Been a fan of Bob's since his first Moline's artwork was in Bicycle Motocross Action in the 70's.  He continued to blow me away with his art and then the how-to on the Rockwalk.  I always did various moves and wheelies while goofing around but the how-to's solidified my need to express myself on my bike other than racing. 

Bob got freestyle rollin' in the 70's and when I met him for the first time at the 1981 Rondo Classic, he showed me that bike riding has no bounds...it's infinite.  I started to ride more and more freestyle and when the first Haro Freestyler came out I had to be the first to get one.  Started performing in 1982 and still doin' it today!

Here's an original that started it all and glad to be a part of something from the beginning.  My bike has evolved over time and this is a tribute to Bob and all of Freestyle.  Oh, Bob was blown away when I sent him pictures of the bike before Rockford '07

Thanks Bob and Torker for makin' this gnarly frame & fork.  The best times of my life were when riding this Freestyler!!!

VEHICLE

Frame - Haro Freestyler owned by J.T. since 1983 with original tan grip tape and signed by Bob Haro & Ron Wilton in 1983
Fork - Haro Freestyler J.T.'s original
Bars - Vector Bob Haro Signature with blue flex fighter
Grips - Grab on MX-3
Plate - Haro Series One with exact stickers and zip ties as seen on the cover of BMX Plus
Brake lever - Haro two finger
Caliper - Dia-Compe MX-1000's
Brake pads - Skyway Pro black with chrome fins
Headset - Tange
Wheels - Skyway Graphites with Generation I Campy hubs, Suntour coaster brake, and blue plastic valve caps (details)
Front Tire - Cycle Pro Snakebelly
Rear Tire - Raleigh blackwall street tire
Chain - Torque
Chain ring - Redline 44 teeth
Cranks - 1982 Redline flights with pinch bolt
Bottom Bracket - Hadley sealed in rare gold
Pedals - KKT rat traps
Seat - Cycle Pro Shotgun seat without shotgun holes, rare (properly placed dark rivets, not silver)
Seat post - Chrome-moly
Seat post clamp - Suntour
Pad - Blue Haro double stem

DIALED IN

Jeff "JT" Tollefson
www.JTFreestyle.com

February 1983 BMX PLUS cover	1983 exact bike Bob Haro rode and on the cover of BMX Plus	1983 Bob Haro signature with Ron Wilton on the other side
1983 Freestyler in action!	1982 J.T.'s Haro Freestyler	1983 Bob Haro and Ron Wilton
1982 Cycle Pro Shotgun seat without shotgun holes, rare!	Redline flights with rare gold Hadley bottom bracket	Redline flight sprocket and Torque chain
Dia-Compe MX-1000 calipers and Skyway pro pads with chrome fins	Campy generation I hubs, no fading, with Campy axle nuts and matching blue valve caps	Bob Haro Vector bars, flex fighter, Tange headset, and original tan grip tape
Exact Series One plate and stickers	Green Dia-Compe cables, Haro two finger levers, and original zip ties.	Skyway Graphite Tuff wheel with Suntour coaster brake
J.T.'s Haro Freestyler 1984, my original frame, fork, and cranks for this build	1983 Freestyle Moves book by Bob Haro	1982 J.T.'s Haro Freestyler
1984 big air on J.T.'s Haro Freestyler	2005 Joe Kid on a Stingray Premiere	Played my 1983 Bob Haro and Ron Wilton show at Rockford
2007 Bob Haro as guest speaker
	JT's Haro's
1982 to present still have my original Haro's and continue to ride with my Haro Premium

 

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