Mongoose Impassse

We have bought 2 of these bikes and they're garbage! The first bike threads stripped out of the peddle bracket, causing the left peddle to fall out! The chain keeps slipping out of the derailer sprocket and wedging between the sprocket and housing. The second bike was better, for about 3 days! Problems! Nothing but problems! We've only had them riding in a park, flat surfaces! I couldn't imagine what would of haven't to them if we took them to the mountains and used them for what they're supposedly made for!

Bike is honestly really nice looking, I had hopes it would be as good as it looked and was excited to get it, but unfortunately for a $500 bike it has some issues that started to happen shortly after I took it on a few rides. If you don't know anything about how to manually fix mountain bikes or adjust things and take things apart to fix it, I would not recommend this and just get yourself a bike from a shop or something where it's already been tested and adjusted. I put everything together myself, but from the start I had issues installing the handlebars because the piece that holds the bars onto the frame of the bike had 4 screws and one of them was on so tight it was nearly impossible to get off without extreme force and me wearing a padded glove so I didn't hurt my hand on the Allen wrench. Brakes are not properly aligned and slide to a stop more than letting me stop fast and my rotars on the wheels are slightly uneven and bent and causing my brake pads to slip while I brake, the brakes themselves were really loose when I first rode which I noticed and watched YouTube tutorials on how to fix these specific type of brakes and when I tried to adjust them the cable now just slips even though I tightened the screw on the caliper near the wheel as much as I could, and adjusted the one on the handlebar t To be more responsive so I don't have to pull on the handle fully to stop but the cable will not stay put after I adjusted it and tightened everything, huge safety issue if I can't stop quickly or at all. Both brakes need full force to stop and even then they are more of a slow sliding stop than instant. The frame of the bike itself seems to be a bit squeaky and noisy , sometimes sounding "cheap" like it'll break in half and not sure why that is, I am only 137 lbs and 5'1 and not that heavy. I will say the tires are really nice on it, overall it rides very smooth, I did change my seat for a different one I bought so it's more comfortable since I have back issues but this bike really isn't good for people that expect a bike out of the box that is ready to ride soon as you put it all together..

My son was able to break the thinner bar near the back breaks, he was using it like a BMX stunt bike to jump, when it is in fact a mountain bike so really not so sure.

I like this bike. I am 145 pounds and 5’6” with long legs. It works for me. The frame is sturdy and the front wheel is removable for transport. The wide tires are great for trails especially sand. This is not a cruiser. It is a mountain bike that handles rough terrain very well. I am new to trail riding and it was easy to navigate. The front wheel turns on a dime. I am older and the suspension keeps me from jarring on jumps and bumpy terrain. Well worth the money.

The suspension works very good. For $500. It’s a good bike. I took it on some nearby jumps and it works pretty good except for the chain pops off often on the gear shifting part. Otherwise, I really enjoy it.