Haro Bikes Baseline vs. Fiction BMX Creature vs. Cult Chase Dehart - Direct Comparison
3 Frames compared side by side: Haro Bikes Baseline, Fiction BMX Creature and Cult Chase Dehart. The lightest and at the same time the cheapest is Haro Bikes Baseline (2.10 kg, 168.03 EUR). All of them meet this category’s quality standard.
Key Differences
Why buy Haro Bikes "Baseline" BMX Frame?
- ✓ Meets 2 of 4 quality markers: 4130 CrMo, integrated chain tensioner
- ✓ Lightest (2.10 kg)
- ✓ Best price (168.03 EUR)
Why buy Fiction BMX "Creature" BMX Frame?
- ✓ Meets 2 of 4 quality markers: 4130 CrMo, heat-treated
Why buy Cult "Chase Dehart" BMX Frame - Matte Clear Raw?
- ✓ Meets 2 of 4 quality markers: 4130 CrMo, integrated chain tensioner
Conclusion
- Haro Bikes "Baseline" BMX Frame excels in: price, weight and quality markers
- Fiction BMX "Creature" BMX Frame excels in: quality markers
- Cult "Chase Dehart" BMX Frame - Matte Clear Raw excels in: quality markers
Technical Specifications
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| Product | Haro Bikes "Baseline" BMX Frame | Fiction BMX "Creature" BMX Frame | Cult "Chase Dehart" BMX Frame - Matte Clear Raw |
| Price |
168.03 EUR 🏆 Taxfree excl. shipping |
218.45 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
218.45 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
| Manufacturer | Haro Bikes | Fiction BMX | Cult |
| Weight Scale: light to heavy (Frames category) | 2.10 kg 🏆 | 2.30 kg | 2.33 kg |
| Quality markers | 2/4 Quality | 2/4 Quality | 2/4 Quality |
| Material | ✓ 4130 CrMo | ✓ 4130 CrMo | ✓ 4130 CrMo |
| Heat-treated | not stated | ✓ yes | not stated |
| Dropouts | welded | welded | welded |
| Chain tensioner | ✓ integrated 🏆 | none | ✓ integrated 🏆 |
| Specifications | |||
| Wheel Size | 20" | 20" | 20" |
| Material | 4130 CrMo toptube and chainstays, top tube and down tube gussets, butted tubes, tapered chainstays, integrated headset | Heat treated 4130 CrMo, tapered chainstays, integrated headset | 100% 4130 CrMo |
| Top Tube Length (TT) | 20.5", 20.75" | - | 20.5" |
| Chainstay Length (CS) | 13" (33cm) | - | 13.25" (33.65cm)abc |
| Head Tube Length | 4.6" (11.68cm) | - | 5" (12.7cm) |
| Head Tube Angle (HA) | 75° | 75° | 75.5° |
| Seat Tube Angle (SA) | 71° | 71° | 70° |
| Bottom Bracket Height | 11.5" (29.21cm) | - | 11.7" (29.72cm) |
| Standover Height (SO) | 8.6" (21.84cm) | 9.5" (24.13cm) | 8.75" (22.22cm) |
| Seat Clamp | integrated | integrated investment cast | integrated |
| Seat Post Diameter | 25.4mm | 25.4mm | 25.4mm |
| Bottom Bracket | Mid BB | Mid BB | Mid BB |
| Dropouts | 6mm thick, 14mm slots | 5mm thick, 14mm slots | - |
| Chain Tensioners | integrated | without | integrated |
| Brake Type | U-Brake | - | U-Brake |
| Brakemounts | with (screwable, M8) | with (screwable, M6) | with (screwable, M6) |
| Brakemounts included with delivery | No | - | No |
| Gyro compatible | Yes | - | Yes |
| Features | wide rear end for fat 2.4" tires | - | - |
| Model Year | 2023 | - | - |
| Top Tube (TT) | - | 20.75", 21.0" | - |
| Chain Stay (CS) | - | 13.4" (34.04cm) | - |
| Gussets | - | - | Top and downtube |
| Head Tube | - | - | For integrated headsets |
| Rear End | - | - | Wide, for 2.4" tires |
| Type | - | - | Classic all-round BMX frame |
| Thickness | - | - | 6.5mm |
| Axle Slots | - | - | 14mm |
| Signature | - | - | Chase Dehart |
What makes a good BMX frame?
A good BMX frame is made from heat-treated 4130 CrMo - the steel allows thinner walls at the same strength and so saves weight. The dropouts decide the rest: investment-cast or forged ends survive grinds and hard landings far longer than laser-cut or stamped plate. Butted tubes (multi-butted rather than single) put the material exactly where the forces act. High-end frames for BMX park and BMX flatland are made from high-grade titanium, offering the best weight-to-strength ratio of all. More on this in the category FAQ
The Brands
About Haro Bikes: Haro Bikes is BMX Freestyle. Founded in 1978 by icon Bob Haro in California, the brand not only significantly co-shaped the sport itself but also... View all Haro Bikes products
About Fiction BMX: Fiction BMX is an American BMX brand and the sister/subsidiary company of Stolen BMX, founded to offer reliable and affordable BMX parts and... View all Fiction BMX products
About Cult: Cult BMX, founded in 2008 in California, is the vision of Adam Roye and industry icon Robbie Morales. As a 100% rider-owned brand, Cult embodies... View all Cult products
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Lightest and heaviest: Frames
Weights range from 1.14 kg to 2.80 kg - 2.27 kg on average, 2.30 kg in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 154 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 Haro Bikes Baseline
- 2 Fiction BMX Creature
- 3 Cult Chase Dehart
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Cheapest and most expensive: Frames
Prices range from 168.03 EUR to 1512.56 EUR - 385.27 EUR on average, 352.90 EUR in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 154 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 Haro Bikes Baseline
- 2 Fiction BMX Creature
- 3 Cult Chase Dehart
