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