Mongoose Switch and Stun

This is an all around great bike for my son. It looks “cool” and has all of the functions needed for a novice rider. I like how it has pedal breaks as well as handle breaks so the user can use the pedal breaks as a back up as they learn to use those on the handle. The wheels are wide enough to make for an easy ride. The only thing I’ll say negatively about the bike is that it’s tough to put together. The handle bar breaks were especially difficult to figure out. I had to call a friend over to help me and don’t think I could have figured it out without him.

**Update from last review**We went head and ordered a 2nd exact same bike for our other son. This time we got a Amazon return (One at a discount).The bike had a few minor imperfections, slightly bent front wheel (2min fix w/ a spoke tool) and a bent right side crank bearing (Pretty simple and painless fix if you know how to repair it). Also did a rear tire coaster brake conversion to a freewheel since my son wanted a bike that could back pedal.Am I happy with both bikes, YES.Are my sons happy, YES.If I had to buy them both over again, YES I would buy them.***First post***Read lots of reviews and to be honest. Allot of folks should just buy a preassembled bike if they can’t read directions. Very strait forward and easy to put together. Make sure you have all the tools needed before starting on this, plan on it taking 20-40mins depending on your mechanical skill level.Does Not come with a kick stand! No problem, we pulled the adjustable one off my sons old bike that we got on Amazon for $5.I will be buying another one of these again for my other son when his B-Day comes around. If he behaves 😉Absolutely yes a good buy!

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I got this for my 6 year old for Christmas. I just finished assembling it. The bike seems like good quality for the price. It seems much nicer than anything that I found at Target or Walmart. The bike comes disassembled, but it goes together easily. The instructions were clear, and it took me 20-30 mins using a 10mm and 15mm box wrench and a 5mm and 6mm allen wrench. The only issue that I had was with one of the four bolts that tighten the handle bars. One of the holes was not threaded all the way through, and the bolt would not tighten. It was about a quarter of an inch off the seat. Fortunately I have a tap an die set, and I was able to thread the hole the rest of the way through. If you have the same issue, the bolt size is 8mm x 1.25. This added a few minutes, and was a minor inconvenience to me, but it might have been a bigger issue to somebody trying to assemble this bike at two in the morning on Christmas Eve. Overall I am happy with this purchase. I’m just glad I had a tap and die set.

Reading some of the reviews I was expecting a pretty cheapie bike, but was pleasantly surprised. My son outgrew his old bike and I had a used on I planned on sanding down, painting and putting back together. When I priced out the materials, paint they were almost the price of this bike! Using up a weekend fixing it up made less sense than buying an entire new bike.Fast forward to receiving this, it was very well packaged and an absolute cinch to set up. I'm really surprised at the complaints of installation difficulty. It's not rocket science putting it together, and that's with not even reading the instructions. If you are even a tiny bit handy and have a socket set this shouldn't take you more than 10-20 minutes to put together.I added a push bar which immensely helps in pushing my son, who at times just doesn't have the muscle to make it up hills. Cranks and wheels turned smoothly and perfectly, brakes worked well, my son was very happy. The only suggestion I'd make is for Mongoose to include a cheapie bell, for what probably costs pennies at scale I think it would make kids happy. But no biggie, I'll just spend a few bucks and buy one. Overall a great bike for a kid, especially someone who you know will grow out of the bike in 2 or 3 years anyway.

When I was growing up Mongoose was a super great brand for kids bikes. Now that I am a dad I had to buy a first bike for my son. I went straight to Amazon and picked out this nice looking Mongoose Stun for a moderate price compared to others but more expensive than a Huffy from Walmart. My son rode this thing twice in the past week since we bought it on 8/22/24. All of the bearings disintegrated as they looked to have not been greased at all prior to assembling the hub and crank at the factory. Also one of the axles broke as well. These seem to be areas that the engineers are purposely cutting costs on forcing you to replace these various pieces. I should have just paid more for a better brand or better yet had just bought a cheap Huffy from Walmart. I would avoid Mongoose now as it is not the quality product you remember from your youth.

My son took the training wheels off his 16 inch bike last summer. He will be receiving this bike for his 5th birthday and will be so excited that it has pegs, and has orange on it (his favorite color)! The bike does not come with the tools needed to put it together so you will need your owe. There is also no kick stand so we will have to pull it off an old bike or buy a new one. It is a very sturdy and will be a good bike for his next size. Can’t beat the price on this bike either! Box came super damaged but there were no issues luckily to the bike itself. Glad we opened and essembked to confirm this right away.

The bike arrived with a broken reflector. Even worse, the fork for the front tire was bent, so the tire couldn't actually be placed. I had to get a 2x4 and leverage it by hand. (It was either that or go through the clumsy process and return it, and shipping was a disappointment, too, though not the sellers fault.)The assembly instructions were lousy. Each step is written as a three paragraph essay, but doesn't actually include helpful and necessary information.