Mongoose Californian
Manufactured 1984 BMX Products, Inc. in Merida Factory
Not to be outdone, Mongoose made the Team model and later the Californian. From their Catalogue – The Californian is “a special bike, inspired by California’s free spirit of aggressive competition and developed for total performance on track or street”. Starting in 1982, many of the Mongoose Bikes, including this model, were produced in the Merida Factory. It had a full chromoly main frame for weight savings and strength which allowed it to copy the top end “Pro Class” styling which had dropped the front frame gusset for a more “race” styling. It sported the new “Pro Class” wheel design which used a partial double wall construction for strength, but then drilled out a portion of the rim to save weight and to enhance the looks, there were custom colored rim strips to highlight the wheels.