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flag Franatix
Posted: Mar 30, 2014 at 11:15 Quote
Hello.

I was wondering if anyone here had experience with either SE or Haro.

Im looking at getting either a 24" Haro 124 or a SE Primetime 26"

Both in the £300 price, but I want to know which would be the best bang for my buck in terms of quality. I'll be using it for general use, rather than extreme stuff.

Thanks,
Joe
flag cmc4130
Posted: Mar 31, 2014 at 8:48 Quote
Franatix wrote:
Hello.

I was wondering if anyone here had experience with either SE or Haro.

Im looking at getting either a 24" Haro 124 or a SE Primetime 26"

Both in the £300 price, but I want to know which would be the best bang for my buck in terms of quality. I'll be using it for general use, rather than extreme stuff.

Thanks,
Joe



Well . . . you're comparing a 24" BMX to a 26" BMX (obviously). There will be a significant difference in feel between these two bikes. The 26" BMX will be better for sitting down and pedaling, longer rides, maybe some not-super-rugged mtb trails....

The geometry of the Haro 124 is based around bmx racing; however, the build (steel, 990 brakes, etc) is based around DJ/park/street use--not a particularly good combination in my opinion. Street/park-specific 24"s have different geo (tend to have shorter back end, a little longer front end, and maybe a bottom bracket that is a little (or a lot) higher than axle level. Basically like a Sunday Model C, We The People Atlas, or Liquid Feedback.)

The SE Primetime 26" is all chromoly.
http://sebikes.com/bikes/bmx/dirt-street-park/primetime-26

The Haro 124 is not. (Hi-tensile is a lower quality type of steel. Not terrible, actually still probably pretty strong with a bike of this level, but still is not quite as expensive as an all-chromo frame and fork.)
http://www.harobikes.com/bmx/bikes/116,-118,-124/124-2014

The SE Primetime, to me, is a more interesting bike. It has progressive geo for 26" BMX, and seems to be inspired by other bikes like the Volume Sledgehammer, Volume Hessian http://volumebikes.com/bikes/hessian-26/, new school Fixed Gear Freestyle (FGFS) bikes, etc. Short back end, longer front, etc. I wouldn't necessarily pick it for dirt jumping, but it could be a cool street bike.

 


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