love your blammos! Real men ride 35 pound bikes!

Hey just a quick question. Is there any difference between the seatstay wishbone on your 97 and 98? It seems like the blammo had a few tweaks between 96-97-98 before they went to bigger tubing in late 98/99. I have heard that is where they were most likely to break, the seatstay wishbone, thus the changes. I had a 98(technically a 99, but bought in summer 98) that had the larger tubing and revised design.

Is there any difference between the seatstay wishbone on your 97 and 98?

looked briefly last night...yes there is a difference between the 97 and 98.  the differences are small but there is a difference.  i can take some close up pics, etc and post them...

FU wrote:

Hey just a quick question. Is there any difference between the seatstay wishbone on your 97 and 98? It seems like the blammo had a few tweaks between 96-97-98 before they went to bigger tubing in late 98/99. I have heard that is where they were most likely to break, the seatstay wishbone, thus the changes. I had a 98(technically a 99, but bought in summer 98) that had the larger tubing and revised design.

Indeed.
But the changes that really made the difference in strength, actually took place on the 1999 and up Haro Blammos.
1996 & 1997 were the same on the rear triangle.
1999 and up were the "Industrial Strenght" labeled ones Down tube and head tube were still the same though.

muffe wrote:

I think the chrome ones from 96 had a longer rear end.  Not sure though.  Yes the wishbone seatstay is where i broke mine, but that didn't stop me from rewelding it in shop class.   Eventually it cracked again in another spot and i got a "crash replacement" from my local bike shop for 100 bucks new frame and fork.

I think that may be an illusion created by the bend in the wishbone from year to year and later, the larger diameter stay tubing and revised wishbone. I have a 97 and a 99 now and they feel the same and seem to measure the same, although I am measuring completed bikes.
I love these bikes. I ride my "new" yellow one constantly. It is so much fun to ride the big boy for a few days and then jump on my 23 pound premium and bunny hop huge.

Man i like the colour , so bright so decent red ! I got a same bike but in banana yellow . I believe you got the same one too . Check mine out Cheers .

It's strange that yours has the normal head-tube thickness like the 1997 ones had...though a 1998 model.
My 98' Blammo has the double thick head-tube

FU wrote:

Duke, your red 98 has the machined HT? That's a transition model for sure.

My 98' is the only 98' i've ever came across...and it has the double thick-machined Head-tube
Though the rear ends are similar to those of the 1998 & 1997 Blammos (both drop-outs & seat-stays)

The 1999 i have, has the same head-tube as my 98', but i recon this is normal on a 99' Blammo.
Rear end on my 99' is different as well. Same chain-stays with the 98s BUT different drop-outs and and chain-stays the same as the 1999-2000 Mirra Pro.

van454 wrote:

Another awesome Blammo.  I love these mid school tanks

thank!  yeah me too.  always looking for a 96 or blue 99.

van454 wrote:

  I couldn't really part with it, I've had it too long

completely understand that one.  i won't part with my blammos either.

barspinner1983 wrote:

I used to have a baby blue Blammo, I loved that bike smooth ride weighed a ton felt indestructible with the overall thigh tubing in frame fork and bars, the beefy wheel set.....then it got stolen......would love to come across another one. I just picked up a DK Slayer that is pretty close to the same feel.

i've owned 2 blue 99 blammos.  still have one chome 99.  wish i had kept at least one of the blue.  gotta love these tanks!