Mongoose Legion Freestyle BMX Bike 20-In

Just get one. This is Mongoose like in the 80's and early 90's. Not the junk crap that Walmart and other department stores still sell. Avoid those like the plague! But then, that's apparent to any real BMX rider. Those are all flash for what little you pay and no real quality. If you already have one of those, strip it down to the bare frame and only the frame and build everything else up from scratch. That's those bikes only hope. This on the other hand is fine the way it comes. Ok, may have to make a few tweaks and whatnot along the way, but that's to be expected of even the best BMX bikes. It's part of riding and making it your own. I do wish they'd have given it at least a somewhat taller seat post, and I'm also not crazy about how the seat is permanently attached to the seat post as well. Normal seat and seat post setup is, if the seat wears out or isn't to your liking, you can just stick a new seat on the seat post. Here, you have to replace both. Was expecting something like a pivoting seat post or perhaps the old bolt down kind. On the other hand, the seat that's here, by BMX standards, is plenty acceptable until I upgrade. I got the L60 and I'm not sure it mentions it in the details, but it appears as though it's sporting a rear wheel that's sealed while the front wheel is not sealed. But the L60 is totally the midrange offering of the whole Legion lineup. So it's expected that a few things are somewhat average, besides, the rear wheel is where you want and need a better quality one at, uh, if you're going to cut corners that is. Also, contrary to what I'm seeing in other reviews here, the brakes do work surprisingly well. More than adequate. The bike arrived perfectly and overall inspection found one very minor blemish. Top tube on left side has like a weird smudge in the paint job that then glossed over for it's final painting. I tried Goo Gone thinking it might have just been grease, it's kind of a blackish color against green giving that effect sorta, but after a good rubbing it remains unchanged, so I can tell it's permanently on there. Both very minor and totally cosmetic, a classic error no doubt the result of being mass produced. Everything else is brilliant here plus I caught a sweet sale on mine and got it for only $146.87 + tax. Arrived quickly, packaged well, everything is in perfect condition, so yeah, I'll excuse one little minor smudge. Thank you Mongoose!!!!