FATBMX KIDS: HARO Race Lite Expert review. By Philip de Jong

Jul 12, 2015

Written by Bart de Jong

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The HARO Race Lite Expert is a bike I had last year as well. It is a BMX race bike, but I also use it at the pump track and trails. I even use the bike when I ride 040BMXPARK simply because it fits me well and it's very light. The 2014 version last year was still a little big for me but know I'm a little bigger. The 2015 version has blue parts and a black frame, forks, aluminium handlebars, three-piece cranks, and also the rims are black. The spoke nipples are blue and also the seatpost clamp, hubs, headset and frame stickers. When I race it I put on the

number plate with velcro straps. Also the side number plates fit okay with the velcro straps. When I take those off, I have my every day bike again. I don't like to ride around with the number plate on my bike when I'm at the trails or the skatepark.

I got this bike in September and by now I can give you a good test report. I have to say that I really like the bike. I can do everything with it. All I changed in the 9 months I've had it are the seat and tires. I changed the seat because the race one is made of hard plastic. It's super light, but it's not comfortable. I use the bike more than doing laps around the track so a comfortable Premium seat is a nice replacement. I also changed the front tire and put the old front tire in the rear. I'm running a fat Tioga 2.10 tire in the front. It's nicer when riding ramps. I tried to put a fat tire on the back but it did not work. That's why I used the slightly thicker Kenda tire that was on the front of the bike originally to go on the rear. Also I changed the grips simply because I wore the old ones out. There was no more grip on them. I'm using the Vans grips now in blue which I like a lot.

I'm 11 years old and have not broken anything on the bike. Because the frame and bars are made of aluminium, the bike is not really made for freestyle. I don't use pegs and don't grind at all so I have not suffered any problems with it. It's strong and light and that's a good combination.

The changes I made to the bike makes it a great overall bicycle for anyone between 9-12 years old. More info can be found on the www.harobikes.com website. Look for the Race Lite Expert XL in the Race section.

-Philip