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Submitted by
bj hardo
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | cheese grater | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | cycleworld | | Strengths: | great bike super strong strong. | | Weaknesses: | weak rear triangle it cracks with lots of abuse I took the bike back to the shop and they replaced the rear top sub frame. A cuple of months later I cracked it again. Bike not to blame the bike it was the 9 ft drops I was doing of a roof to flat lands. I also bent the steer tube on the marzoochi bommer exr forks that are standard so I bacily destroed the bike I also snaped the standard quick realese and bent the new one. The rear fox shock spring is too soft for 60kg rider. | | Similar Products Used: | Ironhorse warrior disk (not as good) | | Bike Setup: | giant head stem rest standed | | Bottom Line: | The bike is great for some one who is geeting in to mtb or downhill. The is super tuff but my riding is to blame this bike is for use of trials and cross country not downhill and freeride. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jarrad
a Downhiller
from Kalgoorlie Australia
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Bertha | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Scene | | Strengths: | The frame because it hasn't cracked yet | | Weaknesses: | There aren't any | | Bike Setup: | Azonic hot seat, Azonic double wall handle bars, Azonic shorty dh stem, sun single track rims, hayes hfx9 disc brakes, e-thirteen bashguard, fsa pig dh pro headset, crankbrothers 5050xx pedals Marzorcchi jr t forks | | Bottom Line: | this is one of the strongest bikes I have ever had and I just love it | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie goby
a Weekend Warrior
from guelph ONT CANADA
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | GORBA | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | BITS,BIKES AND BORADS | | Strengths: | IT IS A VERY GOOD BIKE WILE RIDING ON EXTREAM TRAILS AND HANDELS GREAT | | Weaknesses: | THEIR ISN'T ONE | | Similar Products Used: | THE SPECIALIZED ENDURO COMP | | Bike Setup: | SAINT EVERYTHING | | Bottom Line: | ITS IS ONE OF THE BEST BIKES. I AND I HAVE HAD ALOT OF BIKES. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JORDAN HAIDASZ
a Downhiller
from toronto
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | big drops | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | silent sports | | Strengths: | thsi bike is amazing, i have never riden a better bike. i have done like 8 foot drops and the suspention has never bottomed out. | | Weaknesses: | this bike has no weaknesses | | Bike Setup: | everything is the same as when i bought it | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that if you want a good bike for under 2000 dollars that there is no better bike that you can buy, it is comfortable for riding trails, as well as doing 10ft drops.........so ya this bike is amazing and you can get a better bike for a better price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn
a Downhiller
from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | roofs :-) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Strengths: | Everything! The bike is very light considering how much stuff it has, and the suspension. The VPS is amazing. This is a great quality bike. I have taken this baby off of approximately 25' drops (roofs), and I have never bottomed out. I have not broken a single part, and this is extremely amazing considering how hard I ride it. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | Everything stock, except I added 2.36" tires. | | Bottom Line: | Best bike I have ever riden. It has not failed me yet. Great price. When someone wants to race me, they eat my dust... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Weekend Warrior
from Middletown, CT USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | MTBR classifieds | | Strengths: | Bike is very agile, weight is low in the frame, 4 bar fsr back end, how many other '03 trailbikes have 68 degree head angles? | | Weaknesses: | Some of the stock components-big deal-just change them out.
The stock rear shock prevented the rear suspension from
working as well as it should-see below | | Bike Setup: | Psylo fork, Risse Jupiter 5R rear shock (7" x 2" x 600# spring)A piggyback reservoir won't clear the frame-get a remote reservoir. I also painted the frame-the black and white didn't work for me. | | Bottom Line: | Now that I modified the rear suspension I can truly say this bike rocks. The stock 6.75 x 1.75 shock mounts near the
top of the swinglink, and the travel increases as the mount
moves downward in the holes, so I drilled a new hole at the centerpoint of the link. This also increases the leverage ratio which makes the back much plusher. The new Risse also has a slightly longer i2i and a longer stroke which also increases travel and bottom bracket height, I maybe lost one degree of head angle in the process, but I can spare it on a 68 degree trailbike. Most importantly the back end is now incredibly plush for my 180 pounds, yet has compression damping from the midpoint on, and I can get the back tire to almost rub the seat mast at full compression, compared to the old shock bottoming out long before the linkages ever did. This setup feels bottomless. I know I easily have over 6" of travel with this setup. It will also most likely void any frame warranty. Contact me if you have any questions.
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Submitted by
the Sock
a Downhiller
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eh?
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Fish Creek, Don Valley, the City of Toronto | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Frame is burley, crankset is of good quality, Fox Vanilla R has worked with no worries | | Weaknesses: | Brakes calipers are not that great, most Norco no name components have left the building | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Marzocci Z1 Drop-Off I, Truvativ crankset, Rhyno Lite rims on Formula DH hubs, Easton bar and stem, Deore FD and RD, Hayes HMX-1 6" mechanical disk brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Ah...my first real bike. Alas, I must say good bye to her, I am getting my 2005 Norco Six. I've trashed this bike on and off the trails, and have even used it in a skate park. She's handled drops up to 5 feet, technical and flowy trails and she can do quite a bit of urban. It's a nice bike that can fill the gap between freeride and xc that won't kill your wallet, but you will need to replace parts.
Parts I highly recommend to change:
1. Fork - get a 5" travel fork...did I say now? I meant RIGHT NOW
2. Better brakes, I'd recommend Avid mechanicals, 8" of course
3. A BASH GUARD, the frame has a low BB height
4. Stem and handlebars, they were the reason for my crash
5. Seatpost and saddle, get the Titec Scoper telescopic seatpost, the Titec is key because of the odd 30mm diameter seat tube and you don't have to screw around with cutting the seat post
Overall, she held up fairly well for my riding, but I have to change because of my evolving riding style. Good all around bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ping pong
a Weekend Warrior
from north shore
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | cbc,corkscrew,neds | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | great bike for the frerider or beginner dh'er.great cranks, and fox vanilla shock | | Weaknesses: | the stem,the brakes,the tires, and forks. It tends to start to malfunction after the first year or so | | Similar Products Used: | norco vps | | Bike Setup: | wtb 2.5' tires,serfa grips, marzocchi forx, | | Bottom Line: | I would recomend this bike to anybody who tackles the hills every weekend. also great for dj,fr, or dh | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Lawrence
a Downhiller
from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Murphy Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Center Ice Sports and Cycle | | Strengths: | Really amazing value, this is my first full suspension bike I have ver owned, and it is amazing. The frame is bullit proof, excellet and top quality components...Hayes Disc Brakes, Marzocchi Fork, Fox Vanilla rear shock... as the french would say "PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE" | | Weaknesses: | It is a heavy frame, but that is why it's so bullit proof. My seat post sucked...it might have just been how i had it in the tube...but my seat post got bent when it was in the seatpost tube, and it took two people to pull it out so i could saw it off and continue to use it... but over-all everything else is great. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Fluid 2 04 model | | Bike Setup: | Hayes 8" mech disc breaks, Marzocchi EXR 03, Fox Vanilla R 6.75" i2i, Sun Rim CR-18 double walls, Ninja Vee-Rubber 2.35" DH tires, Truvative Hussefelt Crank Set | | Bottom Line: | This is a great all around Bike, its bullit proof, and can be used for mose anything...its a little heavy for XC...heavier than most, and a little lighter suspension that a DH bike, but it sits in the middle. I use it for both, ive taken 6, 7, and 8ft hucks with this bike and it worked just fine *only 4 inches of front travel* I would deffinitly suggest this bike to any begginer lookign to get into DH, but still have omthing he can pedal around town | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Heartless
a Cross Country Rider
from Stoney Creek , Ont
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bruce Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Silent Sports | | Strengths: | This bike is the ultimate compromise for recreational riders, long travel, brand name component mix, tried and true 4 bar linkage in the rear, sturdy frame and disc brakes! Good standover height and a bullet proof frame.
VALUE PLUS!
| | Weaknesses: | The seat post is to short for x-country riding, but to be fair a longer post would not be ok for freeriding because of the rear suspension setup. Just a little heavy. | | Bike Setup: | The bike is stock except for a 400mm seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is the best value "All MOUNTAIN" on the market. Yes there are better lighter bikes on the market (Trek Liquid, Cannondale Jekyl, Giant AC) but they are about $1500 to $2000 Cdn more than the Fluid 3. This Norco does everything it is intended for very well, but will not be the best bike for any one trail or condition and the manufacturer states this very clearly in their write up, it is everything they claim it to be. Congratulations NORCO! I have ridden my Fluid all over various trail types in Southern Ontario and raced in the Squeezer and the bike has performed exceptionaly well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rasheed gonzales
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | don valley trail system | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | silent sports | | Strengths: | same as mentioned in my first review below. opinions on the bike's strengths hasn't changed much since i first posted. nice, strong frame (dunno how people say this is a xc bike weighing in at 36 lbs stock). makes a good, light freeride rig. | | Weaknesses: | same as first review: would've liked longer travel non-xc fork, hydro brakes, wider tires. weaknesses were kind of fixed for '04, but for '05 the fluid 3.0's gone (don't really mind though. i think the 05 fluids are kind of ugly). experienced some chain suck - chipped pain on the chainstays as a result, but no biggie. | | Similar Products Used: | none. | | Bike Setup: | bunch of upgrades made:
fork: '03/'04 marzocchi z1 fr (2003 w/2004 parts)
pedals: truvative holzfellers
bar: specialized bighit dh oversized
stem: truvative holzfeller 40mm
brakes: hayes hfx-9 hd
wheelset: xt/sun singletracks (silver), dt spokes
tires: tioga factory dh 2.3
saddle: fi’z:ik nisene
seatpost: truvativ xr single clamp
grips: odi rouge lock ons | | Bottom Line: | other than the tacoed front wheel, the broken arch on the exr and the crappy hayes mechs, the fluid 3’s an awesome bike. it’s a bit heavy weighing in at around 36lbs stock, but the bike can definitely take some punishment which kind of makes up for the weight.
with the new upgrades i’ve made to the bike, it absolutely rocks for the type of riding i do – and there’s a couple more sure upgrades in the future – i’ve got some parts that i’ve yet to put on: holzfeller cranks, xt shifters & derailluers. the bike does just about everything – light freeriding, light urban... even dirt jumping. i haven’t done anything “huge” on it yet, but that’s more due to my lack of skills than any weaknesses in the bike’s capabilities – i’m sure it can handle more than what i’ve thrown at it thus far. it’s an awesome trail/all-mountain bike and a great value (even without the upgrades i’ve made).
bottom line is it’s a dope bike... although for 2005 they’ve gotten rid of the fluid 3.0 – not that i think it matters though. i think the ’05 fluids are kind of ugly.
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Submitted by
The Sock
a Weekend Warrior
from Etobicoke, Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Fish Creek Park (Calgary) and Don Valley Park (Toronto) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light and strong frame, good components for price, looks SEXY and it says "Norco". | | Weaknesses: | Paint starting to chip (meh, it's only cosmetic...the frame is burley), fork is still pissing me off and linkage is very very very (insert more very) loose with one axel. | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Norco VSP Fluid 1 (damn my roommate), 2003 Ironhorse Sinister DX (crap crap crap) and 2002 Nakamura Grinder (hahaha...it was only a transit bike, but it was light as a feather). | | Bike Setup: | Stock (still waiting for a part to fail...that's what you get when you buy a quality bike!). | | Bottom Line: | Just a follow up from my previous review. The only bad thing of my bike is that the axel of the rear linkage is so loose that on a good hard trail ride, I have to tighten it up several times. I have no idea why it is doing this, so I'm going to see the Norco Rep to see what he says (I have total faith with him, my buddies have had very good experiences with him). I've moved to Toronto for school (I miss Calgary and the mountains) and I've been starting to ride in a total different area. In Calgary, it was pure trails, but in Toronto, there is only one good trail unless you want to drive a bit out of the city. But I've started to use the bike for light urban riding, and I'm fairly suprised to see that it's holding up. Of course it ain't no Six or 4x4, so I keep in control and only do light urban riding, like stairs, drops no bigger than 2' and some dirt jumps (I was suprised to see it do that...almost wants me to get a 4x4). Of course the damn fork is not up to the task of my riding style, but it's holding up very very very well (damn fine Marzocchi product...they got me hooked for life). Nice to see that Norco bikes are built better than what they're ment for, Norco has me buying their bikes for life. Next on the list is a Norco VPS Six for my freeriding/downhill/urban needs. Oh, everybody I meet says, "what a nice bike". I reply, "touching is $20 extra". | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Sock
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Fish Creek, PowderFace, anywhere and any time | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$860.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Swap | | Strengths: | VPS frame, rear linkage (by Specalized), smooth trail and all mountain rig. | | Weaknesses: | Needs a better fork, perhaps could use gussets on the frame and the '04 Fluids have hydraulic breaks while the '03 have mechanical. | | Similar Products Used: | '04 Norco Fluid 1, '03 IronHorse Sinister DX and my first bike '02 Nakamura Grinder. | | Bike Setup: | Stock until something fails (gonna change the fork and cranks asap). | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the all mountain riding. It's more geared towards XC than freeride ('02 Fluid), but I can't complain because it fits the bike I need. Great on the small drops, pretty good climb (needs lockout to be better) and is a dream going down steeps parts (only complaint is the BB is higher than DH bikes, so it's a bit wierd at times). If you want to use a Fluid frame for "freeride", I'd recommend getting the Fluid 1, the frame is beefier and better gusseted and welded. But I love my Fluid 3.0! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Septimus
a
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Glentress Red/Black/Ewok Village | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Alpine Bikes | | Strengths: | Standover height, drivetrain, strength. | | Weaknesses: | Insufficient fork travel and quality, brakes, stem, XC wheelset, no XL size (L is still a bit small for a 6 ft 4 guy), stem too long (100mm?!?!) | | Bike Setup: | Stock except Fox Vanilla RL fork, RF DH bars, Forge stem, Hope brakes, RF Daibolus seatpin | | Bottom Line: | This is a good frame and drivetrain, but the stock fork was too short for the rest of the bike and the brakes weak. The seatpost was also far too short and made the bike hard to climb.
Other upgrades were just favoured parts and crash/breakage replacement.
I was surprised the largest size was stil quite small though. They need to introduce an XL and spec a longer (350mm) seatpost.
Bought for 20% off retail in the Alpine sale last year.
If you want a proper fr ride, don't buy this, but if you want to ride technical trails with some stunts, drops etc, this is a good bike - just be prepared to replace the fork and brakes ASAP.
Would buy Norco again for sure. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jhon Dakalaman
a
from calgary,alberta,canada
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Calgary death hill | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | I cant remember anymore | | Strengths: | Its a strong bike for people who want 2 be able 2 do decent things on a bike......i did a 13 foot drop on it and nothin snapped yet. you have 2 be fairly strong in the arms 2 use it | | Weaknesses: | the brakes are uptight if u press them 2 hard right over the handlebars u go! and as i said its hard 2 control but if u have strong arms ull b fine | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | put bomber shocks on it and a new crank | | Bottom Line: | Its a good bike if ur a good rider but if ur really hardcore this isnt the bike 4 u. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light Frame, Bouncy Shocks, good paint job, fast gear shift. | | Weaknesses: | Crappy breaks, steering is absoultly wacko, pedals are cheep plastic, | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Notin Yet | | Bottom Line: | Its not a bad bike at all...better then some of my older 1's. But the disk breaks are very touchy and they sent me 4 the fall of my life. also when out of control the steering doesn't coporate at all making acidents alot more comon. You gota have strong arms to control this bike. But i must say other then those things Norco did a good job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rasheed gonzales
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | silent sports (via ebay) | | Strengths: | great trail bike. nice feel. solid frame. lots of standover room. pretty good components for the price. | | Weaknesses: | would be better w/5” up front and w/better brakes. hayes mechs suck kak... definitely going to upgrade when i can. also experienced some chainsuck. | | Similar Products Used: | none. | | Bike Setup: | stock. lots of planned upgrades though. | | Bottom Line: | great bike for the price. handles well and is a good all-around ride. i’ve hucked it off of ledges and stairs (nothing over 5’... yet) and it’s handled well so far. other than the occasional chainsuck i’ve experienced and the crappy brakes, i haven’t run into any major problems w/the bike. i would have hoped that it came with more travel up front and wider tires... and of course better brakes, but for the price i paid, i can’t really complain. the parts spec on the ’04 is a heck of a lot better though w/a 120mm (4.7”) fork, hydros and 2.3 tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a
from north augusta, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | calabogie resort | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1152.00 | | Purchased At: | sport x | | Strengths: | all the parts work great. have not had any problems yet | | Weaknesses: | not a lot of rear tire clearance my 2.35 has taken the paint off of the chain stay. would like a 5 inch fork. | | Bike Setup: | stock plus nokian dh tires 2.65/2.35 and a race face bash guard. | | Bottom Line: | the bike is just a great machine. i ride mostly rough trail with steep climbs and descents. its a little bit hard on the long climbs but hey it all pays off on the way down. i have taken it out to do some ski hill work and it did great (although i bottomed the fork once. but i landed on the front tire and i was playing with fork preload) i think in the spring i will put a fox vanilla r on it and get some clipless pedals for the trails but it is a great bike especially for the $1600(CAD)i payed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant Moore
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney , N.S.W , Australia
Date Reviewed: October 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Cascades | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1310.00 | | Purchased At: | Alstar Cycles | | Strengths: | great rear shock , 4 bar linkage & low built frame allowing more leg room for crazy stuff | | Weaknesses: | cant find any maybe the front forks but everthing is cool | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky | | Bottom Line: | Great all rounder love doing the cascades on it , it can be a cross country bike, (the fluid 3) but u gotta look ? a little to heavy for an xc i'd prefer to do dowhill on it . yes u can put dc on it but they say it will void warrenty , look into it more , u can under there own rules but dc on them . love the bike love the ride | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a
from Montreal, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Bang for the buck is excellent (1650$ cdn), solid frame, Nice rear travel (4.5-5.1 inches), smooth ride, nice looking | | Weaknesses: | fork could be a little better but for the price you pay, i can't really complain. thin wheels (came with 2.1 inchers), little heavy. | | Bottom Line: | For the amount you pay, this is an excellent bike. it's really comfortable. I use it for aggressive XC and i love it. good EXR 100mm coils. I'm thinking of upgrading the fork to turn it into a good freeride bike. Mine came with 8' hayes mechanicals that are a little problematic but it's more a hayes flaw, not Norco. Good quality product by Norco. With a nice cushiony seat and a heavy duty FR fork, makes an excellent all-round mountain bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jake
a Downhiller
from vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Strengths: | standover, company stands by its products | | Weaknesses: | another XC bike in the Norco lineup. It recently debut the XC team and the XC fireball. | | Bottom Line: | I wish Norco extended the 2002 type frame another year. The '02 FLuids were freeride frames for riders with shorter inseams. They were beefy , toss them in the air, 20 foot drop off bikes. The '03 Fluids are XC bikes - pure & simple. I was told by the Norco not to even attempt putting a dual crown fork on the '03 frame for it'll void their warranty. The air shock is a dead give away as well as the lighter frame. The '03 Fluids look no different that the Norco Fireball & Norco XC Team. Now there are 5 different models that do XC riding? The 2002 FLuids were the ONLY freeride bike in their lineup that did not incorporate the monocoque framing. Launch, A-line, Shore all monocoque frames which are excellent. Fluid was the only freerider that incorporated drawn tubing throughout which was special...a little heavier but unique. Norco please revisit the 2002! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Strengths: | Great travel front and rear. Solid frame design. Best components package for the price. Hayes mechanical disc brake better than Shimano's. I am 168cm and the small size frame fits great. Better looking than most of the FS bikes. | | Weaknesses: | Frame design limit the adjustability of the seat post.
Heavy bike (but not a big deal). | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Kahuna. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except Hayes brake lever other then stock Tektro | | Bottom Line: | 100% happy with the bike. Had a 5 hr riding day and felt great at the end :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Laurin
a Weekend Warrior
from Ste. Anne
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1549.00 | | Purchased At: | olyimpia cycle and ski | | Strengths: | VPS design, adjustability, value, looks great handles nice and will allow you to ride whatever you want almost. | | Weaknesses: | Fork is a consideration to upgrade, it gets the job done but a better fork could turn this bike into a real contender. | | Similar Products Used: | Gaint DS Warp | | Bike Setup: | All stock except saddle is WTB handle bar is Titus | | Bottom Line: | I havent spent much time on this bike yet but I thought I would post a review to show the price for some reason this web site never went to norco and got the prices. Otherwise bike is better than most 4 bar linkage bikes in its price range because of more travel and spec's. You got losts of options with this bike from drops to cross country you can do it well. I will be posting another review after I spend more time with this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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