Author Topic: Haro Freestyler (Read 14344 times)

gobshite · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2011, 02:34 PM »

Quote from: harorider on September 20, 2011, 08:37 AM

why do people leave neg comments when they for 1 have probably never seen 1 in the flesh and 2 never rode 1 $:-\$

i dont need to see one "in the flesh" tbh, just looking at the cheap,bubblegum welds and knowing the frame is made from mild steel is enough,

haro had every opportunity to make this a compliment to the old school, instead they went for the cheapest option and an insult to the old freestyler/masters,

if they'd had them made from 4130 and built by a decent manufacturer i'd have wished them well and been impressed, even "SE racing" made a better job of their "retro" bikes,

tell you what, ride it hard for a few weeks and when it cracks/snaps post up some pics,

admit it, its made entirely for "looking at" and not any kind of bmx riding,

all it does is scream "i cant afford/cant be bothered to build/restore and old school bike"

i stand by what i said before and when they released them, its an insult to the old school.

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2011, 03:37 PM »

Quote from: darksunday on September 20, 2011, 02:34 PM

Quote from: harorider on September 20, 2011, 08:37 AM
why do people leave neg comments when they for 1 have probably never seen 1 in the flesh and 2 never rode 1 $:-\$

i dont need to see one "in the flesh" tbh, just looking at the cheap,bubblegum welds and knowing the frame is made from mild steel is enough,

haro had every opportunity to make this a compliment to the old school, instead they went for the cheapest option and an insult to the old freestyler/masters,

if they'd had them made from 4130 and built by a decent manufacturer i'd have wished them well and been impressed, even "SE racing" made a better job of their "retro" bikes,

tell you what, ride it hard for a few weeks and when it cracks/snaps post up some pics,

admit it, its made entirely for "looking at" and not any kind of bmx riding,

all it does is scream "i cant afford/cant be bothered to build/restore and old school bike"

i stand by what i said before and when they released them, its an insult to the old school.

Calm down fella I think you need a chill pill

It doesn't scream can't afford a real one at all and I had a real one and a master an a fst oh and a sport
Yep it's not like you say quality material like the original or many old skool bikes and yes they did get it wrong that way but it's lush to ride and yep it probably will crack if ridden or tricked out like the real deal but even the originals broke when ridden hard

It looks nice to me and to a lot of others it rides nice and you can pull a wheely along with a few bunny hops an endo's
And it doesn't break the bank like the 1400 quid real deal

Has this hobby become snobby

So what about all the copy gen1's then are they ok because they are skool

It's only a puppet

HARORIDER · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2011, 03:46 PM »

the trouble is,is that if haro did make it "exactly" the same as the old school one then it probably would have snapped ask anyone that owns one or used to ride one back in the day and logically thinking most of the people that would buy one of these would be us old fookers who are not going to be getting 18ft out of a half pipe anymore

thats why haro have a range of new school bikes aimed at the youngsters that are built and made to ride like that

dubber · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2011, 03:59 PM »

Quote from: oldskooldayz on September 20, 2011, 03:37 PM

Quote from: darksunday on September 20, 2011, 02:34 PM
Quote from: harorider on September 20, 2011, 08:37 AM
why do people leave neg comments when they for 1 have probably never seen 1 in the flesh and 2 never rode 1 $:-\$

i dont need to see one "in the flesh" tbh, just looking at the cheap,bubblegum welds and knowing the frame is made from mild steel is enough,

haro had every opportunity to make this a compliment to the old school, instead they went for the cheapest option and an insult to the old freestyler/masters,

if they'd had them made from 4130 and built by a decent manufacturer i'd have wished them well and been impressed, even "SE racing" made a better job of their "retro" bikes,

tell you what, ride it hard for a few weeks and when it cracks/snaps post up some pics,

admit it, its made entirely for "looking at" and not any kind of bmx riding,

all it does is scream "i cant afford/cant be bothered to build/restore and old school bike"

i stand by what i said before and when they released them, its an insult to the old school.

Calm down fella I think you need a chill pill

It doesn't scream can't afford a real one at all and I had a real one and a master an a fst oh and a sport
Yep it's not like you say quality material like the original or many old skool bikes and yes they did get it wrong that way but it's lush to ride and yep it probably will crack if ridden or tricked out like the real deal but even the originals broke when ridden hard

It looks nice to me and to a lot of others it rides nice and you can pull a wheely along with a few bunny hops an endo's
And it doesn't break the bank like the 1400 quid real deal

Has this hobby become snobby

So what about all the copy gen1's then are they ok because they are skool

It's only a puppet

ill second that..calm down ffs..

gobshite · « **Reply #29 on:** September 20, 2011, 04:29 PM »

i'm perfectly calm ta very much

if you dont want honest opinions then dont post pictures of your bike on the internet,

simple as that really......

deeman · « **Reply #30 on:** September 20, 2011, 08:46 PM »

fook it,i like it!nu-skool geometry with old school looks!bit like having a beetle with a subaru engine.Shame its not made of 4130,but lets face it,its marketed at old fookers like us who probably wont be riding it in that much anger.its probably no weaker than an original.

Gatters · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2011, 10:08 PM »

Old skool new skool, whatever, it's just BMX, it's good BMX that's why we're here

brettypeeps · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2011, 10:12 PM »

Loving what you have done with it. Great looking bike

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #33 on:** September 20, 2011, 10:36 PM »

Cheers guys for the positives

will update pics in a day or 2 just struggleing to get some dx stlye peds in anno blue 9/16

Robbo · « **Reply #34 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:35 PM »

Nothing wrong with these, look how nice they can turn out.....

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=343641&p=9

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #35 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:40 PM »

Quote from: Robbo on September 23, 2011, 08:35 PM

Nothing wrong with these, look how nice they can turn out.....

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=343641&p=9

That is just stunning i wont another one to do the same with now

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #36 on:** September 23, 2011, 11:09 PM »

Actually that does look quite nice...

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #37 on:** October 17, 2011, 09:02 PM »

i will leave it like this now it looks like its been left in a garage for a few years

ukoldschool · « **Reply #38 on:** October 17, 2011, 09:28 PM »

Aaaaargh my eyes! The seat - make it stop!

Green tyres are bad enough but you get away with them because of the highlights in the graphics but yellow seriously?

Betty · « **Reply #39 on:** October 17, 2011, 09:51 PM »

Pull the bars back in line with the forks please...

And lower the seat while you're at it!

It's a 2009 bike, not 1982...

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #40 on:** October 17, 2011, 10:03 PM »

Quote from: ukoldschool on October 17, 2011, 09:28 PM

Aaaaargh my eyes! The seat - make it stop!

Green tyres are bad enough but you get away with them because of the highlights in the graphics but yellow seriously?

i actually want it to look like it has wrong parts

and if anyone would sell me a blue seat then it would have one

its more comfy to ride it in theis position as im very tall

Darren KAP · « **Reply #41 on:** October 17, 2011, 11:02 PM »

At the end of the day you build a bike to how you want it and if your happy with what you've done thats all whats important ,,,,,,, simples

you can't please everyone so please yourself

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 18, 2011, 07:41 AM »

Quote from: Darren K.A.P on October 17, 2011, 11:02 PM

At the end of the day you build a bike to how you want it and if your happy with what you've done thats all whats important ,,,,,,, simples

you can't please everyone so please yourself

Totally agree with Kappy, who cares if your brake cables are from the wrong era or your Kashi is a repop etc etc.

You build a bike how you want it to look and ride with the budget you have...easy,
then ride the fook out of it, take it out on the rides and have a blast.

Spen69 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 18, 2011, 08:31 AM »

^^What Dan & Daz said^^

Ride it like you stole it and don't give a fook about what the date stamped on your cables is >;-)

But move them bars back....

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #44 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:04 AM »

Quote from: Spen69 on October 18, 2011, 08:31 AM

^^What Dan & Daz said^^

Ride it like you stole it and don't give a fook about what the date stamped on your cables is >;-)

But move them bars back....

Negative comments are always worth listening to, I learned that when Spen told me to drop my seatpost and guess what happened when I ignored it?

brettypeeps · « **Reply #45 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:07 AM »

You bender

I mean you bent it

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #46 on:** October 18, 2011, 02:37 PM »

Thanks for the comments chaps

I could have made it super minto but really wasn't bothered
I was worried to ride the original gen 1 I had for fear of damaging it where as this can be used n abused
To a degree but will probably break

For some strange reason I like the faded painted tuffs and the yellow seat on it, it feels old and gives it a bit of personality even if the seat is crap

Spen69 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 18, 2011, 02:46 PM »

Quote from: retrodan72 on October 18, 2011, 10:04 AM

Spen told me to drop my seatpost and guess what happened when I ignored it?

Ed bummed you in the bogs

ED209 · « **Reply #48 on:** October 18, 2011, 03:07 PM »

Quote from: Spen69 on October 18, 2011, 02:46 PM

Quote from: retrodan72 on October 18, 2011, 10:04 AM
Spen told me to drop my seatpost and guess what happened when I ignored it?

Ed bummed you in the bogs

If I'm gonna bum you... you'll KNOW you've been bummed.