habib Posted April 20, 2009 Share Hi guys and girls I have been offered this Mongoose Teocali Comp not sure what year it is it hasnt done very much off road work and seen one trail the guy is asking R8000.00 negotiable what does everyone think It is this or a new Mongoose Otero Elite for about the same price Any suggestions I am a noob and currently riding a Raleigh M Trax so right now anything is an upgrade Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog_ Posted April 20, 2009 Share The Teocali for sure. They're not even almost in the same league. The Comp is pretty entry-level, but it's WAY better than the Otero. I'm not sure about the amount of riding though. Judging from the scratches on the barends it's scraped along the ground once at least. And the fork looks like the colour on the stanchions is coming off - not really a bad thing as long is they're not scratched, but it looks pretty well used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 20, 2009 Share Would any one suggest I rather take the R 8K and go buy a hardtail for the same amount of money and what would make the Teocali better then the Otero is it all to do with the sets shocks etc... G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustthesickness Posted April 20, 2009 Share +1 for the Teocali there! I dont know what spec that bike in the pic has, but I can vouch for the Teocali. It's an awesome all round bike. Very strong and light enough to push up a hill. The only thing that TOTALLY SUCKS about the bike in that pic are those bar ends dude. They are sooooo wrong in so many ways. Bar ends do not belong on riser bars. 8 grand is a a good price for that though, and you can always upgrade. oh, and that coil shock isnt standard AFAIK. You might want to upgrade that for a plush tweaky Fox for better trail hugging. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 20, 2009 Share and that coil shock isnt standard AFAIK. You might want to upgrade that for a plush tweaky Fox for better trail hugging. cheers 1st thing AFAIK ????2nd what should have been standard shocks and why would someone consider changing them or would have changed them. Does anyone else have any other suggestions on which way to go with this Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustthesickness Posted April 21, 2009 Share and that coil shock isnt standard AFAIK. You might want to upgrade that for a plush tweaky Fox for better trail hugging. cheers 1st thing AFAIK ????2nd what should have been standard shocks and why would someone consider changing them or would have changed them. Does anyone else have any other suggestions on which way to go with this Gerard AFAIK=as far as I know For that year of Teocali the shock was a Rockshox MC1 I think. you can google the diffs if you like, or if someone here cares to explain. I have to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 21, 2009 Share Ok so I have just been given some disturbing news and want to get a bit of a better idea on how true or untrue it is a mate just told me he heared that the Mongoose are not very strong frames and there have been a few cases where mongoose has refused to replace or other on broken frames... is there any truth to this matter or has anyone heared of anything like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog_ Posted April 21, 2009 Share The pre-2008 Canaan had frame issues, and the warranty is not transferable to the second owner. I haven't heard of any issues with Teocali frames. FWIW, my Meteore Comp frame has been perfect the last 2+ years. It even survived the dirt jumps in Mealstrohm at Logwood, which anyone that has ridden them will know where not very smooth. The frame has actually outlasted 2 forks already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted April 21, 2009 Share snip snip snipThe only thing that TOTALLY SUCKS about the bike in that pic are those bar ends dude. They are sooooo wrong in so many ways. Bar ends do not belong on riser bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRBVI Posted April 21, 2009 Share I have two mates with 08 Teocali's and one with 08 Canaan none of them have had any problems. The two with Teocali's have also thrashed them around logwood and the bike park, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 21, 2009 Share Ok so basically right now with all the input I have received the Teocali seems to be the formidable answer hands down, (inspection permitting) Does anyone still think I should rather take the R8k and get me a hard tail or perhaps someone out there thinks they have a deal which could beat this let me know please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog_ Posted April 21, 2009 Share Ok so basically right now with all the input I have received the Teocali seems to be the formidable answer hands down' date=' (inspection permitting) Does anyone still think I should rather take the R8k and get me a hard tail or perhaps someone out there thinks they have a deal which could beat this let me know please.[/quote'] Actually I think that'll be the best 'bang for the buck' option.For R8k you should be able to get a used hardtail with a decent fork and better components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRBVI Posted April 21, 2009 Share Anything would be better that the MTrax , As hog says a hardtail will probably have better components and be lighter than the Teocali. Depends on the type of riding you want to do or if you plan on upgrading Teocali at a later stage? Goldmember2009-04-21 05:39:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 21, 2009 Share Oh yes anything would be better then the M trax, but it has served me fairly well thus far. As for the weight situation I have never been very worried about the weight of items (I have been on a tank Mtrax for the past year and never noticed the difference) and as for the style of riding I want to do I will be honest and say I only really started to enjoy the Mountain bike when I found and rode the Reitvlei course and for me the touring or rides between obsticles seem like work where down hill and tech is a lot more interesting and keeps my mind busy so I would say I like busy courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRBVI Posted April 21, 2009 Share Then I would say go for the Teocali as you will have more rear and front shock travel than the Mtrax and a hardtail over obstacles. Other opinions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habib Posted April 21, 2009 Share I have just been offered this: Mongoose Otero is the Super Brown '08 model with Sram X-5 the price is R8200 and we can settle it less 5% for cash.Size medium New bike never been riden from a store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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