The 1997 Mongoose Solution Team Cruiser has a 7005 triple butted, super heat treated polished alloy frame with a chrome threadless fork with butted cro-mo blades, A Dia-compe 1 ⅛ Ahead set, Mongoose inverted solution polished stem, Mongoose cruiser cro-mo handlebar. Mongoose Kryton grips, Shimano XT V brake on the rear with Shimano LX M600 lever, Araya super 907X double wall, chrome plated alloy rims with Formula sealed alloy hubs and Mongoose blur tyres. Mongoose heat treated, 3-piece cro-mo 180 millimetre curved crank set with polished alloy 42 tooth chain wheel, Mongoose alloy comp pedals, 27.2 millimetre seat post, Mongoose Solution kevlar seat and 3 bolt seat clamp.
Headset Size
1 1/8"
Seatpost Size
27.2mm
Top Tube Size
Unknown
Original Colours
KG6X000000 KG7Y000000
Made in Taiwan.
Fourth Letter in the serial indicates year of production (1997 or 1998). 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.