Mongoose ‘Stranger Things’ BMX Freestyle Bike is a Sweet Retro Ride
Pedal into the Upside Down.
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Mongoose is selling a stylishly retro BMX freestyle bike that’s totally worthy exploring the Upside Down.
The old-school brand made a replica of the same bicycle “Mad Max” Mayfield pedals around on in Season 3 of Stranger Things.
Its frame and fork and fork feature the same bright yellow pad set featured on ’80s-era Mongooses.
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The freestyle-spec rear pegs that kids use exclusively to haul a buddy—or in Mayfield’s case, Eleven—are also equipped, along with five-spoke mag wheels and 20-inch wheels.
The handlebars even come with a mounted headlamp, which would definitely come in handy while heading into an alternative dimension.
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As you can probably infer from the barspin-preventing brake cables, this thing isn’t really made for serious freestyle riding. But it will definitely make heads turn while cruising down the block.
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By the way, Netflix’s latest season of the supernatural series has racked up absolutely massive viewership since its July 4 premiere. Nearly 13 million people watched over its first four days of release, according to the streaming services SVOD ratings.
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The first episode racked up 19.17 million viewers in those four days, ahead of the 17.7 million who watched the second-season premiere within four days.
Six of the eight episodes passed 10 million viewers over the long weekend (curiously, the least-watched of the bunch is episode seven, “The Bite,” which implies that some people got impatient and skipped to the end).
The season premiere’s first-day average minute audience of 8.86 million would rank as the No. 2 show on all of TV in the week of July 1, trailing only the 14 million for the Women’s World Cup final on Fox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcnHOQ-cHa0
Given the show’s popularity, it’s not surprising that the Stranger Things x Mongoose bike is temporarily out of stock. Once the bikes are replenished, it will be available exclusively at Target for $220.