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Submitted by
rob kuhn
a Weekend Warrior
from southern california
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$69.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Strong and lightweight frame | | Weaknesses: | Rather tall head tube | | Similar Products Used: | Myata Elevation '400 | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Minute 130mm fork, WTB wheels, Hayes disc (mechanical), Chris King headset, Easton handlebars, Kenda 2.1 tires, Lizard Skin Lock-on grips | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to get back to my roots (hard tail) so I thought about rebuilding my old Myata frame but we're talking 1994 circa which didn't have disc brake mounts and the headtube was setup for the 1-1/4 fork; I eventually installed a 1-1/8 reducer.
While looking for parts on eBay I stumbled on this frame for $69.00. It was new and never been built! The owner had bought it with plans to build it up but it just never happened.
I love this bike! I have the large 20" frame which is pretty large for me (I'm 5' 11") and that was a concern since my past XC bikes were in the 17 and 18 inch size.
Because it has a rather tall head tube, none of the steerer tubes on my forks were long enough. The cost to have have new steerer tubes installed averaged between $125 and $200. So I decided to just purchase a new fork (seeing as I got the frame for $69 it was rather easy for me to justify the cost to myself).
Once I got the bike built and I straddle it is when I realized at how big of bike it really was! I was concerned that it may be too big a bike for some of the technical rides.
The the other thing I noticed was how "fast" the bike accelerated as well as its excellent climbing speed! This thing takes off like a rocket and climbs like a goat! Because the frame is large (and its matched with a 130mm fork) it can take hits rather well. Thought it is large it's very nimble in the technicals. The frame is well balanced so techy areas that I used to do on my 17 inch frame I can do just as easy with this 20 incher.
As mentioned, this bike is fast. Much faster than any of my previous bikes. Long single track rides are awesome with this bike! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
wut up cool
a Weekend Warrior
from olds canada
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Dont got one | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$980.00 | | Purchased At: | Bow cycle | | Strengths: | It has a strong frame and great stock tires it is also very light and durable. | | Weaknesses: | Nothen this bike the bomb. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Kompressor | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | If youre looking for a tough bike that can ride it all the Norco Big foot may be the bike for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
martin hubert
a Weekend Warrior
from Simcoe, Ontario
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | "ride her gently" | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | first cycle works london | | Strengths: | 8" Hayes rotor brakes, Marzocchi Dirt Jam Comp Forks, Aluminum Frams, Shinamo Deore Hubs, Shifters and Hayes Sole | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any yet | | Similar Products Used: | The rest were junk compared to this one | | Bottom Line: | Buy It! it is an amazing bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Garden Hill, Ontaio, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Crappy ass bike shop | | Strengths: | It goes and goes, and never gives up, until the shoddy cranks give out, but they can be replaced.
Frame is invicible, which is good for me because I use it for things it wasn't intended for. | | Weaknesses: | Cranks. Truvative 5D suck monkey nuts. Change them as soon as possible....broke mine three times and still didn't bother to change em for something else....good thing I was still on warranty. The Judy TT are a little soft as well, and I only weight in at 130. | | Similar Products Used: | Marin East Peak, Marin Juniper Trail, GT Avalance, GT LTS DS 1000 | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except for front tire...upgraded to Kenda Kintic Sticky, as opposed to standard Kinetic. | | Bottom Line: | Love this bike to no end....three years runnin' and still going strong. Been abused, neglected at one point, "restored", and it still keeps going. Rims are tough as hell, pedals are great, shifting is smooth, but its starting to skip (think that's due to the bent chain though, hehe). I've used this thing for 5ft drops, which could have also aided in the crank problems, but thats beside the point, which is this bike for the price, and quality of components is a tank, bomb proof, whatever you want to call it. Used it for XC racing for a while. Did surprisingly well, as I managed to beat out most of the competition on their lightweight XC race bikes.....ha, take that. Bottom line: Yummy to the tummy Bigfoot meat is. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charlie Fitzpatrick
a Weekend Warrior
from vic, australia
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | not too fussy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | vic mtb | | Strengths: | good solid frame, great rims and shocks, comfortable bike to ride, solid tires, discs are very very handy | | Weaknesses: | front derailer is a bit cheap and dodgy, shifters are much the same | | Similar Products Used: | kona nunu, norco charger, scott aspen, avanti manic | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi exr comp shocks, deore rear derailer and some cheapo front derailer, hayes discs. | | Bottom Line: | all up solid bike for the dollar. the discs and frame and shocks are awsome but i recomend replacing the front derailer it just pisses you off. great lower to mid range bike. great for eginner to mids. can take a beating. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AJ Moniz
a Weekend Warrior
from Richmond , Bc
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Whistler Downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Caps Cycle , Richmond, BC | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | Front shifter , after 1 year cabnnot shift to Granny gear easily .... | | Bottom Line: | Good bike , well built , the 2003 model has much of the upgrades required , front & rear disc's , stronger front shocks would help . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cory
a Downhiller
from bc
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | view point | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | northern cycle | | Strengths: | frame, rims , disk compatable,most componetnts good, excellent acceleration | | Weaknesses: | shocks to weak, needed disks, parts got to loose to easy | | Similar Products Used: | devinchi castus | | Bike Setup: | same | | Bottom Line: | great bike for the $ would definetly recomend needs few upgrades but they r easy to do | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris jmaiff
a Downhiller
from nelson
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | lil g | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | 1000 | | Strengths: | good bombers exr's good nice friam the discs ont his puppy stop withj no problem the frame is skokem!! | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | i dunno | | Bike Setup: | to lazy to say | | Bottom Line: | i think it is an awosme bike for everyone | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The Gorge | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Epic Ride(small local town shop) | | Strengths: | Its a pretty sweet bike for the price. The 1000$ is Canadain plus I upgraded to a BomberEXR fork. I like to take drops, ride downhill and cross country on this bike. I don't find alot of time to ride, so this is a perfect bike for the price | | Weaknesses: | JudyTT fork. Is a piece of sh*t so I, put on a bomber.
Cranks fell off, but they gave me free new ones. | | Bottom Line: | This is a KILLER BIKE!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared
a Weekend Warrior
from Red Deer, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | United Cycle | | Strengths: | This bike has great components. Nice derailure and the new cranks and pedals work great. Real strong and light frame and rims are tough. Shimano V's have awesome stopping power. Hubs are also ready to go. | | Weaknesses: | Tires pick up lots of mud but thats hard to fix. Rock Shox Judy TT are fine if you land back tire first and don't take drops on the nose. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike to start out on. If your more advanced and getting into the big stuff I suggest a better bike, but it's a perfect all around bike to start getting into anykind of riding. Handles big drops, 5ft to flat easy. For $800 Canadian. Get it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
racerX
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$840.00 | | Strengths: | Shout out to all other bigfoot owners- has any one else felt that the top tube on the 2002 model is way too short? i have a 20" , but when you try to hop curbs, wheelie, or do drops it seems that another 3 inches of length would make a huge difference. the cockpit feels cramped, just in general. So has anyone upgraded to a longer stem, wider bars or taller shocks and found this problem cured? Im 5'10 with a longish back and aarms, so this could be just a personal issue. | | Bottom Line: | other than the above, the bike is great. Anyone considering it though i would say go find a similar bike from brodie. Hardtail pride! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Saskatoon, SK
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Doctor | | Strengths: | Tough Frame, good value for money, easy bike to upgrade, great rims | | Weaknesses: | Judy TT screwed up after a month or 2, replaced under warrantee, hubs are cheap, are making bad noise, but they are disk ready | | Similar Products Used: | vps 4x4, brodie brute, specialized stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | z-5's five inch, avid mechs f/r, blacksprire bashguard | | Bottom Line: | great entry-medium freeride bike. good specs for the cost ($818 canadian), except the rockshox judy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Perry W.
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The peacock | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Oak Bay bicycles | | Strengths: | Very strong frame,strong derealure,good rims and light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Popped tires 5 times,got new bottom bracket and arms [truvativ hussefelt]. | | Similar Products Used: | kona nunu,norco sascwatch, Marin bobcat trail. | | Bike Setup: | bottom out forks to easy, need bigger forks, disc brakes like the 2003,better crank. | | Bottom Line: | this is an awesome intermediate, bike better than average great for just going around off-road. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Fanshaw | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$709.00 | | Purchased At: | Lloyds | | Strengths: | Agile Strong frame, shifters, tires, rear derealure, got a chunk of wood jammed between the freewheel and the derealure, the dreralure is still fine | | Weaknesses: | cranks, I put a shimano carterage in it and haven't had any problems since, fork bottoms out easily | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Mountaineer | | Bike Setup: | Shimano sealed carterage, Going to stick a disk on the front | | Bottom Line: | great bike but needs new carterage and fork is too soft.
should have gotten the Sasquatch | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JACKO
a Weekend Warrior
from TO
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | T&T | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | CYCLE-SOLUTIONS | | Strengths: | Super strong, light weight and agile even at 22" frame, smooth quick shift, | | Weaknesses: | CRANKS! broke the first week, | | Bike Setup: | IUNNO | | Bottom Line: | This is a sweet ride, I'm 6'5 250 and she takes the lumps like it was made from solid steel. Nice fat stock tires (26x240) and to the stability in the thick stuff. MUST upgrade the crank set (race face prodigy DH) the stock truitiv is a piece of crap, I hope norco just got a bad batch of cranks cause they really suck!
The Judy TT's are pretty soft but my bike shop upgraded the internal springs pro bono (thanks guys)
Overall...there aren't enough "flamin chillies" for this bike and value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Burnaby B.C.
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | SFU | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$829.00 | | Purchased At: | Edmonds Cycle | | Strengths: | Best frame I've used, good rims, great acceleration. | | Weaknesses: | Shifters and headset started coming loose after a few weeks, Needs better shocks. The V-brakes were good, but discs would be better. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike for the $$. I'd rather spend a little more and get better parts standard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brinton
a Racer
from British Columbia Canada
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Rocky Cycle | | Strengths: | Very beefy frame, nice rims, light weight.... | | Weaknesses: | Cranks | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff, brody fury and brat etc. | | Bike Setup: | Needs 5" front suspension, and discs. | | Bottom Line: | Very nice bike for a rider who likes a little bit of everything, trials, x-country, and downhill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fahad Atkins
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary,AB,Canada
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any with jumps and drops higher than 10ft | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | BowCycle | | Strengths: | The frame is pretty strong and lighter than its looks.most components are great.Better if it had 5".Good for the money and upgradable. | | Weaknesses: | The pedals got bent in 3 days cranks and headset gets loose fast.It defenetly need new fork and discs. | | Similar Products Used: | fury,stuff,stumpjumper etc. | | Bike Setup: | All on stock but soon upgrading to 5" and discs. | | Bottom Line: | Worth the money.Awesome components buy it for Xcountry upgrade for freeride,harcore,Xtreme. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
M. C.
a
from nelson, bc. canada
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | smiling buda | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | gerick | | Strengths: | frame, good aceleration, most of the components, light and agile | | Weaknesses: | cranks! cranks blow, break very easily, handle bar is not to strong and is short. shock bottems out pretty easily | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff, broide fury and brat, norco 125 | | Bike Setup: | upgraded cranks to shimano XT and handle bar to axiom riser soon to upgrade fork | | Bottom Line: | good bike, chaep, light, strong(can handle 5ft onto flat easily)needs a few upgrade almost right away | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jacob
a Weekend Warrior
from canada eh!
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$840.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | awesome bike, fer people like me its an awesome bike.good componets sweet price (cnd),good acceleration,upgradeable (disc ready).get better shocks and front brake and u have the sasquatch. | | Weaknesses: | cranks!!!cranks broke on me on the third ride but warrenty put a different crank on.i wud up grade the shocks later on when u get serious into the sport and bu discs for it. | | Similar Products Used: | specialized stump jumper | | Bike Setup: | all stock,but soon upgrade to 5" rock shox and front mech disc(avid) | | Bottom Line: | sweet bike fer the price and fer the budget minded rider who cant shove out 5 grand on a bike.BUY IT ITS WELL WORTH THE MONEY | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Materi
a Weekend Warrior
from Cranbrook
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything that resembles a goat trail - steep and rocky | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Gericks Cycle and Sports | | Strengths: | Super tough frame. Front and rear disc compatible. Easily upgradeable. Fairly light - lighter than it looks! Very manouverable and easy to accelerate. Good v-brakes. | | Weaknesses: | Probably the forks - Judy TT. I am a light rider (150 lbs) and have bottomed these babies out. Decent for entry level but I would recommend an upgrade for a more serious rider.
I have heard of complaints about the crank but mine seems to be holding strong (so far!) | | Similar Products Used: | Nishiki, Giant, Specialized Hard Rock and Stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | As stock except for a new, wider Ninja rear tire. Also removal of all reflectors (they're gay and as if you'll need'em in the bush or at 6500 ft!!!) | | Bottom Line: | I have researched and shopped for days on end and it was this baby that I came up with. I recommend it for anyone who loves to do some good mountain biking and not worry about breakage or component failure. This machine handles
everything I've thrown at and then some!
Overall a good purchase for the price and you should have no problem keeping up with the big boys on their high end machines. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ann Nonymous
a Weekend Warrior
from calgary, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | fish creek park trails, COP | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$838.00 | | Strengths: | awesome acceleration, vry stiff and strong frame. Deore components work very well,as do v brakes.tires and rims are wide, beefy and strong. | | Weaknesses: | the shox (judy TT) are ok, but they do bottom out. i fixed that by adjusting the preload, via the left tab on the fork. there does not seem to be a limit to how stiff they go, but it gets harder and harder to twist as they get stiffer. if u arent too heavy or dont do many high drops or jumps they will be fine.
| | Similar Products Used: | norco scrambler(piece of junk bike- the fork snapped and almost killed me), kona stuff, norco fury | | Bike Setup: | i havent changed anything yet except remove the reflectors and adjust the position of the rapid fire shifters | | Bottom Line: | great deal. 838 canadian, and i got some free merchandise. there are no compromised components, like on the kona stuff they use shimano alivio, but the shocks could use more travel. amazingly fast acceleration, good for trails or urban and it is not too heavy.
good bike to buy for a mountain biker who wants to have fun and not have to worry about components.
very tuff bike. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spencer
a Cross Country Rider
from Comox, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | North East Woods | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Blacks Cycles | | Strengths: | Very nice frame. I tested it yesterday and Im seriously considering getting it. I like the disc ready hubs. | | Weaknesses: | Top tube needs to be thicker at the ends. Needs at least one disc. Possibly Bombers. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuff (heavy), Sasquatch, and not really any others that are similar. | | Bike Setup: | I will put some secondhand Z5s on the front and later on add discs. In the end the bike will not cost more than 1100 dollars Canadian! | | Bottom Line: | Its nice and lightweight. Great bang for its buck. needs to come with a stump guard like the Sasquatch and Rampage. Seriously considering getting it. I recomend this bike to those who need a new bike, on a budget but dont want to get a rigid, heavy bike. Good for X country and some Urban. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin Couch
a Weekend Warrior
from Nelson, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the Last Resort | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Gericks Cycle and Sport | | Strengths: | Its cheap, super strong free ride frame, durable and fairly light. got 28 gears for going up hill. | | Weaknesses: | the starting fork is rockshox judy TT which needs up grading right away because u can bottem it out just by bouncing on it. | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky mountain fusion, brodie brat, kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | square to round 6061 aluminum frame, rock shox judy TT, deore rear derailer, 2.35*26 kenda tires, sun ryno light double wall rims, Truvativ 5.D cranks, etc... | | Bottom Line: | Buy it! if ya want a good bike for cheap this is the bike for u. I've done up to 12ft. drops and its hold ups easily and if your not going hard core u probily dont need to up grade the fork ne way. Plus its extremly easy going up hill on this b#*ch and amazinly agile going down. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam P
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Camry Valley/Dirty Hill Rally | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Jubilee cycles | | Strengths: | This bike has great overall preformance. The Judy TT front shocks are perfect for your intermediate-sized ramps. From about a 6 or 7 foot drop, it absorbs plenty of shock, while you maintain control on the bike. The pedals are good, large-sized pieces of aluminum, for standing and maintaining control. The square-to-cirle style frame is extremely sturdy. The brakes are very good.
What makes this bike really stand out is the fact that it comes equipped with front and rear disc-brake compatible rhino light rims. Also the frame is front and rear disc-brake compatible, so this is something that can be upgraded. As I said, the frame is very strong, so it is the ideal bike to get to eventually upgrade to bomber shocks, and so on.
The acceleration is my favourite asset of this piece of work. It must be AT LEAST two or three times faster than my old bike. Buy the bike, for it's value and preformance. | | Weaknesses: | As a lot of people are saying about the 2002 norco bigfoot, there is a major defect with the cranks. I wrecked them on my second day on the bike. Dont just replace a bit on that, but the whole thing, or you'll keep finding the same problem. It's a good thing I had a warranty on my bigfoot. | | Bottom Line: | Great overall intermediate bike. I really enjoy using it for all day-to-day activities. It's light for it's size and beefyness, and really manoeverable. I reccomend it for someone who's looking into getting a hardcore bike later on, but needs to learn how to tackle those 6 or seven-footers first. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mathieu Emond
a Weekend Warrior
from Kanata
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tremblant (now closed for biking) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Kunstadt sports | | Strengths: | The frame and fork are amazing, holds up to 6-7 foot drops and very tuff to bottom out (never been able to) | | Weaknesses: | The bottom bracket, norco made a mistake with the sizing but they were suposed to fix it. I had discovered the faulty bracket after going trough 4 pairs of cranks in 3 months. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Retail (Marzocchi fork 6", shimano derailler & pedalls ect,) | | Bottom Line: | A nice kick ass bike for trail ridding and for urban&freeride. A good purchase for all around everything. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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