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Norco 250 DJ/MtnX
Product Description
User Reviews 
Submitted by
factoryx
a Weekend Warrior
from bend, or Date Reviewed: December 3, 2009 Strengths: great geometry, fun at the park, trail, and street riding. Weaknesses: was kind of lame, everything ended up breaking? first the chain, the the sprocket, then the crank arm, then the front wheel broke, then the rear lug nuts stopped gripping making stay put nearly impossible, and finally the frame start crack 8 different spots. the whole bike was great 3 months and the rest where hell trying to keep the sob together. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the lair Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: bike shop Similar Products Used: Giant stp, P3, jackal. Bike Setup: rockshox 302 fork, should have never came with the bike especially for what it cost's brand new, transition 32 front wheel.  
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Matt Schisler
a Downhiller
from London ON Date Reviewed: October 19, 2009 Strengths: -looks sic -very low center of gravity -very low standover height - great component spec... -love the argyle 409's Weaknesses: -rear dropouts ( could just be me but when i peddle really hard, the hub slides forward in the rear drop out causing the wheel to jam and the chain to go really slack) - not the best bike to be using if you need to bike very far to ur local ride spot Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: my trails Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: toronto bike show Similar Products Used: giant stp ss, giant stp 1, blk mrkt riot, blk mrkt three57, ns. suburban Bike Setup: bone stock...
Submitted by
FactoryXperimental
a Weekend Warrior
from bend, oregon, 97701 Date Reviewed: May 14, 2009 Strengths: great bike, biggest jump I did with it is 30ft-35ft and glad to say the frame did not snap. A blast at the park/dj's and I am glad I got it with less than 2 hrs of ride time. Weaknesses: 1. The forks are complete udder junk and where to soft to begin with I added a 1/2 inch spacer and the cap cross threaded on me. 2. The sprocket has gave me trouble for the whole 6 months of riding it and finally snapped last week, or rather bent around my crank arm. 3. Rear disc. brake sucks. 4. The paint job on the 08 model is a very funky, but we know that does effect the performance.. 5. Sucks at trails very bad. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The lair Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Craigslist Similar Products Used: none, I have ridden bmx bikes till now. Bike Setup: Stock.
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donthucktoflat
a Weekend Warrior
from Canberra, AUSTRALiA Date Reviewed: March 8, 2009 Strengths: frame, wheels, bar n stem combo, high end forks Weaknesses: tyres are a bit dodgy and look like wheelchair tyres, standard brakes (Hayes stroker trail) are woeful, rear hub is about to cark it, bent the sprocket very badly (more like wrapped it around the crank arm) without even hitting it on anything. Also managed to somehow blow up the forks in the first month of (not even hard) riding. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: secret Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: the bike shed mortda Similar Products Used: many cromo and alu DJ bikes Bike Setup: standard 09 spec with 03 Hayes mag rear brake with goodridge line, Maxxis holy roller rear tyre, shadow sprocket removed front brake
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mxracer2226
a Downhiller
from Oregon Date Reviewed: October 5, 2008 Strengths: Light nimble tough good looks great components Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: thr lair, slaom coarse Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1339.00 Purchased At: Hutches Bicycles Similar Products Used: kona stuff norco ryde Bike Setup: funn components rock shox arglye 302 avid BB5 disc brakes
Submitted by
midget8
a Cross Country Rider
from brisbane Date Reviewed: September 1, 2008 Strengths: Everything the fork it is the strongest bike i have ever had. it's very stable and really lite i would recommend it to lots of other people great bike to have. Weaknesses: The brakes ain't that good but they have to do apart from that the rest is awesome. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: dont know Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: ride Similar Products Used: Norco 125, Norco 250
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Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto Ontario Canada Date Reviewed: May 18, 2008 Strengths: The overall build kit for this bike os very goog for a stock bike and i really like the geometry of the frame, aslo the frame is quite light and the integrated headset and spanish bb are very nice. Weaknesses: The build spec of the frame i found was good but not enough for my level of riding, the argyle 302 lacked adjustments and couldnt compare to te 318 and was heavy(it was replaced with a goldlabel), the stock rims are very soft(alex dm24) and constenly needed to be trued, the white spokes i found did not look ver good and the rear hub has nice but it had a slotted 14by 10 axel so it could only be run in frames with horizontal dropouts and it needed to have a moded chian tensioner, The brakes were mecanicals which lack power and are heavier that a hydro, and theres no real reason to include a fron brake on this type of bike, the stock chain comes stock with a link that doesnt clear the rear sproket and it is not a half link like the website claims, the stock pedals are not dmr v8s like advertised but are just no name genaric pedals, and i find the yellow bar and stem very ugly and the stock bar was 500g. The frame is good but has usless cable tabs and the tire clearence is horrible. I have 1.95 smallblock 8s on a mtx and the tire still rubs, im going to have to cut off every nob to get it to stop rubbing. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: markam park Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1400.00 Purchased At: cyclepath Similar Products Used: blkmarkt riot, specialized p2, kona stuff, norco 125, dob pinscher Bike Setup: Goldlabel, formula k24, sun equalizer on dmr revolver, sun mtx on dmr revolver 6 pawl, macneil sl on stump post, kenda small block 8s, specialized demo bar, s&m sproket 25t, total weight 27lbs, 33 was stock heres a pic of my bike http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2024205/
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Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from melbourne Date Reviewed: May 10, 2008 Strengths: First of all this is for the 07 model. strong as frame very light easy to move great pricing runs really nicely pretty much everything Weaknesses: none maybe the brakes but they are ok Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Windsor Jumps Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1182.00 Purchased At: Bikepro Similar Products Used: Norco ryde Bike Setup: original parts
Submitted by
ori kr
a Racer
from who cares Date Reviewed: December 22, 2007 Strengths: one of the strongest hardtail frames, very lite, 3 pice cromoly crank. Weaknesses: brakes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: urban, strett,dj Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: mongoose fireball, mongoose ritual, speicalized p2. 243 racing. Bike Setup: im goin to buy it, put a shimano dero 535 with xtr parts in the rear, no front brake, i gona take a deity stem and a new BMX cromoly bar, and put on it a dj1 (coz gold label is 2 heavy) and im goin to put on it some double track 24" rims with cuple of hookworm
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dave jones
a Weekend Warrior
from london Date Reviewed: May 3, 2007 Strengths: strong frame, invincible Weaknesses: heavy, dont like the colour Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: fortwill Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: dmr transition Bike Setup: gold label forks, 24 seven cranks , dmr wheels singlespeed it is the shex
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john arnett
a Weekend Warrior
from Saltspring Island, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: July 8, 2005 Strengths: everything Weaknesses: hmmm...... none really....I guess brakes kinda suck..but whateves. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: my yard Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1800.00 Purchased At: Kieth's Similar Products Used: dmr trailstar, other 250's, on one gimp Bike Setup: stock
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Scott S
a Weekend Warrior
from Brampton, Ontario, Country Date Reviewed: May 31, 2005 Strengths: Everything except the short cable it comes with, no good for bar spins Weaknesses: really, nothing its the perfect bike Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2300.00 Purchased At: Cycle Path Brampton Similar Products Used: its unique, inbetween a BMX and MTB.....thats because i have a size small though i guess Bike Setup: Sherman Jumper(on the site it says that it comes with a sherman flick which is a lie, they dont know what they're talking about), Atomlab TRail Pimp rims DMR sprocket and cranks, basically the stock bike on the norco site (by the way its a year 2005 im on of that has it in canada so far says the norco factory :P woot) 
Submitted by
Mike
a Racer
from Coquitlam Date Reviewed: September 22, 2004 Strengths: Strong Frame, Nice Wheels, dual 24, Lotsa Chromoly Stuff, kepping it nice a solid. Nice Avid Discs, Weaknesses: Gears, Crappy, dj3s, weird tire setup, Multi-colored(orange, white, black, silver, raw metal, gold(forkcaps)). hubs....cracking BB, BMX ONLY BB, VERY HEAVY, Sizing options, brake LEVER, a Massive 5 inches of useless travel, 3 or 4 wud be good..Giro tabs... 8mm key only cranks and stem. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Skatepark Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Norco Factory Similar Products Used: A bmx Bike Setup: krad on the back dmr moto on front, single speed. other than that stock.
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John Coates
a Downhiller
from Toronto Ontario Date Reviewed: March 27, 2004 Strengths: unbreakable, perfect ride, great feel, just awesome for dirtjumping and street riding. it wont break Weaknesses: hard to get the front up but once it is up, it is stable Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Don Valley Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: Cyclepath Similar Products Used: Norco one25, Kona cinder kone Bike Setup: stock except i added a front avid break and put on a single speed setup
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Carlos Zavarce
a Downhiller
from Sutton Ontario Canada Date Reviewed: February 1, 2004 Strengths: Strong frame, Cromoly, Good parts, Great price, really great bike if your just using it for street and dj's. Not nice on the trail. Weaknesses: None yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Spoke'o'motion Newmarket Similar Products Used: 2001 Norco 250cc, Kona Stuff Bike Setup: Stock except single speed with FBM bmx grind sproket.
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