Mongoose Maxim Girls Mountain Bike, 24-Inch Wheels, Aluminum Frame, 21-Speed Drivetrain, Lavender

For the occasional young rider, this bike is great. The quality seems to be good. I bought it for my granddaughter. This is her first bike with gears and hand brakes. She is catching on to using them quickly.The only slight problem was that some tools, which were supposed to be included, were missing. I purchased this through the Amazon Warehouse. Although every item I have purchased through the Amazon Warehouse have been fine, this bike was returned by someone who didn't return all of the tools. Yet, I saved over $100.00. I guess the inconvenience that the missing tools created wasn't as bad since I save about 1/3 of the cost. The bike I bought is a light purple or lavender. The color is so pretty. We also got a basket for the bike. My granddaughter loves the whole package!

I pitchased this mongoose from the warehouse in damaged packaging, so i saved almost $150. i was a tony bit bummed because this package was supposed ro still containe all hardware and the assembly tools and there was a nut missing and no tools, but i had the stuff 8 needed in my bike tool kit. and i borrowed the nut from an old bike. it was pretty simple to assemble, just had to put on the front tire, handle bars, seat (which has a quick release nut ao that was super easy. with that assembly andbthen adjusting the brajes and putting air in the tires i think it took me about 45 minutes. i took it out for a ride and it runs great! omly thong i had to do was raise the sear a little more because i am 5 foot 3 and right at that cusp for riding a 24 or 26 inch this frame is 16.5 i believe whoch feels good for my shorter legs.

tengo una condicion en mi espalda y buscando tener opciones para mis ejercicios encontre esta bici apenas la corri un poco sentia que era buena solo modifique el asiento osea lo cambie para uno mucho mas comodo mas le puse un tubo de suspensión donde mismo va el asiento lo cual la hizo aun mejor

Excellent Bike. Because of my 4hip replacement I’m unable to ride it. Never used the bike!! So I’m stuck with a new bike that is collecting dust!!

Easy to put together and well made. Can't wait to get outside.

Damaged and looks terrible

I bought this bike for my 9-year old daughter for Christmas. It looks great, was easy to assemble, and will likely last until she grows out of it. One small issue: the kick stand that comes assembled on the bike is a joke. It is angled toward the back of the bike so that the bike easily rolls forward and tips over. Tried adjusting the mechanism but could not fix it. I will probably try to bend it to be more perpendicular to the ground before I give in and buy a new one from somewhere else. Nutshell: the kickstand is aesthetically pleasing but engineering-challenged. Yet I am still giving this 5 stars.

After assembling the bicycle, following all instructions impeccably, I took the bike to a bicycle shop for fine tuning because the bike was not working properly. The brakes didn't work and the gears weren't shifting properly. The shop told me that the the gear system is bent and some parts need to be replaced. Fine-tuning cost is estimated at $75. The additional repairs cost are estimated at $20 for parts and more for labor. As of now, I'm giving this bicycle one star because it is un-rideable, given it arrived damaged. I've reached out to Mongoose to see what their solution is. If they offer a decent solution, then I'll update my review based on their solution. I'm hoping I don't need to repack the bicycle and ship it back since I'm 90% the way to the finish line for being able to ride the bike. I'm a bit disappointed for two reasons: 1) the product arrived damaged and the damage was not clearly obvious and 2) It has cost me more money than I expected to get the bike rolling.