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Title: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: griff on February 02, 2011, 02:32 PM: afternoon all

bought some haro freestyle bars the other day, which I received yesterday after having the powder stripped off them by SBD

Last night I was giving them a rub down with some brasso and after cleaning some of the grime off the end near the grips I noticed some writing which made me wonder if they were actually haro - if you lie the bars down on their front, the writing goes from bottom to top about an inch and a half from the end of the right side and says LEADTEC in capital letters..

Can anyone confirm 100% if these are genuine or not? They appear to have the right shape, welds and knurling (parallel to bars on both top & bottom bar) and they have good provenance (I got them from brettypeeps, who got them from robbo, who apparently got them from gashead) was just the word LEADTEC that caused concern as I'd never heard of them

Not doubting anyone's integrity at all, but need to know for sure, especially in case I ever have to sell these on for any reason

Thanks in advance for any help

cheers

griff
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: double chevron on February 02, 2011, 03:01 PM: Haro had several suppliers over the years, LEADTEC was one of them.
I had some of those bars on a complete 87 FST which is highly suspected of being full original specs..

Got any pics ?
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: MartyC on February 02, 2011, 03:11 PM: Quote from: double chevron on February 02, 2011, 03:01 PM
Haro had several suppliers over the years, LEADTEC was one of them.
I had some of those bars on a complete 87 FST which is highly suspected of being full original specs..

Got any pics ?

WHS ^^^^ I'll check mine tomorrow as it's 11:15pm here to see what they say :daumenhoch:

Get a couple of pics of yours posted up :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: Swivel on February 02, 2011, 03:13 PM: Yep they are legit as Arnaud said, I have a few sets myself with LEADTEC on them :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: griff on February 02, 2011, 03:17 PM: Quote from: Swivel on February 02, 2011, 03:13 PM
Yep they are legit as Arnaud said, I have a few sets myself with LEADTEC on them :daumenhoch:

Thank fooking fook for that! cheers all, really appreciate your help :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: Robbo on February 02, 2011, 03:29 PM: These bars poppet ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/P9300073.jpg)

Lucky you, these have had some celebrity owners! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: griff on February 02, 2011, 03:50 PM: Quote from: Robbo on February 02, 2011, 03:29 PM
These bars poppet ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/P9300073.jpg)

Lucky you, these have had some celebrity owners! :LolLolLolLol:

looks like they've done a few miles! ;D

now I just need to try and pull the grips off the old bars without knackering them
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: ozone on February 02, 2011, 04:14 PM: Quote from: griff on February 02, 2011, 03:50 PM
Quote from: Robbo on February 02, 2011, 03:29 PM
These bars poppet ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/P9300073.jpg)

Lucky you, these have had some celebrity owners! :LolLolLolLol:

looks like they've done a few miles! ;D

now I just need to try and pull the grips off the old bars without knackering them

A chopstick and Fairy liquid are my weapons of choice for that task. ;D
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: brettypeeps on February 02, 2011, 04:23 PM: Quote from: ozone on February 02, 2011, 04:14 PM
Quote from: griff on February 02, 2011, 03:50 PM
Quote from: Robbo on February 02, 2011, 03:29 PM
These bars poppet ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/P9300073.jpg)

Lucky you, these have had some celebrity owners! :LolLolLolLol:

looks like they've done a few miles! ;D

now I just need to try and pull the grips off the old bars without knackering them

A chopstick and Fairy liquid are my weapons of choice for that task. ;D
Fairy for me aswell to put the grips on :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: brummie on February 02, 2011, 04:31 PM: i use wd40 and a kebab skewer to get em off. hairspray for fitting em
did leadtec make for gt im sure i have a gt seatpost with that on it?
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: griff on February 02, 2011, 04:43 PM: Quote from: brettypeeps on February 02, 2011, 04:23 PM
Quote from: ozone on February 02, 2011, 04:14 PM
Quote from: griff on February 02, 2011, 03:50 PM
Quote from: Robbo on February 02, 2011, 03:29 PM
These bars poppet ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/P9300073.jpg)

Lucky you, these have had some celebrity owners! :LolLolLolLol:

looks like they've done a few miles! ;D

now I just need to try and pull the grips off the old bars without knackering them

A chopstick and Fairy liquid are my weapons of choice for that task. ;D
Fairy for me aswell to put the grips on :daumenhoch:

excellent - wondered when I'd finally get round to using the chopsticks in the cutlery drawer!

cheers!
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: Swivel on February 02, 2011, 04:46 PM: Anything like that will do, chopsticks, wd40, anal lube :-X

(http://www.bellonoche.com/upload/Anal_Lube.jpg)
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: brettypeeps on February 02, 2011, 04:53 PM: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: griff on February 02, 2011, 05:34 PM: Quote from: Swivel on February 02, 2011, 04:46 PM
Anything like that will do, chopsticks, wd40, anal lube :-X

(http://www.bellonoche.com/upload/Anal_Lube.jpg)

don't turn this into another thread about bumming - everyone knows it's not at all big OR clever (or funny in any way whatsoever)
btw if anyone needs any tingle lube for Creation meetup can probably get hold of some of the new sweet strawberry flavour - LMK
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: oldtired on February 02, 2011, 06:33 PM: weren't bad that ,10 reply's before a bumming reference, :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: Swivel on February 02, 2011, 06:53 PM: Haha only kidding fella :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: pickle on February 03, 2011, 08:07 AM: i need a set of these if anyone has any ???
Title: Re: question for a Haro expert about bars - are they genuine or not?
Post by: animal on February 05, 2011, 11:30 PM: Did somebody mention the b word then ::)