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splattered
a Weekend Warrior
from MADate Reviewed: July 18, 2008
Strengths: this is a do it all bike with an indestructable frame, bike tips the scales at 40-43 lbs but the geometry makes it feel 10-12 pounds lighter, from the big hits to xc, the only limitation this bike has is it's rider,Weaknesses: didn't come with a chain guide, on some of the bigger drops you'll throw the chain, dosn't climb well but with a good set of tires and the 34t gear you should beable to power up most hills,Bottom Line: bottom line if you find one of the old monocue frames 2003+up for sale grab it,
Favorite Trail: supa top secret
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: vps shore, buzz, kona coiller, foes fly, cannondale prophet,
Bike Setup: bike is mostly stalk, the only add ons are what i broke and replaced, fsa handlebars, halo 6 drive rear hub, fuji lock on grips, fuji velo seat, and a sram 980 cassette,
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Kieren McEwan
a Weekend Warrior
from PortsmouthDate Reviewed: February 28, 2008
Strengths: Usable for everything. A true all day ride.Weaknesses: A bit lardy!Bottom Line: If you want a bike which you can ride in the alps, at home on the trails or on the northshore woodwork then this is the frame for you. Yes its not the lightest but then the other side of the coin is that you can throw it off almost anything with absolute confidence. This frame is bomb proof and I mourn the fact that I couldn't keep it as well as my new bike!
Favorite Trail: Queen Liz CP Hampshire
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Santa cruz blur
Bike Setup: Fox Talas RC, Raceface, saint, deetracks hope brakes.
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sns auto
a Downhiller
from edmontonDate Reviewed: October 15, 2007
Strengths: very strong, smooth easy light ride,Weaknesses: scratched.Bottom Line: beautiful and strong
Favorite Trail: river vally
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: some guys garage
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: custom everything.
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Basil Mackinlay Campbell
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, AustraliaDate Reviewed: January 10, 2006
Strengths: Everything, throw it off a cliff and it'll bounce straight back up. Soo tough. ALWAYS turns heads. coz it looks F@!#ing awesome. Feels amazingly light to ride.Weaknesses: Seat pole squeeks CONSTANTLY!!! had a little trouble with the gears. spent almost $400 (aus dollars) on the gears and guards aloneBottom Line: Best bike you could buy for that price. But if you're planning on buying 1 second hand take it 2 get checked out by a mechanic. after 1 thing breaks others follow.
BUT IT LOOKS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Trail: Milk nd Honey
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: au $1600
Similar Products Used: kona stinky
Bike Setup: Dicer Two-six 2.7' front wheel. Dicer Two-four 3' on back. v8 pedals, new rollers and guard. new fox shock. and other small changes
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Chris T
a Downhiller
from St. AlbertDate Reviewed: November 17, 2005
Strengths: unbreakable frame, amazing smooth ride, handles HUGE drops like you wouldnt belive, pedals are amazing.Weaknesses: poor choice of chain, a little noisy when hopping.Bottom Line: AMAZING bike. I havent found much it cant do(by that I mean I'm too chicken to hit). Definatly worth every penny and it rides amazingly. I was surprised how soft all the drops and bumps felt on this thing. I have yet to bottom it out, just a great bike for any kind of freestyle riding.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At: Source for sports
Bike Setup: Your not so standard Y frame bike. the 03 frames with the 6061 alloy Norco commonly uses
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cod fish
a Weekend Warrior
from kelownaDate Reviewed: February 14, 2005
Strengths: FAT frame, its a goddamn down hilling tank! You just CANT snap it.Weaknesses: wonky seat that breaks after 2 rides. sound rickety at first, but very soon goes away.Bottom Line: cant be broken, great componentry, all together a superb rig for any hard core rider.
Favorite Trail: arawana
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: bike barn
Similar Products Used: other norco rigs
Bike Setup: completely stock cause i rented it
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Dennis
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from Chilliwack, B.C. CanadaDate Reviewed: January 27, 2004
Strengths: What do you sy when it's a great all around bike. Nothing really suck so nothing really shines....except maybe the bike. Comming from using v-brakes to the 8" hayes makes a world of difference. After using these brakes I could never go back. The seat, I found, is very comfortable on the climb up the hill. It seems to peddle and ride lighter than it is.Weaknesses: For the price....nothing. However if I had to pick somthing it would be the pedles which I changed before I took it to the hill.Bottom Line: Great....I can't believe the difference a good FS downhill bike makes. I went from riding a Specialized hardrock sport to this(vps drop) and now I only wish I had done it sooner. If your looking for a full suspension downhill bike that can take a beating, won't drain the bank, has great components that don't need immediate changing...this would be the bike. Bottom Line: Great bike
Great Price
Great Choice
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: Jack's Cycles
Bike Setup: Stock....except for snafu platform peddles.
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e-rock
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from Vancouver, BCDate Reviewed: January 14, 2004
Strengths: Most obvious: price for what you get (that's $2300 Canadian dollars!). Solid design and build from a company with a good reputation for this type of ride. Great component set - what more do you need? Hayes 8" hyrdos are a sweet fit here. Solid Fox Vanilla R shock with rebound adjust.Weaknesses: I wouldn't call them weaknesses really, but to nit-pick a bit: personally, I think grip shifts suck (stock on front derailleur only). Interrupted seat tube can be a pain but there's work-arounds, like telescoping seat posts. Jr. T is a solid fork but why a 'custom' 5" (130mm) when the standard 2003 Jr T. is a 7" (170mm)? It looks an awful lot like the 2000 model Jr T. to me. Now that the 2004s are rolling out, 5" front/rear travel seems a bit on the small side (the '04 Atomik has the 170mm Jr T. and the A-line is now decked out with the awesome 888).Bottom Line: One of the cheapest big bikes out there with no sacrifices on the components. Rides smooth and can take lots of abuse. Get the suspension dialed in properly and she'll be very good to you. As for the short seat tube, it's worth it for the 4-bar link VPS suspension system. I mentioned the odd 5" Jr T. fork choice. I suspect it has to do with the geometry design and intended handling characteristics. I suppose it's easy enough to get another longer-travel fork but that might adversely affect the geometry/handling. That type of upgrade should be well researched first anyways (or check out the new 2004s from Norco). I'm currently looking into swapping to the new 888 fork (hmmmm, triple eight). 4/5 on overall only because there are better bike$$$ out there, but not by much!
Favorite Trail: Whatever I'm riding.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Similar Products Used: My first big bike. Short rides on other Norco VPS models and a Kona Stinky.
Bike Setup: From stock, add: ODI lock-on grips, LX front shifter (did I mention I HATE grip shifts?!?), cut down the seat post (duh!) and shortened the chain - she's ready to rock.
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Dave Dighton
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney AustraliaDate Reviewed: November 20, 2003
Strengths: Very solid all round bike. I'm 6'6 and 100kg and the large frame suites me perfectly. Its a smooth ride with plenty of forgiveness, its suitable for the big drops as well as the trail riding. The specialized 4 bar linkage system rocks as do the triple clamp Jt customs on the front. Hayes hydro's stop you on a dime, especially with 8'rotors. For the price($3100 $Aus) its specs are top shelf and you get an awesome bike for your buck.Weaknesses: No bash guard, love the Jt customs, but Jt pro's with 7' would have been better as being 100kg's sometimes on a big drop it will bottom out the front forks. It is a heavier bike. Will bob abit up hills (who cares though, its designed to go down not up )Bottom Line: Love it, well spec-ed bike for the price. Will take a sh#t load of punishing and ask you for more. Suites the taller bloke as it is not as cramped as some
Favorite Trail: Red Hill
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$3100.00
Purchased At: Kuringai Cycles
Similar Products Used: Stinky 02
Bike Setup: Stock, apart from bigger tires, but i want to put bigger forks on the front
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gab
a Downhiller
from st-hubert,qc,canadaDate Reviewed: July 20, 2003
Strengths: Frame ,rear shox,looks great ,youd be a killer in 2 weelWeaknesses: chain bounce, disk ben loose a bit but no problem and suspension i too soft almost bottom it of on a 4 foot jump and weight is incredible like 50 lbs is sooo muchBottom Line: This bike kill i did drops and jump it was my frieds one but is kindly good!!
Favorite Trail: dirt jump man!!
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At: velo 2000
Similar Products Used: -
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aaron goodwin
a Weekend Warrior
from canada,bcDate Reviewed: July 13, 2003
Strengths: Drops lol awesome, Strong,Sweet suspension,Parts.EverythingWeaknesses: Bobbing...BUT who caresBottom Line: Awesome bike get it if yur serious. Good for anything.
Favorite Trail: connector
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3500.00
Purchased At: kelowna cycle
Similar Products Used: Norco Launch
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Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouverDate Reviewed: May 19, 2003
Strengths: solid frame forks rock and the rear fox is not that bad romic shocks would be better. Still a great vaule for what you pay. I rode my friends and sweet can handle any drop.Weaknesses: lots of bob but what can you expectBottom Line: sweet bike but I did have some problems with the rear hub and it'snot the best climber but it;s a down hill bike and one of the best bikes to.If your an xc racer maby you should check your eye sight befor you press the mouse.
Favorite Trail: it,s a seceret
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: the only thing stock is the back rim. im to lazy to type
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C J
a
from Vancouver, BCDate Reviewed: May 10, 2003
Strengths: The price is CAN.
Strong ass bike! Love this bike. The frame is sweet and the 8" discs kick ass.Weaknesses: Front forks suck. There ok but why would they go and create a custom Jr.T2 for the bike when they could put on Normal J.Ts that have 2more inches of travel. I also keep bottoming the Jr.T2 out.Bottom Line: THis bike rocks. THe fork is ok but i am gonna get a better one. Its perfect for everything. DRops, downhill, and freestyle. THis bike is awsome. I havent gone a day without riding the bike since i got it. If u are a pretty intense rider with like little cash, this is a good bike to buy.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: John Henry's
Similar Products Used: 2003 Norco Atomik.
Bike Setup: Stock, but im gonna get a Jr.T of a Super.T
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Dude
a Downhiller
from Vancouver CanadaDate Reviewed: May 6, 2003
Strengths: Like riding a Lazt=y Boy down trails. The geometry is perfect. Jr T's Rock.Weaknesses: I have to agree the seat licks. Im 170 and the thing is so bent after 4 good rides.Bottom Line: This bike is so fun. Havent thought twice about my purchase and trust me I did my reserch. This bike is last years Launch. Without the $$$$$$$$$ I am 5'7" and 170lbs and find the small just right. I rode the med and it is only 1"longer thats it. Only dif is the top tube. You cant go wrong just make sure you get the right size. I can through mine around so easy it Rocks.
Favorite Trail: Burke Mt
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2299.00
Similar Products Used: Brodie Thumper, Kona Stinkee and Big Hit
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Braden Smidt
a Weekend Warrior
from Castlegar, B.C, CanadaDate Reviewed: April 27, 2003
Strengths: every thing except for the seatWeaknesses: none except the seatBottom Line: I have roding this bike once its my friends but the first time i rode it i hit the eight footer on Dr.Claw iam getting this bike this weekend
Favorite Trail: Dr. Claw
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: VPS Atomik
Bike Setup: stock but still very nice
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