| The Haro mountain bike equals expert dirt
riding. Since Haro came on the
scene in the 80's as a BMX company,
they've been focused on one thing
only, and that is performance
in dirt riding - on the mountain
trails, on the local course, or
anywhere for that matter, even
on your way to work across town.
Dirt. That is what Haro is good
at, and what they've been perfecting
for decades. Over the years they've
developed many different Haro
mountain bikes, for a variety
of situations and bikers, but
always focusing on performance.
Bringing the experience of their
BMX past into play with each new
design, pays off big-time! A case
in point is the Haro Mountain
Bike Extreme. With its hydro-formed
top tube to support big-hit forks,
as well as 5-6 inches of adjustable
travel and aggressive disc brakes,
the Extreme is a very stout machine.
This is the ideal heavy-duty,
all-mountain bike. The Extreme
Haro Mountain Bike boasts an extremely
strong rear suspension that can
handle practically any big hits
and hard landings. The frame has
enough lateral stiffness to help
you always ride in a perfect line.
If you thrive on fast downhills,
huge gap jumps and big drops then
the Extreme will get you there
and back! The Werx Haro Mountain
Bikes are the speed-monsters of
the range. Tested and proven to
be winners by the Haro/Lee Dungarees
team, these black beauties are
born to race and win. With names
like Manitou, Shimano, and Saint
used in the making, they have
to be exceptional! The Haro mountain
bike range also offers the V3,
a basic, bare-bones hardtail model
for the beginner biker to get
a first experience of the mountains,
or even to commute across town.
Haro mountain bikes always seem
to anticipate the needs of their
riders. This is evident in this
bike with its lightweight aluminum
frame with replaceable derailleur
hanger, and tabs for disc brakes
for possible upgrading. The sloping
top tube offers good stand-over
clearance, which is welcome in
many kinds of riding conditions.
Haro has also managed to come
up with an extremely heavy duty
bike that is aimed at those heavy
and rough riders who like to drive
their bikes - and themselves -
to the extremes of endurance.
The Haro Mountain Bike Escape
8.2 has a frame made of huge aluminum
tubes, with strategically placed
reinforcing gussets. For extra
protection against direct hits
and bumps the Marzocchi EXR Pro
Coil suspension fork of the Escape
offers 105mm of travel. This Haro
mountain bike is also supplied
with extra-fat 2.35-inch Kenda
tires. With all that protection,
the Escape is unfortunately not
a lightweight bike! The Escape
is supplied with three front chainwheels
and nine rear cogs, but in place
of the third (large) chainwheel,
the bike sports a rugged bash
guard to protect the drivetrain
components from rocks and logs
- and heavy duty dirt... Yes,
dealing with dirt. That is what
every Haro mountain bike was born
to do! For more information visit
Best-Mountain-Biking.com Rika
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article: 2006 Rika Susan. This
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