2011 Mongoose Teocali Prototype

 weird link, looks as though you can adjust the travel with a qr!

 Yeah, the old Marin Tara frames had QR travel adjustment like that.

The Mongoose looks really nice

 As sick as the second bike looks, that quick release does NOT look too trusting to me.

 the second bike is clearly mongoose. match the "Prototype" stickers, and read under the sticker on the second one.

 ebo421 gets the win

 that QR remarks april fools...
hope it is just an old joke!

 no its to test the travel.. and adjust on site if it needs to be.. once fine tuned the QR will dissapear and make room for 1hole or 2..to bolt on..

 for what its says on the cannodale sticker ,cannodale and mongoose are an item now ,

 As far as I know Cannondale and Mongoose are not merging into one company. However Schwinn, GT and Mongoose are all owned by Pacific Cycle, and Pacific and Cannondale are both owned by the same investment group. Maybe there sharing technology now.

 Dorel Ind. bought Pacific, and now owns Cannondale too.

 HEY?! where is cannondale's dual leg dual crown inverted yet? they are holding back suspension tech! who else would like to see a flex-less 200mm inverted?

 is it just me or is the tapered head tube the ugliest thing out there? it looks like a damn Corona bottle...they should just go to a full 1.5 HT...asthetically speaking of course.

 lefty's are gay

 iv always thought the teocali linkage is ridiculous. this hasnt changed my opinion. its a good thing though. i cant even work it out by looking at it :?

 ...oop, nope i just worked it out with some closer looking and more concentration.
yep, its ridiculous.

 the prototype bike is a mongoose too. it says "mongoose reserch and development"
on the prototype sticker.

 yaay good job! you can read ebo421s post!

 maybe the biker dude didnt read it

 I agree with raleighvoid, way to complex, keep it simple stupid.

 WOW, a mongoose with a lefty... just when you thought you'd seen it all!

 wen i say mongoose and cannodale are a item now ,its becaus ei did talk to a guy from mongoose and he said to me that i had to go to a cannodale distributor to get some parts
,but they have a exellent service ,so he send me the part anyway but i ha dto pass by my local dealer

 its a mongoose proto, where it says "prototype" below it clearly says "goose research and develop"
im going to bet there is a "mon" before the "goose" under that cable housing

and the "m" cap on the bearing is a little give away as well

 Mongoose already has a bike that uses a qr to adjust the travel. so it's nothing all that crazy.

 Yes bxxer-rider, I gathered that from all the comments posted 4-6 hours earlier than yours. @phobospwns: Neat, I was unaware of that.

 yea they have gotten much better.. My 2010 khyber is pretty good about staying all tight.. no real issues yet..

 I have an 09 boot'r team, probably the best bike ive ever been on.

 i think Zellars had the distibution rights here in canada before ( but don't quote me on that) just like how sports chek had iron horse

 I think we get that impression cos the rear wheel is nearer the camera, looks great though

 dont hold me to it but i think thats cause the bb is floating with the rear suspention and so moves making for a longer wheelbase once the suspention is at sag...

 mongoose85: The wheelbase is a bit longer than a 2010 Teocali. The head angle is more slack and the top tube grew by 10 mm. Kind of split the difference with a Khyber and 2010 Teocali.

radleyy: The wheel base stays more constant (read stable) because the rearward/upward axle path mimics what a fork does. you notice this most when full squishing both wheels in a drop or hard turn and the bike remains more stable than say a vertical axle path design.

 That makes sence, but, that is an awful high end spec for a $700 bike.

 True, but I really doubt the Teocali is coming spec'd with XX next year either. They're probably decking out all the Proto stuff with top-notch components so that the design of the frame is really the only thing being tested. Afterwards let Darren do his thing spec'ing components for the different levels, he's been doing a damn good job picking the nice stuff where it really matters.

 Well given the small font size it's easy to overlook (I know I missed it), especially when you factor in that most people will most likely notice the QR on the linkage and have an instant reaction of "what the hell?"

 Coming from a guy who rides a Giant Reign? Ride it before you bash it.

 good spotting!

 finnally someone to get parts from for my goose here in canada.Can you send a link or something to cantact the your shop stund thanks would appreciate it

 why? mongoose had some of the sickest BMX race bikes back in the day and the new bikes preform just as well as any modern day big name.. and they get it to the consumer waay cheaper then other brands.. if you cant look past a name and see how well a something works then you are quite thick headed.

 sure it works just fine, i just dont like the company. and as for the bmx thing, they made nice bmx bikes back in the day, they are no longer the same company, theyve been bought and are now being run by pacific cycles. just because a bike company used to make real high quality product does not mean they are still the same quality after ownership has changed hands, people that buy companies change them the way they wish and in a lot of cases thats not a good thing. higher production, lower cost, lower quality. try not to insult people you dont know....its rude

 I dont get how you can say that the mongoose bikes are not a quality bike.. for the price point that they try and achieve they produce amazing products.. as far as build quality, the only issues I have seen are with the older Cannans, they had a tenancy to crack under huge loads, which is by no means a good thing. They fixed the problem the next year and I haven't seen any more pic lately. In addition, issues such as that are always present in the first year run of bikes.. I have seen 3 pics of intense 951's with headtubes sheared off, but I dont think they are a bad company. Just first year run of bikes almost never have all the problems worked out.. and tell me what company makes bikes that work as well and have as good of a component spec as the mongoose brand? and what is your standard for quality? I would like to know why you think that mongoose is inferior to other bike makers.
Not trying to be bitter just would like to know why people are so adamantly against Mongoose and the brand name..

 All mongooses have that it their type of linkage

 no it's not! Cannondale have grinded welds and Lefty specyfic headtube.