Unboxing and Assembling the Mongoose Dolomite ALX Fat Tire MTB - Pt. 1
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- Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024
- In this series of videos, I’ll build and modify the Mongoose Dolomite ALX Fat Tire Mountain Bike. After I do the basic assembly, I’ll show you how to set up a new bike for your body size. Then I’ll be doing a series of upgrades to make the bike lighter and more comfortable. As a disabled person, I need a soft cushy ride. The majority of the upgrades will make the bike more suited to people with lower back problems/injuries.
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I have the ALX and have been bikepacking on it for three years, one of the best bikes I've had in 42 years of bike touring! I've done 84 tours each fall and spring since 1982 when I was 26, am 69 now. Love this bike!
@@garypalmer2066 That’s quite the testimonial! It it a solid frame regardless of what gear you put on it. It’s fantastic that you’re still able to ride at your age! More power to you!
Great choice for an e-bike, I hope. I recently bought one with the same plans.😁
With a mid-drive the thicker the chain the better. You may want to look at a wide ratio 8 speed for the thicker chain. I've seen the ratio as wide as 11t top gear and 46t granny which should allow both top speed and climbing.
I've done 2 previous conversions but this is my first fatty. On my mtb a 42:42 chainring to cog ratio (10 speed because wide ratio was new at the time and there were no wide ratio 8 speeds) my BBSHD without my help can climb anything the wheels can grip, as long as I can stay on the bike. With a bike that only sees pavement even a 34t granny gear (like you can find on 7 speed freewheels) with a mid-drive shouldn't have problems with hills. My city bike with BBS02 can climb steep paved hills with a 42t chainring and 34t granny gear.
Only drawback to less gears is bigger ratios between each gear which may feel clunky while shifting.
No matter how many gears you choose, be sensitive to your drivetrain & get a shift sensor for the motor (it disengages the power momentarily while shifting gears).
Good luck with your conversion.
Ride on & enjoy;)
Yes Mtb isn’t dead! You are good and nice video!
I subscribed to you and I do ride as well.😀
Thanks man, very much appreciated!
RAD! I just checked out your channel... BAD A$$! I subbed and am going to be checking out your videos! I raced BMX when I was a kid, but it was in its infancy... tabletop jumps were about the peak for those days.
Happy New Year!
What tools did you use
Too much talk and very little showing how you built the bike. Not enough light and camera not positioned in the right angle.
What bike repair stand do you use?
I bought it like 25 years ago. There are much better stands available... lighter ones to be sure. Truthfully, I don't remember where I bought it, it's been so long. It still works fine though! It's one of those tools that you'll buy once in a lifetime and if you take good care of it and don't sell it, you'll have it for life.
I hope the bike helps in your on going therapy. Fat tire bikes are very popular in the wooded ravine at the end of my street. There are several miles of track through the woods that those guys have carved out.
Hello! I really spun out for a while. Finally got my feet under me again. I'm catching up on missed comments and questions and will hopefully be filming again in a few days. I hope all is going well in the great white north...
any idea what the circumference of the chainstay area is? i was looking to get a lizard skin protector, but don't know which size to get. ordered the bike but it wont be here until next week. thanks! great video.
Hi, sorry I've been out of sorts and am behind on comments and videos... I'll get that number for you later today. Thanks for watching!
@@MyRCChannel-CJScott thank you so much! getting the bike this weekend!
@@michaeljennings Congratulations on the new bike. The right chainstay is +-7.5 cm or 2 and 7/8 inches... sorry I didn't get back to you sooner but I couldn't find my tape measure. What I used to use back in the day to protect the paint from the chain was road bike handlebar tape... wrap it around the bar and tape at the loose end. But, now there are many options in assorted colors, textures and designs.
You'll have to write back from time to time to let me know how the bike is doing... thank god for warm weather!
And, check back on the channel for more vids with mods to my bike. I'm swapping the mechanical brakes for 4 piston hydraulic brakes. The brake lines included are to short so I'll be showing how to drain, cut new hoses, fill and bleed hydraulic brakes. I'll cover the tools needed and the entire process in detail.
I'm planning on picking this bike up but I am not really finding any information on what the clearance is for the from crankset. I'm currently running a 1x8 on my Mountain Bike but it has a 52t Oval chainring that I would like to swap over. Had to take a hammer to my current Mountain Bike to get the frame to clear lol.
Do you think a 52t Oval might fit on this? I'll be swapping the crankset for a hollow crank so it might have room for adjustment if it can.
hi there,,, i want to know how many pounds weights the box. please
For someone that is 400lbs would the normal dolomite be better then the alx due to the steel frame?
No, the aluminum tubing is thicker in compensation. There are many differences between the base model and the ALX that make it a much better buy. I go over most if not all in my videos.
Actually, the wheels are a weaker point than the frame and fork. If the rim cracks, you're in for a crash... just go easy on the rough stuff and you'll be fine. Always check your spokes to see if any of them are working loose... this can lead to doing a "taco" where the rim, usually the front, folds in half like a taco. Needless to say, you won't be doing a graceful dismount. I watched a friend endure one of these on a Kmart special and he was sub 150 lbs. The bike was new, but all the spokes were loose... he went off a small drop away, landed front tire first and that was all she wrote.
If you've getting loose spokes and/or getting a left to right wobble, get that bike to a shop and have them "true" the rims. Loose or not, you might want to do this after the first few rides, say 50-100 miles total. It's cheap insurance.
You might be able to save a few bucks by just bringing the wheels to the shop, but maybe not... call and ask first.
Don't attempt this repair yourself... I've worked as a bike mech and raced on and off roar for years and I leave it to a pro. It's one of those things that's more of an art. Aside from making the wheel wobble L&R, you can also add an up and down irregularity which is far harder to correct. Worse yet, you could make the spokes to tight causing one or more to snap.
You're getting a great bike for the money and if your goal is some fun riding on terrain that isn't beyond your skill level. You're going to enjoy the ALX for years to come if you just do some general maintenance. Ex: Get yourself a can of dry silicone spray chain lube. Before each ride, spray the chain, the derailleurs, and the gears. Do NOT get any on the brake disk or the brake calipers where the lube could get on the pads. Wrap a shop towel, a few paper towels and or a plastic bag around the rear disk and caliper to prevent contamination from overspray while lubing the rear cassette and chain. If you go with the ALX, you don't need to worry about lubing the front axles because the ALX has sealed bearing... the base model has loose bearings that will require periodic disassembly, cleaning, greasing and reassembly. If you have a muddy/wet ride, wash the bike down when you get home, dry with some lint free microfiber shop towels (available at any bigbox auto store) or paper towels, and spray the above with more lube before putting the bike away.
Get yourself a descent helmet and never ride without it! I'm alive and able to chew solid food because I religiously wore full face helmets when I rode/raced motorcycles... bikes are the same. You don't need a full face helmet if you're not riding off road... but if you're planning to hit the trails, it's a good idea.
If you start getting sore in your tender bits, get a set of bike shorts with a chamois in the crotch and get an antibacterial anti-chafing cream called Chamois Butt'R to apply to you and the chamois before each ride. It's also available in "travel size" packs. You should toss a few of these in your tool bag for those longer rides... your butt and bits will thank you... or at least they won't scream as loud the next day... I used to put in over 5000 training miles a year when I was racing and I never got used to riding without this stuff. I went through many seats trying to find that perfect one to no avail. Don't worry about what anyone might say... get a granny seat that's soft, wide and has springs. Likely no one will mention it... they'll be impressed enough that you're out there making an effort!
Well, this went longer than expected... I just can't resist trying to pass on experience and tricks of the trade. If you have other questions, please feel free to ask.
And, if you can, find some people to ride with. It triples the fun. I used to have a group of guys and gals that I did regular rides with after work and on weekends. It's fun to invade a local eatery covered in mud and sweat after a long ride laughing and joking like you all own the place. Plus, there's safety in numbers. If someone takes a bad fall or breaks their bike, one or more people can ride back for a car while the others help get the injured soldier and his/her bike to the nearest road.
Best of luck, ride safe, and please stop back by to let me know how it's going!
Regards,
CJ
@@MyRCChannel-CJScott Thank you so much for the information. I got my bike and set it up. What should i put the tire pressure for. Due to my weight I would imagine it would need to be more then average as when i got on it like how it came i could see the tires flatten a bit. Thanks.
@@samuraiknight4250 Congratulations on receiving your new bike!
Trial and error is the best way to go for that... I don't know if you're familiar with real off road buggies, trucks, and jeeps, but airing down the tires is a great way to get more grip in the loose stuff like sand. Lowering the pressure "flattens" the tire enlarging the tire "patch", the part/amount of the tire that is actually making contact with the ground... in fact, if you air down the tires far enough, say 6-10 psi and have beadlock rims, the tires start to act more like tracks than round tires... great for getting your truck out of soft sand, but you've got no control as speed increases and turns are needed. Again the above is about full size vehicles, but the principles still apply. Especially if you're riding on paved or concrete trails, you want to go for the higher pressure to start and air down when needed. Also, if you want to go fast, like down hill on pavement, you NEED a much higher pressure so you don't risk damaging the tire with to much sag, and/or risk a crash due to loss of control.
Bring a pump and experiment incrementally... take notes in your smartphone and soon you'll have a series of numbers for various surfaces and weather/traction conditions.
@@MyRCChannel-CJScott Yeah for me the most I will be doing is using it to go on normal paved roads and more less flat roads in the city and such. I have trouble doing much now due to my weight so it is less about grip than about making the biker easier to ride. I just do not want to over-pump the tire and ruin it.
@@samuraiknight4250 You don't have to worry about that... I don't think it's possible. The firmer the tire, higher pressure, the less rolling resistance. You can probably put 80-120 psi in those tires.
your video is way too dark for a tutorial buddy.
Sorry about that... I'll try to improve the lighting in future videos.
Lol. Perfect excuse to get another toy.
You bet! Truth is stranger than fiction though... I've been through 6 spine surgeries which left me in permanent pain 24/7, 365 days a year for over 11 years now. I've been to the best neurosurgeons in the country and they have no fix. It all started with a drunk driver... I was on a motorcycle. I flew 175 ft and slid another 150 ft. The rescue team called in a chopper and flew me to the nearest shock trauma center where I was in a coma for 10 days and traction for 5.5 weeks.
I checked out your snorkeling video in Coral Bay. I did a lot of snorkeled in the FL Keys and I went scuba diving a handful of times in Oahu Hawaii... what an experience! I was vacationing with a girlfriend. Our last day of diving, we did a 110 ft dive to a shipwreck. You gotta try scuba sometime.
Thanks for watching and have a Happy New Year!
I hope the bike helps in your therapy. Fat tire bikes are very popular in the ravine at the end of my street with several miles of track.
@@MyRCChannel-CJScott Really happy that you still alive and well after going through such a traumatic event. Keep up your great work. I find it very soothing to watch you tear down and rebuilding stuff. Ever consider a LC Racing LC10B5 build?
@@howearnchong856 I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying my videos. I've heard good things about the LC10B5 and it looks like a good offering for the 4wd buggy class... unfortunately, I already purchased a Team Associated 1/10 4wd buggy. I haven't had time to get started on it, but will hopefully get into it in a couple months. I've got a few planes and other cars that also need attention first. Thanks for watching!