Features
Mongoose Hitch Mens Tire Bicycle features is:
- Mongoose Supersized beach cruiser 4 1/4" knobby tires
- Cruiser design frame with plenty of clearance to conquer any terrain
- Alloy 4" wide wheel set with disc brakes
- Men's fat-tire bike has front and rear disk brakes
- Durable steel mountain frame that's ready to hit the trail
Reviews
Below are some critical reviews about Mongoose Hitch Mens Tire Bicycle6’1” 400lbs here and bike holds me just fine. I did get a leaky tire without riding it and Amazon made it right. Brakes suck and shifter sucks! Replace asap, otherwise not a bad bike for the $$$.
Purchased two and only one came double boxed. The other was single boxed with the crank arm hanging outside the box, which had scrapes and missing paint. One bike is cherry red. The other is more a black cherry color, almost maroon. Front badge was different on each bike. Derailleur was different on each bike. Handle bar stem was different on each bike. I believe I have two bikes from different manufacturing years or another model with Hitch decals applied as an afterthought.
I bought this because I wanted to take the wheels and tires for my expensive E-bike. I had destroyed the front rim and this whole bike was about the same price as the rim... it's all made in China. the rim worked out well... I took the parts I thought I might use and put the rest out on the curb.
Below are some positive reviews about Mongoose Hitch Mens Tire Bicycle
This review is for those who are not convinced yet that they should plunk down $1000+ to try fat tire biking.The Hitch arrived in packaging without any damage. It was shipped within its own box that was enclosed in another box. After assembling it for about 15 minutes, I weighed the whole rig( with stock pedals and seat), which came to roughly 44 lbs. The seat post requires some force in tightening it around the seat but was secure afterwards (don't forget to grease your seat post).After calibrating the brakes, I found that the front rotor was not totally "trued" (thus 1 star subtracted) and still had some scraping sounds during the front wheels' rotation. After riding it for two miles, the scraping sound was gone and the brake pads were seated well.Of course, being a steel bike, the Hitch is heavier than the more expensive aluminum ones. However, the ride quality is stable and almost bouncy and the braking power is adequate provided you've calibrated the brakes well. I still have to test it in the trails but have ridden it in snow and ice (streets of Ottawa ON) with 10 PSI on front and back tires. The tires were grippy and surefooted. The 7 speed transmission may be a limiter for those (including me) who are not super fit, but then again, I am mostly going to be using this on flat to moderately rolling trails, not extreme technical routes. I figure the extra 25 lbs (compared to my aluminum frame CAAD10) will hopefully translate into stronger legs and lungs. At $249, with drilled out rims and disc brakes, you can hardly go wrong with this choice and can gain quick entry into the fun world of fat biking.
Bought this bike to get my fitness back on. I'll start with the cons first, I personally hated the seat I'm a bigger guy 6' 4" 300ib so I had to buy another seat. The tires are fatty which I wanted super hard to steer if your not used to it, after about 10 min became much easier. Heavy bike about 45ib and you can feel it. Breaks from factory don't work so well but with the weight of the bike I stops quickly, but the hardwear to tune it right is there. Now for the pros. Great bike that should last for years to come. Easy to put together. Gears shift smooth. For my breaking ride I took it on a 11 mile ride over concrete grass and dirt this machine preformed great. For the price I expected it not to have preformed as well as it did.
For the price good fat bike, came double boxed, easy to put together. but out of the box I removed the factory tires and upgraded to 26 x 4.5" (yes they fit barely but do) also upgraded to the Shimano Megarange MF-TZ31 freewheel huge difference on hills etc. also upgraded the twist shifter to a shimano Tourney SL-TX30 and hand grips (have to when remove the twist shifter), put a taller stem riser and just upgraded the brakes to Shimano Tourney Calipers and Shimano 180mm front Rotor and 160mm rear. (Factory brakes are not good at all rear was warped out of the box and bad stopping power and grinding sounding) also removed the factory kickstand seamed kinda short and unstable upgraded the the side frame stand bike sets up straighter and more secure. after upgrades bike is excellent now. Love the Red color! wheels look black but are actually a very dark metallic blue. if you can catch it close to 200.00 range good deal but price varies seem every other day it up and back down.
