Sporting the brand’s signature Lefty fork, the Bad Boy 3 stands out from the crowd, featuring a fully blacked-out look designed to blend in. It’s an exciting mix, but works perfectly for the Bad Boy. Other features include a Shimano Altus 2×8-speed drivetrain that provides a wide gear range, powerful Shimano hydraulic disc brakes, and 650b wheels that blend mongoose racing bike durability and speed. You might find you’ll want to upgrade to something lighter sooner than you’d think. If you are planning on using the bike in rain or bad weather, we do strongly advise choosing a model with fully sealed bearings all round. Mongoose was born from BMX racing with products that push the limits of what a rider can do on the track.
The title line is eight sizes deep (Micro, Mini, Junior, Expert, Pro, Pro XL, Pro XXL and Pro 24). The smaller sizes (Expert an under) retail at $299.95, while the larger sizes retail at $319.95 ($329 for the cruiser). Mongoose also sells mongoose racing bike the Legion 18 for children between 3-feet-8-inches to 4-feet-8-inches. We are proud to work with our partners to bring you expanded selections and exciting products you can order online – all at tax-free, military-exclusive pricing.
I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably mongoose fat bike for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.
All our bikes are cherry picked from the very best BMX specialist brands, and all our bikes are designed specifically for use at the skatepark or on the track. It’s hard to quantify exactly but yes, I think it has. It’s certainly reminded me to stay off the brakes (unless/until you really have to use them) and to get more over – and lower down – at the front of the bike. As terrifying as it may be at first, you really cannot ride this bike without being really over the front tyre’s contact patch.
Consult your preferred manufacturer’s spec chart before ordering. Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. Whether it be freestyle or race every single one of our staff is a die-hard BMXer so you know that you’re always getting the best advice. Safety is always a top priority when it comes to BMX riding, and the California Special delivers with its DiaCompe MX brake kit.