I know I've talked about doing these and have had some great feedback. We have approval from the owner of the Mongoose brand and we are going to move forward with the re-issue Mongoose grips. They WILL BE MADE FROM THE SAME MOLD as was used BITD. We will be making Black, Red, and Blue for starters. We'll get our samples early next week for color verification and after that it's off to the races.

Below is a picture of THE mold to verify they will be the a authentic re-issue grip.

How do you plan on distributing/selling those grips? I would definately wait to buy a couple pairs.

They will be available on a new website that will be launched within in the next few weeks. You will be able to purchase the "official" Mongoose and GT decals sets and some more new items as well. The decal sets are already available. The rest will be available very, very soon.

Hey Shannon will all BMX products decals be available? I need DeCoster decals and I'm shure others could use them, or Jag, Blue Max etc. as well

Wright on, put me down for two of each

Bill Curtin has the rights to the BMX Products line as well as GT Bicycles. The Decoster decals are in the works and should be available real soon.

Put me down for a pair of black grips for my 81 Mongoose build.

approximate price?

Carl

$19.95 + shipping.

Awesome! Put me down for 2 sets of red ones.

jk

These could become the official grip of Hawaii. The local boys love the Mongoose brand.

True! In fact Rockne Tang needs a pair for his goose too. So did you decide on what kind of compound you are going to use? The old harder version or newer/softer?


jk

We're getting some samples next week. We'll make our final decision then.

Perhaps the new repop's can be marketed as "Now with stool softer included"? Just an idea.

Are you going to advertise these to the mainstream BMX/freestyle market? I bet there are lots of new-school kids who would be stoked to run old-school Mongoose grips, as long as they're comfortable and affordable.

We'll be doing some web ad stuff fior sure.

This is to cool! This will finish off my 84 for cali. Can't wait.

Wow....Cant wait to get a couple pairs!

Greatness!

If only you could convince the boys at Oakley to allow the same.

This needed repeating.
-Bill

They need to sent the link to the site and sales figures, that could convince them that there is $ in repoping the old grips. If there is no $ in it they won't do it, business is bisinesss and there has to be sustainable profit in it. 20 bucks is a little pricey for just any grips, but a deal for a true accurate reproduction.

I've been trying. It's one of those companies that's difficult to get to the correct person. I've had better luck making contact with bmx companies in Japan than with these guys.

As my interest in the vintage side of this hobby has matured, I have found reproductions less desireable. However, I have always supported the soft-good side of vintage re-pops. Pads, grips, stickers and tires are things we need more of. Comp IIs with colored sidewalls are impossible to find, and I would never ride a set if I found one.
Good job on the grips - they look great and will make many goose owners happy.

Keep us updated, hope you go with the softer version. The hard vinyl ones are probably still not worn out from 25 years ago.

Changstar

Please put me down for 2 blues and 1 red.

Thanks

One of each + a set of DeCoster decals, and 81 Supergoose decals

Hey Shannon, I got a GREAT idea for the packaging........

Nice Jeff!

Hawaii is also the biggest purchaser of SPAM as well, but I am pulling for the softer compound grips for sure!

Hey for us fried Spam for breakfast is like Bacon for you guys. Goose's were popular because they were strong and had a good warranty. We broke a lot of frames BITD. Thruster was popular for the same reason. Most went for heavy duty over lightweight. True motocross thinking.

Changstar

It's one of the few things that keeps well in our grass shacks.

jk

Have to say this official grip re-issue is the best resto news I've heard since Bill started on the authentic Goose stickers. Top stuff mate.

Put me down for 3 pairs, one each color. black , blue and red.

Also what is the website, can you post a link ?

Mark

Ahhh, this I know. I was spammed out when I lived there. LOL!!! My buddy has a SPAM T-shirt.

As for the site. I can't give out the name yet as it's not quite ready for public viewing. We're still tweaking it and we need out final version grips to add to it. We want to have plenty of products on the site when it's launched.

You're gonna need it!

Without wanting to link too many themes, I guess we could dance around Spamhenge to celebrate the return of these iconic grips... Are you with me Hawaiians???

Say goodbye to the value of the originals...

Yeah, because we know THAT'S the reason we all love BMX.

EXACTLY when and where can I order the Mongoose grips.
Just say the word, and I'm all over them.
Thanks for making this possible.

Heck, I don't even OWN a Mongoose and I'll probably snag a pair...

Sell them now then before the new ones come out, its not an issue

Nah, value should be the same since they are just the old ones back again. Somewhere in a warehouse they just found a few thousand pairs that would survive through the next nuclear attack. Those grips are like cockroaches, nothing can kill them or wear them out. I think I still have some from my granpa's bike that are like new. Just kidding, hey Thumper are you a part of this new deal? Will they come with a 25 year warranty? Is it true that they were made to sell more gloves? And put me down for 3 pairs too.

Changstar

I'm very much a part of this new deal. We should be ready to roll production in the next two weeks.

Exciting!

Just got our samples late last week. Placed our first order today. We expect to have packaged re-issue Mongoose grips in about a month. They will be marked with an additional "R" on the flange facing the crossbar and will be made of a softer compound then the old callus shreaders.

Nice work! How did you go with colour matching?

Now that's the way to do a vintage reissue. Class.

Wow...reissued Mongoose grips!!! Oh yeah!
Will they come in a nice little box like BITD?
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Anybody remember getting 2 pairs of different colors and then cutting them in half to have 2 color grips. Putting half of one color on the inside and another color on the out side? I saw Sano with red and yellow for the old TGO team colors.

Changstar

First time I ever saw that Changstar was on Bottema 's DG. He had blue and yellow Oakley's. It looked pretty badass!

Thanks guys! We think we have a pretty good color match. Also, they won't come in the sweet little box like old times. They will be polly bags and have a nice little Mongoose header card attached.

I remember doing that with red and blue oakleys. I followed an article in BMXA. They said to use Gorilla Snot to glue them onto the bars after. I couldn't find Gorilla Snot in Hawaii so the outer ends would always slide off. Ruined two sets of oakleys.

Hey Shannon,

Perfect grips for my Team Jag. I already ruined a set of original Oakley II's on my rider. Kinda costly to use original grips for my rider. Looking forward to using yours especially since they are of softer compound than before.

jk