Haro Bikes’ Daring New Mannequin Refresh Comprises Rivette Freeway Rocket and Buzzard Gravel Race Bike
As a motorbike proprietor whose roots is perhaps traced once more to late 70s BMX racing, I’ve a sweet spot for Bob Haro and the Haro mannequin. Hell, I was one in all many first kids in my neighborhood to have a Haro Manufacturing facility Plate on my Webco. So, as soon as I walked as a lot as Haro’s gross sales area at this yr’s Sea Otter Conventional, I was utterly happy to see some new selections inside the Rivette road bike and soon-to-be-released Buzzard gravel race bike.
Over the last few years, it appeared that the grownup bikes that Haro Bikes had been offering had been a bit dated and lacked any precise zest. Correctly, it seems that evidently Haro has blown all of the issues up and started modern.
Let’s take a look.
The Haro Rivette
Haro calls their dedication to drop bar effectivity bikes, their “new obsession”. Although they’re mannequin new to the drop bar space, Haro has accrued years of experience as riders and product builders to hold you the Rivette, their “race-ready all-arounder”.
The Rivette is crafted from carbon fiber in size-specific layups for a mixture of stiffness and feathery weight (dimension 56cm raw physique with metallic elements is 750g). The Rivette’s stiff headtube ought to supply precise steering and sharp cornering.
The aero tube shapes and completely built-in cable routing create clear traces and reduce drag. The Rivette’s transient rear end have to be good for responsive acceleration, and the geometry in incredible fine-tuned to let the rider grasp climbs, carve corners, and assault the descents, at a race tempo.
Rivette Carbon Excessive Shelf
Retail: $7999
“Our dream road bike, spec’d with the highest-level race-ready elements”
Specs
- UCI-certified carbon physique and fork with tapered steerer tube in custom-made size-specific carbon layups. Designed to work utterly with digital groupsets
- Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 with size-specific crank lengths
- Shimano Dura-Ace hydraulic disc brakes with 160mm rotors
- Imaginative and prescient Carbon Metron 45 SL tubeless clincher wheelset. Valves, tape, and sealant included
- Vittoria Corsa Skilled tubeless-ready tires, 700x30c with tan sidewalls. *Max tire width 700x36c
- Headset for interior cable routing, and size-specific one-piece combined bar and stem
- Custom-made bar tape to match physique graphics
- Designed spherical a Widespread Derailleur Hanger (UDH)
Rivette Carbon 1
Retail: $6499
“The Rivette Carbon 1 choices the an identical featherweight carbon fiber physique and fork fine-tuned for full velocity, at a aggressive stage.”
Specs
- UCI-certified carbon physique and fork with tapered steerer tube in custom-made size-specific carbon layups. Designed to work utterly with digital groupsets
- Shimano Ultegra Di2 with size-specific crank lengths
- Shimano Ultegra hydraulic disc brakes with 160mm rotors
- Imaginative and prescient Carbon SC45 tubeless clincher wheelset. Valves, tape, and sealant included
- Vittoria Corsa N.EXT tubeless-ready tires, 700x30c with tan sidewalls. *Max tire width 700x36c
- Headset for interior cable routing, and size-specific one-piece combined bar and stem
- Custom-made bar tape to match physique graphics
- Designed spherical a Widespread Derailleur Hanger (UDH)
Rivette Carbon 2
Retail: $4799
“Most likely essentially the most fairly priced of the Rivette carbon family, the Carbon 2 ticks all of the containers for a effectivity road bike.”
Specs
- UCI-certified carbon physique and fork with tapered steerer tube in custom-made size-specific carbon layups. Designed to work utterly with digital groupsets
- Shimano 105 Di2 with size-specific crank lengths
- Shimano 105 hydraulic disc brakes with 160mm rotors
- Imaginative and prescient Carbon SC30 AGX tubeless clincher wheelset. Valves, tape, and sealant included
- Vittoria Rubino Skilled IV tires, 700x30c with tan sidewalls. *Max tire width 700x36c
- Headset for interior cable routing, and size-specific one-piece combined bar and stem
- Custom-made bar tape to match physique graphics
- Designed spherical a Widespread Derailleur Hanger (UDH)
Haro Rivette Geometry
Sneak Peek – Buzzard Carbon Excessive Shelf Gravel Bike
That’s what everyone knows as of now: the Buzzard will possible be proper right here in Might and is a race-oriented carbon gravel bike that Haro has been inserting by the paces currently at The Mid South and BWR California.
They declare It handles like a road bike, nonetheless with a quick rear end and aero-shaped chain stays, that make it “easy to whip by tight singletrack”.
It has 18 completely totally different mounts up entrance, so racks, fenders, and even panniers will pair correctly. With the flexibility to attach baggage to the bike, makes it good for multi-day journey rides.
Haro says it’s designed for the stylish gravel rider with UDH and space for big tires – as a lot as a 45c (which is the spec’d tire dimension) inside the rear.
I’m posting the spec sheet that was confirmed at Sea Otter. It says Buzzard “Excessive Shelf”
Buzzard Carbon Excessive Shelf Spec
Retail: $6799
- Haro Buzzard Carbon Physique, along with in-frame storage, and interior headtube routing
- Haro Buzzard Fork, Full Carbon, tapered steerer tube
- SRAM Drive XPLR AXS 1x groupset with RockShox Reverb AXS dropper, size-specific cranks
- SRAM Drive Hydraulic Disc Brakes with 160mm Rotors
- FSA Carbon SL-Okay AGX i25 wheelset
- Comprises Tubeless Valves, Tape and Sealant
Maintain tuned proper right here for the knowledge and full story of the Haro Buzzard inside the subsequent few weeks. Check out all of the totally different Haro bikes and stuff by hitting the hyperlink underneath.
