Submitted by
Martin Benoit
a Downhiller
from Whistler B.C CANADA
Date Reviewed: 10/25/2007 5:46:15 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Freight Train to Dirt Merchant..... |
| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Price Paid: |
$2200 |
| Purchased At: |
Katmandu (Whistler B.C) |
| Strengths: |
extremelly solid,adjustability,quality/price ratio,near top of the line components |
| Weaknesses: |
floating rear brake linkage rod is to weak (broke)Haro's warranty replacement part made stronger ,problem solved.... |
| Similar Products Tried: |
none |
| Bike Setup: |
stock...see Haro's site for list of components |
| Bottom Line: |
After 55 days or so of riding Whistler's wicked Downhill bike park ,the Haro 357nine still wants more & still looks and ride like brand new (O.K few scratches from the big crash on "Original sin")Although Probably not a bike for beginners,like most of these types of bikes,a certain amount of knowledge is needed to fully take advantage of this bike(geometry,suspention setup,etc....)and this bike as it all.For the rest of us,GREAT RIDE !!! Basically I do not think that I could have found as good a bike for that kind of $$$$.Think about it,the forks by themself retail for $1200.00 .As far as I am concern, It's a keeper....And man, I can't wait for next season.
If I had to...possible similar replacement would be a "Specialised "Big Hit" ". |
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Submitted by
michael Lopez
a Downhiller
from El Centro CA,
Date Reviewed: 5/26/2007 6:01:20 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Nobal, anderson truck, Fontana |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$500 |
| Purchased At: |
ebay |
| Strengths: |
Lots and lots of adjustability to slack or unslack your head angle, and the over all geometry of your bike! oversized bearings, replacable/adjustable drop outs, a TRUE floating brake, completely nuts swing arm, pretty light considering how overbuilt it is. bottom bracket clearance stands over a foot, at, 42 pounds it is pretty damm light for what it is... |
| Weaknesses: |
a little loud on the decents... the cable guides aren't placed in the greatest place, and the frame ( strong as it may be) is highly manipulated, so watch the rubber stoppers on your fork, make sure they will actually hit the right part of the frame. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Jamis diablo, trek session 77, giant Dh team, etc... |
| Bike Setup: |
fox 40 RC2, manitou metal RPA, azonic outlaw, maxxis mobster/minion DHF, XT/ pg990, MRP world Cup, Bla Bla Bla... |
| Bottom Line: |
Over all, I am very impressed with the adjustability and over all strength to weight ratio of the bike.. Everything is placed in accordance with what it needs to be a great bike... It has adjustable travel from 7 to 9 inches but it pedals so well at 9, the you really don't need to drop it to 7 inches..EVER.. over all, I am really impress with it.. it is smooth, rediculously fast over extremely rugged terrain, it handles GREAT... will be the last bike I'll ever get.. unless it brakes on me ( which judging from the welds on this frame, it won't).. definately worth a look. If your having trouble with the geometry, play with the back linkage! Make sure none of the links are up side down, because the geometry is completely adjustable... definately up there with the best! any more questions, email me at cronomech@yahoo.com
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