cool man, thanks. I usually go to a national park where allowed and bike the trails. some times I will spend a night under the stars and some times I will be back at my truck by dark. I am no pro. I have a few scars to prove it. Any opinions from someone who knows this stuff is very welcome.

I may have been suckered in by all the hype. just like anything else if you pay only for what an item is actually worth and not the hype then it will be considerabley less. Just out of curiousity. what type of Mongoose and what type of mods did you do? When I said that price was not a big concern I meant that I will not fret over a couple of bucks to compromise quality. if a good bike is 200 but a much better bike is 300 then that is money well spent. I hate to waste money however. except on the case of beer I am halfway through right now. but If I can get what I need for less then I will persue those means.