Haro’s Shift R Bike Lineup – Across the Pond Beaver

Shift R Lineup

For 2020 Haro re-designed their Shift R collection with the three-genre encompassing traces all taking over the identical body structure, particulars and suspension design.

The R9 is aimed toward enduro driving and makes use of 27.5″ wheels with 160mm rear journey paired with a 170mm fork. The R7 is aimed extra at all-mountain driving and makes use of both 29″ or 27.5″ wheels with 140mm of rear journey and a 150mm fork. The R5 is aimed toward path driving and in addition makes use of both 29″ or 27.5″ wheels with 120mm rear journey and both a 120mm or 130mm fork for the 29″ and 27.5″ wheeled bikes respectively.

The body structure for the Shift R collection may be acquainted. The Horst pivot rocker design with a vertical shock is a favorite amongst numerous manufacturers, and with good purpose. With some cautious design it could actually simply produce beneficial suspension traits whereas wrapping all of it up in a body association with minimal overlap resulting in good stiffness and low weight, whereas nonetheless having room for a water bottle contained in the entrance triangle.

The all aluminum frames use enhance hub spacing and Trunnion mount shocks related to the rocker hyperlink by way of bearings.

Cable routing is all inner, with the cables coming out of the primary body, over the primary pivot, and re getting into the chainstays.

Geometry is updated with fairly beneficiant attain measurements and steps between the sizes to supply protection for a superb vary of rider sizes. Sizes are constant too, with the Shift R9, R7 and R5 all sharing the identical attain numbers throughout the sizes. Head angle is slackest for the R9 at 65°, steepening to 66° on the R7 after which to 69° on the R5. The underside bracket heights are slightly on the excessive facet, with a 15mm drop for the R9, and seat angles are additionally a contact slack. All bikes come specced with 40mm stems and 170mm crank arm lengths.

The Shift R9 is the longest journey possibility within the Shift R line up, sporting 160mm rear journey paired with a 170mm fork. It is obtainable as a 27.5″ bike and on the time of writing it is on provide for $3,000 USD and is accessible by the Haro web site with choices to select up in chosen shops too.

The Shift R7 is accessible as both a full 27.5″ model or a full 29″ model, with 140mm rear journey and a 150mm journey fork. The geometry does differ barely between the 27.5″ and 29″ variations, however issues like the pinnacle angle and attain stay the identical for each variations.

The Shift R5 is the shortest journey possibility within the Shift R line, with 120mm of rear journey. Out there in a 27.5″ or 29″ model, the smaller wheels include a 130mm fork and the larger wheels with a 120mm fork. Sizing follows the remainder of the Shift R line, with constant attain numbers between all of the bikes.