MongooseDolomite Fat Tire Mens Mountain Bike

As a kid I used to take my bikes completely apart, paint them and then reassemble them. I learned a lot about how to dismantle and reassemble bicycles. This bike came mostly assembled besides the front tire, handle bars and seat. Handle bars were actually attached to the cables for the gear shifter and the brakes.First off, the instructions, for the novice, don't really give you everything you need when assembling this bike. I went off childhood prior knowledge. It took maybe 15 minutes to get it completely assembled, aside from me not being able to read the word "rear" on the forks when assembling that portion of the bike. Quick fix though, removed the handle bars, spun the goose neck and reinstalled the handlebars. FIXED! Filled the tires to the recommended 20psi. To get the seat to stay in place (I'm a bigger guy - 6'2" about 265) I had to tighten the little paddle tightener down a little tighter then expected. Hoped on the bike and away I went. 20 minutes out of the box and I was riding it. I had to adjust the braking systems to work properly as they are installed but not tuned. I may have to slightly adjust the shifter as it will push the chain completely off the sprocket when I shift into 7th and push the shifter all the way forward. Not a big deal, just needs a quick tune. Immediately took it on a 6 mile ride, roads, sand, back woods and it performed excellent for me. I am not a professional biker, I do not go flying through the woods to get my adrenaline fix. I'm also older so I like a good workout but not an adrenaline rush. This book works perfect for exactly what I needed it to do. Since I did just receive this bike if any unpleasant updates come along I'll update them here. Currently it's a really nice looking bike and rides really well. OH, and it's a little heavier then your expensive titanium or aluminum or whatever bikes. You'll know you have something sturdy when you try to pick this thing up. It's heavy duty. So far I would recommend this to anyone that loves to ride and also loves the idea of having a wide track when riding through sand, mud, dirt or snow.

I have always ridden bikes.... just for fun. I have a Fuji hybrid mountain bike....thin tires, front shocks, ect... however that bike does not do well in snow or icy trails. I wanted to buy a bike that could go over snow, to keep up biking over the winter. I searched as you you are doing, I read reviews, not knowing what to buy... so I settled on this bike. When it arrived I immediately opened and put together/due to all the reviews saying theirs were damaged in shipping... mine arrived with no damage....however the cardboard box it arrived in was flimsy/ I had no issues. I put this together and of course took it for a spin. My initial feelings were "low" about this bike. I put together and test drove while it was 70 and sunny out. I initially thought the bike was too heavy, too slow, not enough gears, brakes I felt were under powered and took too long to stop. I wanted this to be a perfect snow bike, so I also bought the cloud 9 seat and different pedals to try and make it perfect for my first snow ride.....Well we had about 3" of snow, it was sunny and 19 degrees out. I reluctantly took this bike out. I made sure the tires were 8psi/sounds low I know/ but that is what I read to have tires set to.... So I bundled up/ opened the garage and off I went! WOW! now my feelings for this bike changed in the first mile! I was going through snow effortlessly and was so easy to pedal! No slipping or sliding! And for the "gears".... it has all I need! Now this isn't a "fast"bike.. I usually travel 12-14mph according to my Garmin watch...this bike I averaged 6.3mph through the snow. There was no need for any more gears, and the brakes worked perfect due to the resistance of the snow and weight of the bike. I was only using 2-3 and sometimes 1st gear. For me this is no speed bike, but a perfect get out the house in winter bike! My first winter trip on this was going to be 1-3 miles because I didn't believe it would be enjoyable. I ended up traveling 14 miles on my first trip! My second trip was 18 miles! these/for me/ were tough miles because there is little to no "coasting" due to the resistance of the snow and weight of the bike.. so I was constantly peddling. This ended up being exactly what I was looking for.. after all it got my out of the house and exercising! My smart watch says I burned over 2,000 calories on the first 14 mile trip.