| Re: HARO bikes
edwperal wrote:
> I've never heard about this brand before, i saw one that I like not
> only becasue of the features but the $$ also. if you own one or have
> heard someting about them, can you share your comments please?!
>
> Thanks
Haro has been around since at least the early 80's. Bob Haro was a
bigtime BMX freestyle rider who started his own brand. The bikes from
the 80's were top of the line and likely made in California. Since then
the bikes have become more generic and Taiwanese (as did every other
brand that survived), with some high-end frames made by boutique US
builders (I think they used to rebadge some Intense models.)
I'm actually passively poking around for a 2005 Haro Escape 2.0. I
rented one out in Santa Fe earlier this year and after a few days on it
I found it to be a great trail bike with a fit that pointed out many of
the deficiencies of my current (and significantly blingier) bike. The
parts are so-so (low end SRAM, cheapo 110mm Manitou fork, low end
Truvativ cranks) but they worked very nicely and might last me a couple
seasons (or I can craigslist them/recycleabicycle.org them/swap parts
out with my other bikes.)
If any of you guys are shop owners and have one of these puppies
sitting around in size Large, lemme know.
Anyway, can't speak for any other current models (and the Escape 2.0
has either been discontinued or the frame has been changed, I can't
remember), but I'm sure a fan of the one I rented....
/s
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