The 1997 Mongoose Solution comp has a 7005 super heat treated, polished alloy frame with a chrome threadless fork with butted cro-mo blades, A Dia-compe 1 ⅛ Ahead set, Mongoose solution polished stem, Mongoose Expert Pro cro-mo handlebar, Mongoose Kryton grips. Dia-compe 747 V brake on the rear with Dia-compe MX 101 lever, Alloy double wall rims with Formula alloy hubs and Mongoose blur tyres, Mongoose heat treated 1-piece cro-mo curved 175 millimetre crank set with alloy 44 tooth chainwheel. Mongoose alloy comp pedals, 27.2 millimetre seat post, Mongoose expert pro racing seat and 3 bolt seat clamp, The frame comes in large and Extra large.
Super Heat Treated Alloy Frame
1pc CR-MO Cranks
Double Wall Rims
To use the BMX SerialFinder start typing the whole serial into the search bar at the top of the page, or use the Advanced Search page. Based on your entry, a filtered list of possible bikes that match your serial year and month will appear. Do not include the individual frame numbers (see below).
Mongoose mid school serial numbers.
The most common serial number format contains four characters at the beginning. The first two characters (letters) are the factory code. The third character (letter) indicates year of production. Fourth characters (letter) indicates month of production. The remaining numbers are the individual frame numbers and not part of the date sequence.
1996 Built Frames.
KG6X000000 | X = production Month (E to L - May to Dec)
1997 Built Frames.
KG7Y000000 | Y = production Month (A to D - Jan to Apr)
Made in Taiwan.
As a general rule, bikes made in Taiwan had around an 8 month production lead timeline before they were delivered and sold in bike shops around the world. Generally around May of each year, factories would usually switch production to making models for the following year.
For a detailed explanation on mid school Mongoose BMX serial numbers, check out our easy-to-follow serial number guide.