The Mongoose Switchback is a commuter/comfort/mountain/hybrid bike with an aluminum, chromoly and steel T6 / Mongoose / Tange frame. The frame comes in colors like red, blue and black.

Originally released in 1993, there are 15 versions of this bike. Due to the frame materials, we estimate that this bike weighs around 30 pounds. The Switchback has fork suspension with 2-75in travel.

Components

The Switchback comes with Mix, Shimano and Altus components, including an aluminum, adjustable, quill, tig-welded Mongoose stem, a steel, threadless, sealed, WTB Momentum Comp ST, YST, VP Threaded, Threaded Mongoose headset and grip-shift, SRAM, Shimano, MRX-100, Sunrace Dual Trigger, MRX-170 Optical Gear Display shifters.

Drivetrain

The Switchback has 7,8,6 speeds and has a Shimano SRAM ESP 3.0 derailleur.

Wheels

It comes with Hutchinson Acrobat, Mongoose, Continental Traffic Kenda Khan Blk tires (26in x 1.95in) and Alex, Araya Weinmann rims.

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Specs

Type Commuter, Comfort, Mountain, Hybrid
Year 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Alt. Names Switchback, SwitchbackAL, SwitchbackSX, SwitchbackCX, Switchback AL, Switchback SX, Switchback CX