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Mongoose Switchback 3 - 27.5in

Last known price
$1,299
Fork travel
120 mm
Wheels
27.5″
Drivetrain
1 × 10 32t
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Not published by the manufacturer

  • Sizes and geometry

Components

17 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Tectonic T2, aluminum, 27.5" trail geometry, internal cable routing, 12 mm x 148 mm dropout, replaceable hanger, tapered headtube Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Aluminum

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 32
Largest chainring
  • 32
Rear sprockets
  • 10

Technical analysis

2 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample
1,810 bicycles with this information
Coverage
97.5% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

388 of 1,849 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample
1,849 bicycles with this information
Coverage
99.6% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2025 builds

Differences across 2025 builds
Specification This bicycle Mongoose Switchback 3 - 27.5in Mongoose Switchback 1 - 27.5in Mongoose Switchback 1 - 29in Mongoose Switchback 2 - 27.5in Mongoose Switchback 2 - 29in Mongoose Switchback 3 - 29in
Frame
Fork material Aluminum Steel Steel Steel Steel Aluminum
Suspension
Front travel 120 mm 100 mm 100 mm 100 mm 100 mm 120 mm
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets 10 8 8 9 9 10
Brakes
Brake type Hydraulic disc Mechanical disc Mechanical disc Hydraulic disc Hydraulic disc Hydraulic disc
Cockpit
Seatpost Dropper seatpost Rigid seatpost Rigid seatpost Rigid seatpost Rigid seatpost Dropper seatpost
Other specifications
Fork spring Coil Not informed Not informed Not informed Not informed Coil
Tire width 2.4″ 2.35″ 2.35″ 2.35″ 2.35″ 2.4″
Wheel size 27.5″ 27.5″ 29″ 27.5″ 29″ 29″

Other models in this family

6 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Mongoose Switchback 3 - 27.5in, by Mongoose

This bicycle

Trail

Switchback 3 - 27.5in

  • Suspension: 120 mm

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