

[melbourne rider]

whats it gonna cost?

odyssey sounds good on a stock complete, but its a rip off of a T1 frame.

[xander1]

Well the site says rrp is 550 US which converts to around 670 aussie dollars so I'm guessing you could get it here for around 700. Can you explain what you're talking about with the frame. Is it a copy of another bike? If so what does this other frame ride like?
cheers.
xander

[bmx]

Well the site says rrp is 550 US which converts to around 670 aussie dollars so I'm guessing you could get it here for around 700. Can you explain what you're talking about with the frame. Is it a copy of another bike? If so what does this other frame ride like?
cheers.
xander

T1's are as strong as a rhino's horn. Being in australia, i think they're more like $850

[melbourne rider]

Can you explain what you're talking about with the frame. Is it a copy of another bike? If so what does this other frame ride like?
xander

as in the chain stays join above the extended top tube, like terrible one frames.

pic below ( paint version ) :D

[cooper666]

yeh it is a copy but its no common these days
my opinion on the legion is there a great bike for a progressing bmx rider so for some1 changing to bmx from mtb its more than perfect
dude id buy it
you wont find a bike as good as this for the price
but a thing with some of the recent bigger model mongooses
the bottom brackets are welded crooked and this cause your bearings to pop
but this is rare but i kno of a few been sent back on warranty

[xander1]

thanks heaps for the help guys. I'm pretty sure I'll be getting one. thanks again.
cheers
xander