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Mongoose Dolomite (manufactured by Pacific Cycles):
- Steel 17" Frame. Standard (symmetrical) 190mm rear and 135mm fork spacing. Straight (34mm ID) head tube with an external cup headset for a 1 and 1/8" straight steerer fork.
- The bike weighs ~45 pounds.
- 1x7 gearing with a Shimano Tourney or Microshift 7 speed derailleur. Twist Shifter. The freewheel is a 14-28t.
- 100mm wide 36 hole alloy wheels with open bearings, and bolted on axles. Chaoyang/Arisun 4" tires.
- Offbrand mechanical disk brakes that don't feel the best, but are somewhat ok if properly adjusted.
Northrock XC00 (Manufactured by Giant) (https://www.costco.com/northrock-...67336.html) :
- Alloy 17" Frame. Non-standard 170mm asymmetrical (15mm driveside offset) rear and 121mm fork spacing. Tapered head tube with an integrated headset for a 1 and 1/8" straight steerer fork (it actually comes with a straight steerer fork).
- The bike weighs ~35 pounds.
- 1x7 gearing with a Shimano Altus rear derailleur. Trigger shifter. The freewheel is a 14-28t.
- 57mm wide 32 hole alloy wheels with open bearings, and quick release axles. Kenda Gigas 4" tires.
- Tektro mechanical disk brakes that will feel better than the offbrand ones on the Mongoose.
Out of the box it would seem that the Northrock is slightly better specced, as well as having a more modern and lighter frame. The controls on it will feel better, and the brakes are slightly better. However, the Mongoose functions better as an actual fat bike. It has much wider rims, and tires with a more aggressive tread that are better suited for trail/sand/snow. The tires on the Mongoose, while being the same width as the Northrock, will actually measure out closer to the full 4" due to being installed on wider rims.
When it comes to upgrading (if one wants to embark on such an endeavor on these bikes), the Mongoose is slightly more upgrade friendly due to having standard frame and fork spacing - making it much easier to upgrade the wheels. However the Northrock can theoretically take a tapered fork, but that will require a new front wheel (due to the non-standard stock fork axle spacing and hub), as well as a new headset.
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The stock wheels on the Northrock XC00 however, are at least serviceable. If you can find it, it's worth spending the extra money on an XCF. You can at least upgrade an xc00 to similar spec for about the same money, but a lot less hassle. If you can live with the entry level drivetrain (or are good at wrenching and ebaying and can upgrade to older, but higher quality spec 9 speed stuff for relatively cheap) and the weirdly short cranks, getting a set of decent tires would get you most of the way towards what I would consider a reliable, enjoyable fatbiking experience.
Secondly, you cannot really upgrade the drivetrain to a 9/10/11/12 speed on the Northrock as is because it's a freewheel setup, not a cassette. The best you could do would be to upgrade to a 14-34t megarange 7-speed freewheel on the front and a crankset with a smaller cog than the stock 36t on the front for better climbing. Upgrading to a cassette on the back would require a new rear wheel with a freehub, or at least a new hub. Getting a new rear wheel for the XC00 would be next to impossible, due to the non-standard asymetrical spacing, and installing a new hub would be more difficult for the same reasons.
Most of this also applies to the Dolomite, with the exception that one can actually source a new rear wheel. As a matter of fact they are available directly from Mongoose for around $50 from their higher end alloy models with a freehub already installed which is ready to take a 8-12 speed cassette (direct drop in).
Putting that technical bit aside, I do agree that if one is content with riding this as a 7-speed, the Northrock XC00 would be the better bet due to the significant weight difference. Regarding the XCF - it is a much nicer bike for just a bit more money than the XC00, but I haven't seen it available in the US.
Secondly, you cannot really upgrade the drivetrain to a 9/10/11/12 speed on the Northrock as is because it's a freewheel setup, not a cassette. The best you could do would be to upgrade to a 14-34t megarange 7-speed freewheel on the front and a crankset with a smaller cog than the stock 36t on the front for better climbing. Upgrading to a cassette on the back would require a new rear wheel with a freehub, or at least a new hub. Getting a new rear wheel for the XC00 would be next to impossible, due to the non-standard asymetrical spacing, and installing a new hub would be more difficult for the same reasons.
As for the freewheel, yeah it's an inherent disadvantage but you CAN put a 9 speed freewheel on there. I have one right now and it works just fine. They're a little pricier than a standard cassette but mine survived 2 winters of commuting every day with no isssue. Older, high quality 9 speed parts are relatively cheap and actually available. You can even get a rear derailleur with a clutch.
In normal times, It'd be hard to recommend either since pre-covid you could easily find used 'good' entry level fatbikes for 600-700 but those days are long gone.
As for the freewheel, yeah it's an inherent disadvantage but you CAN put a 9 speed freewheel on there. I have one right now and it works just fine. They're a little pricier than a standard cassette but mine survived 2 winters of commuting every day with no isssue. Older, high quality 9 speed parts are relatively cheap and actually available. You can even get a rear derailleur with a clutch.
In normal times, It'd be hard to recommend either since pre-covid you could easily find used 'good' entry level fatbikes for 600-700 but those days are long gone.
The wheels on the Dolo are the worst on any Mongoose fatbike. They are alloy (with what I think are stainless spokes on the current Dolos), but are solid 100mm wide. At least on the Malus they have cutouts and are lighter. I've purchased an entire wheelset from Mongoose with cutouts, a freehub, and QR skewers for < $100 shipped, but who wants to spend even that much on a $280 bike...
The XC00 on the other hand doesn't even have proper fat bike rims at 57mm. IMHO they don't give the correct profile to 4" tires for snow riding, where you need max contact patch. I wouldn't go lower than 65mm on fat bike rims, and really 70-80mm would be ideal, and is used by most major bike manufacturers.
Anyway, I agree that both bikes are a bad recommendation for anything other than short distance recreational riding. Really, nowdays one would need to spend about $1k to get an entry level fatbike that's trail worthy out of the box. I mean something with a decent alloy frame, 1x10 drivetrain, basic hydro brakes, and snow worthy tires.