Behold! The Mongoose Dolomite Fat Bike
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This is the bike: http://amzn.to/1ZFg5bw This is the next video: https://youtu.be/9Hg7vjmlCuA It's hard for me to complain about the Mongoose Dolomite, since it's a sub $200 fat bike. No, it doesn’t shift nicely, and yes, it has one of those terrible seat clamps with the bolts on the sides. It’s precisely compromises like these that make super cheap bikes possible. So with that understanding, I'll give an overview of this bike's strong and weak points. First of all the paint job is impressive. Even the rims have a nice red powder coat on them, which does a pretty good job of hiding this huge weld. The saddle is also quite comfortable. The rear derailleur is from Shimano's Tourney group set, which is suspiciously absent from their website. Although I see it available for $6 on the internet, I think it might be the most expensive part on this entire drivetrain. Speaking of drivetrains, I've gotta give credit to Mongoose for setting this up with a 1x. This makes the bike much cleaner and more mechanically sound. With that said, I think they should have chosen a smaller chainring for the front. At 47 pounds, this thing is pretty hard to pedal on flat, let alone on sand or up hill. I will say though that it's lighter than my last bike by a full pound—of course on that bike I packed the components with sand and pumped the tires full of water. The disc brakes suck terribly, but surprisingly they are totally adjustable like normal ones. Most department store bikes are built in some proprietary way that makes them difficult or impossible to service. This bike breaks that trend to some extent. That makes me wonder if a better set of pads would improve the stopping power. For now, all I need to do is stop pedaling and the bike comes to standstill pretty fast. I was especially happy to see a threadless headset. Compared to a threaded headset and quill stem, this feels incredibly solid, and dare I say—safe. I expect this headset to hold up much better than my last one, and I also expect the alignment to stay put. I have ridden quite a few fat tire bikes, and they were generally heavy and sluggish compared to their skinny counterparts. Still, I was always pleasantly surprised at how well they handled for their size. Not this bike. Sure, if you pump the tires to 20PSI it rolls and steers well, but it’s then useless on sand or chattery terrain. Reduce the pressure to 10 PSI, like a real fat bike, and its off-road performance does improve. Unfortunately, this makes the bike extremely difficult to control, as the steering pulls whichever way you’re turning. I think this is due to the cheap tires, which are pretty thick and shaped oddly. I also think wider bars and a shorter stem would make this bike easier to manage. If you have this bike and want to give it an upgrade, I might recommend that shorter stem paired with cheap set of 760mm bars. Even after these shortcomings, I firmly believe this Mongoose Dolomite is a marvel of engineering. Like I said, everything on this is a compromise, designed to keep it below $200. As a society we asked for a cheap fat bike, and here it is. It may seem like certain things could have been made better for the same price though. For instance, would a smaller chainring in the front have changed the price? Well, maybe. You see these bikes benefit from economies of scale, or using parts that can be produced in mass quantity. So, it could have been that this very popular crankset/chainring combination was actually the cheapest route. This scenario is very likely, and is probably the case for many other parts on this bike. So, we don’t really have the right to nitpick the gear ratio. So now for the real question; why did I buy this bike? Why not a nice fat bike? Well, I have some plans which I wouldn’t have the heart to carry out on a bike like that. If you’ve been following my videos, you could probably guess that the Dolomite is gonna have a rough week. Stay tuned, because in the next video, things might get a little salty. Thanks for riding with me today, and I'll see you next time. Get the Seth’s Bike Hacks Face Stickers! http://www.sethsbikehacks.com/product/face-stickers/ Free Shipping
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can you please guide me about electric bike called rich bit 4.0 inches
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hi bro i was thinking to buy a fat bike what brand should i buy and i'm newbie on bike hope u can help tnx
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You have any Bmx bikes you plan on selling?
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Please do a review on the Walmart 26'' Dirt Jumper!
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How can a bike this big and this heavy not have suspension but has disk brakes
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thanks for sharing the video.very informative...wow the buy is really heavy.48 pound's.thanks for the review
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hey, can you give me a review about the KTM soul model 2007? the pink one, i have one, and i want to know what you think about it
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why pack the bike with sand and tires with water? I'm newbie
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Do you have a video on filling up your tires with water and why?
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On the wages most real people make 200.00 for any bike is a lot of money...its a shame we have been convinced that more expensive is better...when I was a kid mom took me down to Western Auto (a general store in the 70's ) I picked out a bike that looked the best , she paid for it and I ride it .....nothing else mattered but I had a bike...let's just ride and have fun and no be so up tight...its just a damn bike!!!
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I have mongoose argus sport and mongoose is very goot bike
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Awesome video
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I have that bike. no joke. I'll probably be making a vid with it
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fat bikes,it looks like a cartoon!! it is absolutely ridiculous in every way.
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you put water in your tires? why? are there better quality fat bikes you would recommend under 400 dollars that are more hybrids or comfort bikes then those put all the weight on the handle bars mountain bikes? I have been shopping for one and see so many options dont know which to get or try and I am having a hard time finding a decent fat recumbant trike for less than 3,500 dollars. is it possible to build one myself?
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I got a question why mongoose oh and also I have found a 300 pound muddy fox country bike from Argos (if you don't know is a well I don't know really it has shimano Altus and disc brakes full suspension bike should I buy it??.?
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Dont be so hard on it , in the real world 250.00 is still a chunk of change for some...and the attention it gets Will make up for the other stuff. ..trust me!!! ...great video, thanks!
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I got a mongoose dolomite yesterday brand new for 80$
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hey seth can you upgrade the cranks on that fat bike
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Nice vid. And thankyou for using good music.I just bought a cheap fat bike. I'm lovin' it so far.I live near the beach and there's no hills but Im gonna have legs like a wrestler in no time!
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