The 1996 Mongoose Expert Comp BMX was race ready straight off the bike shop floor. It featured Shimano brake set with Shimano link wire, Chrome Mongoose 16T freewheel with 4 prong release and Mongoose 3 bolt seat post post clamp.
Headset Size
1"
Seatpost Size
26.0mm
Top Tube Size
Unknown
Original Colours
HFEX000000 HFFY000000
Made in Taiwan.
Fourth Letter in the serial indicates year of production. E=1995 or F=1996. X in the example above indicates production Month (E to L - May to Dec). Y in the example above indicates production Month (A to D - Jan to April).
Bikes made in Taiwan usually had an 8 month production and shipping timeline before they were sold in bike shops around the world. In May of any year, factories would usually switch production to making models for the following year.
