I have the same bike and have swapped out a few parts as well including the grips, pedals, and chain. The cranks are definitely on my list! 😆 Fun bike to have, nostalgic, cool and definitely a head turner. It’s an over all cool bike to have! Have fun and thank you for the video @assortedBMX! 🤘🏽
Hey! I stumbled onto you videos and really liked seeing you young guys getting into old school BMX bikes! I'm 53. I looked at the bike you got a while back. It looks like the 80's. Looking at the welds and metal finish used in the Stranger Things mongoose it's a little different then the old ones. But the price is a good starting point. You are doing what we did. Break it and upgrade. Eventually you will have a bike that is bullet prof and its one of a kind. Thats whats cool. Eveyones bike was different. It said something about you. Glad to see you learning to work with your hands. Something lost nowadays. If I may suggest one thing that will help you nomatter what direction life may take you. Learn to weld too. Keep up with the tricks! 84redline Detroit, MI.
I just want to say thank you for your kind words. It’s really appreciated. Welding is on my chopping list to learn. I’m getting as many trades as I can under my belt.
On DansComp they have sealed bb’s for about $30 that will allow for 3 piece cranks, just did it to my bike after screwing around with the unsealed getting loose all the time. Would totally recommend when you get the cash. I got the Fiction Savage, can't complain
That’s going to be the next step for the bike. Shortly after I filmed that video I blew up the bottom bracket. I had more bearings and replaced it. The cranks I replaced on it are now bent as well. 3 piece is the way to go.
2:28 believe that happened from the day you got it with the stock wheels must’ve been the jumps that made the crank just give out those cranks from factory are just monkey metal
Looks 1000 times better after your upgrades. I know this is an old video but still cool 😎 And when you get older and don't ride as much it will make a cool piece of art for your man cave.
Nice upgrades, the bike looks awesome, just an observation on the blue tuff wheels, those are not graphites, graphites are always black and very distinctive from the other tuff wheels…
Odyssey makes a 13 tooth freewheel that will fit on your skyway mags then throw a 36 tooth front sprocket and you'll take some more weight off the bike. I've taken odyssey triple traps to the shins, seeing them gave me ptsd flashbacks, get a set of shin guards
Haha. Yeah the triple traps are pretty sharp. Notice how I’m wearing a pair of Chuck Taylors and I’m not slipping. I’m going to keep it with a 44-16 ratio. For what the bike is; it’s pretty light.
Original Sprocket on these was 39t. Most people swapped them out for 44t. Knight Make the best 44t sprocket - but they are getting difficult to find now and they only do limited production runs each year so you have to get in quick. Best freewheel is a 16t White Industries. Once you have owned one you will never go back to anything else. I put them in all my Old School bikes. Modern Production 3 piece Redline Flight Crank kit with sealed BB is very affordable now. Back in the day Profile box cranks and Shimano DX were the best choice for an upgrade to a 3 piece setup. Redline Flight were too expensive in 1980-82 and Takagi and Tourney cranks while affordable were simply too weak / prone to bending
My father had a Bullseyes sealed bottom bracket paired with Suntour VX cranks. The Bullseye bracket was super expensive then! He made kids jaws drop with that. Somewhere around 80-82.
So with this being the stranger things collectors bike, I wonder if the California special is the exact same bike, or if it has better parts..? Sometimes collector items are cheaped out on I feel, but afterall it is pacific bikes..
The Mongoose forks seem to be unique - the angle for the rake is up near the top and the wheel goes straight into the bottom. Most forks are straight down with forward-facing tabs at the bottom to create the rake. Is there a mechanical advantage to either?
Hey man sorry about the cranks....that sucks. Real old school mongoose cranks wouldve held up. I have my same pair from my 1984 expert and they still take a beating and never bend.
I enjoyed the video.I always wanted to see b.m.x to guys of today using riding a older bike seeing what they think or if they can do the same tricks of today to a older b.m.x bike of the 80's.kewl shit.
Thanks man! I really love riding the older bike. It’s a very strange feeling switching back and forth between riding new and old. It takes some getting used to for sure!
im sure stranger things fans will be appalled to see you redo the bike, however bmx nerds like myself thaught the same thing as you. especially when you see the price of original mongoose frames
I’m not sure if they still make the retro 20” PK Ripper. If you’re looking for a 20”? SE Racing went to making cruisers for wheelie riders... The 20” Retro PK Rippers were pretty good quality from what I remember. I think they made them from 2007-2016. They weren’t true “old school” in the aspect they had a 1-1/8 fork, and 1” seat post. If you’re going to buy the Goose you’ll need to put some upgrades into for any serious riding. If your able to find a Retro PK it’s going to run you some serious dough. The PK I think is full chromoly as where the Goose is high-tensile steel. That’s something to consider.
Hold up so you bought the bike only two completely disassemble and reassemble it and in no way shape or form does it look like a stranger things bike. You just got it for the frame right?
That’s right, frame and fork mainly. I don’t care as much for the show compared to the bike. Neither was it completely disassembled now that I think of it. I didn’t change out too much.
Hey brother, great video. Hey I'm a slim 6'2...is this bike be too small for me? I actually have one boxed up still. I know ya switched the bars out, but it looks like it's workin out ok for ya.
1/2 inch pedals for one piece cranks. 9/16th inch pedals for three piece. Those measurements are referring to the the thread size that goes into the crank arm. If thats what your asking for? If you’re talking about the width of the platform you stand on: You can buy oversized pedals, say for a bigger foot. Generally speaking, most pedals have the same size platform of space for your feet.
very cool. i did a cool stranger things trailer for a new film i am doing. i got the new mad max bike but it is 2000 miles away. my brother got it for me illinois. i am in oregon. i do currently make bmx videos and i am hurt right now because of biking lol. but i am a old school bmxer and i cant wait to put together my mad max bike. i might not do that till may when i fly home next. cool upgrades. ya 3 pc cranks would be sharp for sure.
Thanks for watching man! Best of luck with your bike too. This thing is really a blast. Sorry to hear that your hurt, that is the only down part of the sport.
@@xSF5150x thanks. i am healed now. i put out my best flatland video ever this summer. at my prime at 48 years old. got a new gt speed series pro xl since this comment. a new fly racing suit and full face. thor chest guard. and new signature custom one of a kinds vans made just for me for my first race in 20 years. june 10,11 at a new track back home. i will be with bill allen. aka cru jones from the movie rad. i will be with him for 2 days. at the vip event etc. i will be making videos of my racing comback. me with cru from rad. i might get footage of cru from rad riding my bmx bike etc. i documented my healing on video. my acupunture. my first whips since the injury. etc. all of it is on video.
i had a supergoose.. ahhh, when mongoose was MONGOOSE. this is clearly a replica bike using cheap, thin metal. it's more for show than go.. i think it's cool that mongoose created this, but upgrades must be made if you actually want to ride it (as an adult). everything on it is generic. the hardware has pretty much no tensile strength; it's all chinese
You’re exactly right, the whole frame is made out of high tensile steel, and it’s painted to make it look like it’s nickel finished. All the stock parts made it weigh a billion pounds. After the upgrades it wasn’t horrible but it worried me every time it jumped fearing that the frame might snap.
Supposedly I remember hearing back in the day80's 90's you can fix bent mag wheels by putting them into a freezer 🤔. I guess that's why they phased out those mag wheels do too untrue-ability.
I just bought this bike tonight. Target has it on clearance for 100 bucks so I scooped it up.
Thanks for the tip on Pacific cycles lack of grease 👍
No problem.
I have the same bike and have swapped out a few parts as well including the grips, pedals, and chain. The cranks are definitely on my list! 😆 Fun bike to have, nostalgic, cool and definitely a head turner. It’s an over all cool bike to have! Have fun and thank you for the video @assortedBMX! 🤘🏽
Hey! I stumbled onto you videos and really liked seeing you young guys getting into old school BMX bikes! I'm 53. I looked at the bike you got a while back. It looks like the 80's. Looking at the welds and metal finish used in the Stranger Things mongoose it's a little different then the old ones. But the price is a good starting point. You are doing what we did. Break it and upgrade. Eventually you will have a bike that is bullet prof and its one of a kind. Thats whats cool. Eveyones bike was different. It said something about you. Glad to see you learning to work with your hands. Something lost nowadays. If I may suggest one thing that will help you nomatter what direction life may take you. Learn to weld too. Keep up with the tricks!
84redline
Detroit, MI.
I just want to say thank you for your kind words. It’s really appreciated. Welding is on my chopping list to learn. I’m getting as many trades as I can under my belt.
On DansComp they have sealed bb’s for about $30 that will allow for 3 piece cranks, just did it to my bike after screwing around with the unsealed getting loose all the time. Would totally recommend when you get the cash. I got the Fiction Savage, can't complain
That’s going to be the next step for the bike. Shortly after I filmed that video I blew up the bottom bracket. I had more bearings and replaced it. The cranks I replaced on it are now bent as well. 3 piece is the way to go.
Beautiful bike. I remember those bottom bracket covers.
Thank you!
2:28 believe that happened from the day you got it with the stock wheels must’ve been the jumps that made the crank just give out those cranks from factory are just monkey metal
You got that stranger things bike nice! I just grabbed some tuffs from planet bmx too. Even tho I don’t have a bike yet lol
There's a bottle opener under that seat!
I know it's a really cool feature
Looks 1000 times better after your upgrades.
I know this is an old video but still cool 😎
And when you get older and don't ride as much it will make a cool piece of art for your man cave.
Is it really? mine has one too and that came too head bottle opener 🤣
I had a mongoose like your finished product back in the day I put a three-piece crank
I really enjoyed your video
Ayyyy dope vid! inspired to build up a bmx bike! thxxxxx
Skyway Tuffwheels rock!
Nice upgrades, the bike looks awesome, just an observation on the blue tuff wheels, those are not graphites, graphites are always black and very distinctive from the other tuff wheels…
The more ya know, always thought the tuff 2s were graphite reinforced. Thank you for that info!
Odyssey makes a 13 tooth freewheel that will fit on your skyway mags then throw a 36 tooth front sprocket and you'll take some more weight off the bike. I've taken odyssey triple traps to the shins, seeing them gave me ptsd flashbacks, get a set of shin guards
Haha. Yeah the triple traps are pretty sharp. Notice how I’m wearing a pair of Chuck Taylors and I’m not slipping. I’m going to keep it with a 44-16 ratio. For what the bike is; it’s pretty light.
@@assortedproductions6083 it's definitely a cool bike and chucks are the way to go
Original Sprocket on these was 39t. Most people swapped them out for 44t.
Knight Make the best 44t sprocket - but they are getting difficult to find now and they only do limited production runs each year so you have to get in quick.
Best freewheel is a 16t White Industries. Once you have owned one you will never go back to anything else. I put them in all my Old School bikes.
Modern Production 3 piece Redline Flight Crank kit with sealed BB is very affordable now.
Back in the day Profile box cranks and Shimano DX were the best choice for an upgrade to a 3 piece setup. Redline Flight were too expensive in 1980-82 and Takagi and Tourney cranks while affordable were simply too weak / prone to bending
My father had a Bullseyes sealed bottom bracket paired with Suntour VX cranks. The Bullseye bracket was super expensive then! He made kids jaws drop with that. Somewhere around 80-82.
So with this being the stranger things collectors bike, I wonder if the California special is the exact same bike, or if it has better parts..? Sometimes collector items are cheaped out on I feel, but afterall it is pacific bikes..
I have to imagine they share the same frame.
The Mongoose forks seem to be unique - the angle for the rake is up near the top and the wheel goes straight into the bottom. Most forks are straight down with forward-facing tabs at the bottom to create the rake. Is there a mechanical advantage to either?
Hey man sorry about the cranks....that sucks. Real old school mongoose cranks wouldve held up. I have my same pair from my 1984 expert and they still take a beating and never bend.
I enjoyed the video.I always wanted to see b.m.x to guys of today using riding a older bike seeing what they think or if they can do the same tricks of today to a older b.m.x bike of the 80's.kewl shit.
Thanks man! I really love riding the older bike. It’s a very strange feeling switching back and forth between riding new and old. It takes some getting used to for sure!
im sure stranger things fans will be appalled to see you redo the bike, however bmx nerds like myself thaught the same thing as you. especially when you see the price of original mongoose frames
Looks good!
Thank you!
Rad as hell man
I still have the marks on my shins from those triple traps
Man it actually made a pretty cool bike. Looks like the upgrades cost about the same as the bike. Seems reasonable to me. 🤷🏼♂️
How did you remove the kickstand?
Good stuff
Awesome bike
Good video 👍 keep posting this great content
Thank you!
Nice upgrades. ? Is. Should I buy this bike or should I get an se pk ripper??loved this frame. Had it when I was 11yo now I’m 44
I’m not sure if they still make the retro 20” PK Ripper. If you’re looking for a 20”? SE Racing went to making cruisers for wheelie riders... The 20” Retro PK Rippers were pretty good quality from what I remember. I think they made them from 2007-2016. They weren’t true “old school” in the aspect they had a 1-1/8 fork, and 1” seat post. If you’re going to buy the Goose you’ll need to put some upgrades into for any serious riding. If your able to find a Retro PK it’s going to run you some serious dough. The PK I think is full chromoly as where the Goose is high-tensile steel. That’s something to consider.
Get both!
Great vid man keep it up
Thank you!
This video reminds me of that photo of what could be cliff Burton from Metallica jumping some bike with tuffs.
I have to find that now! I didn’t know Cliff rose BMX. My dad saw The Master of Puppets tour both with and without Cliff in 86. Metallica is killer!
What year is that mongoose?seems like mongoose are made cheap now.
It’s a 2019.
Very Cool 👍
Hold up so you bought the bike only two completely disassemble and reassemble it and in no way shape or form does it look like a stranger things bike. You just got it for the frame right?
That’s right, frame and fork mainly. I don’t care as much for the show compared to the bike. Neither was it completely disassembled now that I think of it. I didn’t change out too much.
Hey brother, great video. Hey I'm a slim 6'2...is this bike be too small for me? I actually have one boxed up still. I know ya switched the bars out, but it looks like it's workin out ok for ya.
I’m 6’ 2” as well. Raise the stem up an inch or so, get bigger bars, and you’ll be fine.
A laid back seat post will help too
0:25 oh the feeling
How do you get grips off of handlebars ? I always had trouble with that.
If you have an air compressor you can blow the grips right off. If not that you can buy an air can from the grocery store and do the same thing.
Hey man sick build, would you happen to know what size pedals you used? I'm looking into changing mine as well.
1/2 inch pedals for one piece cranks. 9/16th inch pedals for three piece. Those measurements are referring to the the thread size that goes into the crank arm. If thats what your asking for? If you’re talking about the width of the platform you stand on: You can buy oversized pedals, say for a bigger foot. Generally speaking, most pedals have the same size platform of space for your feet.
@@assortedproductions6083 Thanks for the help man I really appreciate it :)
very cool. i did a cool stranger things trailer for a new film i am doing. i got the new mad max bike but it is 2000 miles away. my brother got it for me illinois. i am in oregon. i do currently make bmx videos and i am hurt right now because of biking lol. but i am a old school bmxer and i cant wait to put together my mad max bike. i might not do that till may when i fly home next. cool upgrades. ya 3 pc cranks would be sharp for sure.
Thanks for watching man! Best of luck with your bike too. This thing is really a blast. Sorry to hear that your hurt, that is the only down part of the sport.
Heal up soon bud! 👊🏼
@@xSF5150x thanks. i am healed now. i put out my best flatland video ever this summer. at my prime at 48 years old. got a new gt speed series pro xl since this comment. a new fly racing suit and full face. thor chest guard. and new signature custom one of a kinds vans made just for me for my first race in 20 years. june 10,11 at a new track back home. i will be with bill allen. aka cru jones from the movie rad. i will be with him for 2 days. at the vip event etc. i will be making videos of my racing comback. me with cru from rad. i might get footage of cru from rad riding my bmx bike etc. i documented my healing on video. my acupunture. my first whips since the injury. etc. all of it is on video.
Triple traps are better but they screwed you if you paid more than 30 for them they still make those i have an old set on my 93/4 gt mach one
If you end up needing another crank I have a chromoly haro one piece laying around. You pay the shipping and I'll send it your way.
I’m going to end up switching to 3 piece. I’ve bent two pairs of 1 piece cranks now, and have blown up two pairs of unsealed bottom brackets.
I want a yellow set of those wheels but still can’t find them, even on planet bmx
I have a yellow pair of skyway tuff 2 I think they’re somewhere between 1979-1982 they’re not stamped
I have a 1992 dyno vfr
AH, found the list!
I thought the Schwinn Stranger Things would hold value. Not like that
Mongoose that goes for 2k now. Not bad for 300 dollar investment
I have scars on. My shins from pedals like those
That crank bro dang they must have been made out of play doh
It sure felt like it! Haha
Wish they used chromoly on these retro frames instead of high tensile
i had a supergoose.. ahhh, when mongoose was MONGOOSE. this is clearly a replica bike using cheap, thin metal. it's more for show than go.. i think it's cool that mongoose created this, but upgrades must be made if you actually want to ride it (as an adult). everything on it is generic. the hardware has pretty much no tensile strength; it's all chinese
You’re exactly right, the whole frame is made out of high tensile steel, and it’s painted to make it look like it’s nickel finished. All the stock parts made it weigh a billion pounds. After the upgrades it wasn’t horrible but it worried me every time it jumped fearing that the frame might snap.
Love.
My BMX bike isn't bought or built it's restored
You are either brave or something else to jump that bike.
Supposedly I remember hearing back in the day80's 90's you can fix bent mag wheels by putting them into a freezer 🤔. I guess that's why they phased out those mag wheels do too untrue-ability.
I haven’t heard of that one. I might have to give it a try.
I always heard you do z rims that way
Z Rims sure had the flex. I wouldn’t surprise me if the freezing them straight works.
It's a myth.
It still looks like shit catch up with the time