Bike Check: Jack Clark's HARO SD V2

Mar 08, 2013

Written by Bart de Jong

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-Frame: Haro SDv2, 20.8, Matt red.
-Forks: Premium FYB, red.
-Headset: vocal Bmx wireless, black.
-Stem: premium sub 10 topload stem, black
-Bars: Vocal Local XL bars, Crome, cut to 28wide
-Grips: ODI O, white
-Bar ends: ODI
-Chain: half link, gold
-Sprocket: vocal Bmx ecliptic, 28tooth

-Cranks: Premium 1948, raw
-Bottom Bracket set: Haro bb 19mid
-Pedals: premium slim metals
-Seatpost clamp: internal to frame
-Seatpost: alienation long post
-Seat: premium Fat pivotal
-Front tire: KHE kevlar street, mac 2, 2.0
-Front rim: premium samsara wheel
-Front hub: premium samsara wheel
-Rear rim: dk orbit, white
-Rear tire: KHE Kevlar mac 2 puncture proof

-Rear hub: profile mini 9tooth LHD, black
-Pegs: premium chadowpegs

Weight: roughly 22ponds

How's the Haro SD V2 treating you?
Jack: The frame is really nice to ride, it's a little long for me but I like it :) It's a nice height for barspins, but not too high and the backend angle is just right.

Is it much different than the bike you rode before?
Jack: The Haro SD Downtown was the frame I was running before the SDv2 frame that I'm riding now. I liked the weight of the SD downtown frame, but I Prefer the SDv2 for nose manuals.

For how long have you been riding brakeless? How do you like it?
Jack: About a yeah now but I had a point where I tried riding with a brake again but I didn't like it as much as brakeless, so it came straight back off haha. I think my style of riding is different with my brakes on or off but I have a lot more fun without the brake and I don't really like the feel of riding with a brake anymore.

You're running a left side drive set-up, right?
Jack: Yes I ride a left side drive Profile hub, I like it. I ride the LHD because I use my pegs on the right and I'm right foot forward so have more room and the sprocket doesn't get in the way.

Stoked on riding for HARO Bikes?
Jack: I'm really chuffed to be riding for Haro bikes, because as a youngster growing up riding, I looked up to Haro a lot as it has always been such a big company and now to be part of the team is amazing and really means a lot to me.

Thanks to: I would like to say a big thanks to Haro bikes for this amazing opportunity they have given me and I'm really looking forward to this year and years to come with Haro bikes and spending time with the Haro team hanging out and riding. Also a big thanks to Bart de Jong for sorting things out and just helping me in general with everything since the relationship with Haro came about :).

Thanks to MooreLargeDistro, Custom Riders and Vocal BMX for always keeping my bike parts sweet and fresh. Thanks to Rob Andrews at MooreLargeDistro, cheers for everything and looking forward to years to come. Thanks to Mason Smith at Custom Riders/Vocal bmx, thanks a lot for all the help and support you have given me. Lastly I will just say thanks so much to all my sponsors, friends, family and followers for everything, it means a lot :). Cheers.