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Haro Bikes Corporation is an American BMX and Mountain bicycle manufacturer which was founded in 1978 by Bob Haro. The Haro bikes were considered Freestyle BMX bikes.
A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a banana seat with sissy bar, and small (16-to-20-inch (410 to 510 mm)) wheels.
In 1988, at the age of 16, Hoffman signs a one-year deal to ride for Haro Bikes after the departure of Dennis McCoy and Joe Johnson from the Haro roster freeing up the budget. Hoffman said, "For years, I'd wanted to ride for Haro – the first company to create a freestyle bike – run by the guy who invented the sport.
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Bob Haro (born June 29, 1958, in Pasadena, California) is an American former (retired from active competition) professional freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive. He is the founder of Haro Bikes and was one of the most important early innovators of BMX freestyle .
The Torker name was created by Johnson Engineering in Fullerton, California in 1977 for a BMX bike frame. [2] The first Haro bikes were made by Torker. [3] In 1982, Torker let go Bob Haro when he introduced his own line of BMX racing pants. [4] In 1984, the Torker Bicycle Company went bankrupt, and Seattle Bike Supply purchased the name. [5]