Unsold 1985 Haro Masters, Where were they stored all this time?

Question

In 1985 Haro brought out the Haro Master neon green, a few years ago there was New Old Stock (NOS) 1985 Master frames being sold in bike shops. Where have these frames been for 20 odd years, and how can they be new, are they the original thing or are they reproduced or restored and sold as new again. I find it fairly hard to believe that these are NOS although I would really love to believe it. Can someone shed the light on this matter.

Answer 1

NOS means NOS. Not used, not reproduced, not current model, not demo. Where they were kept? Who knows. Who cares. A warehouse somewhere like other NOS items.

Answer 2

Your best bet is to call the seller and ask.....who knows, you might get a great conversation and learn some really interesting stuff!  

My best guess is that they were held as warranty replacement items at Haro or a distributor somewhere, but who knows.  You'll probably have to get it from the horse's mouth to find out the whole story.   (If you do, please post back here and tell us!)

One of our local bike shops has a brand new GT LTS-1 frame from 1998.   It's been sitting in the back of their shop since it was new and hot-off-the-press.   They still want an insane amount of money for it, so I imagine they'll have it for another 20 years or until they decide to recycle it with the scrap metal.   It's "new" and to them, it doesn't matter if it's been passed up by generations upon generations of newer, better bike designs.  

I'm amazed at what I find in the back of bike shops.....there's usually some really cool stuff hiding behind the walls.  At least in a few instances, the same holds true for distributors and manufacturers, and every so often they'll dump things from their dark and dusty corners onto the market.   Personally, I love it when that happens.   :o)

Answer 3

new as in mint condition in storage as overstock