Haro announced the addition of sixteen year-old JD Swanguen to its 2006 MTB team. The junior expert downhill racer is known to many in the Southern California downhill race scene as "that really fast kid". Having raced relatively unsupported for the past several years, Haro Bikes has stepped up to be JD's official frame sponsor for the 2006 season. He will compete at local, regional, and select NMBS downhill and 4X events as well as invitational MTB skatepark/dirt jump contests. As one of the top junior expert racers in the country, he is poised to earn a nomination to the Junior World Championships in New Zealand later this year.
JD's 2005 highlights include 3rd place finishes in both downhill and 4X at the US National Championship, podium finishes at Sea Otter, NMBS Deer Valley, and NMBS Brian Head. He also earned a 7th place finish at the pro invitational "Banger in the Hangar" event at Woodward West against about 30 of the best MTB park riders.
