Submitted by
Corey Pearson
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria Date Reviewed: January 31, 2008
Favorite Trail:
lumpy pants/scratch and sniff/angry pirate
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$4000.00
Purchased At:
Brentwood Cycle
Strengths:
frame is solid, have gone off bigger and bigger drops and it continues to take what I can work up to with ease, its nicely balanced in the air, nimble, and still climbs like a goat when you need it to, (provided you are a bit stronger in the legs)
Weaknesses:
syncros rear hub pawls sheared off, but was replaced with a hadley hub, 150 size makes for a solid rear wheel, hardly any dishing to offset spokes.
Similar Products Used:
kona stinky, norco shore (earlier model),
Bike Setup:
syncros wheels, stem, bar e-13 chainguide, new hadley rear hub, kenda rubber, dhx5 rear shock, 66 vf2 fork
Bottom Line:
this bike was an incredible purchse, I needed a bigger bike for not only my size, but also the way I ride. not many companies produce extra large frames, the xl shore fits my six-six and 250 lb frame perfectly. I have ridden whistler and washington (thanks for the free vps passes to norco) and limited north shore trails, and lloads of locat stuff. it is stable at speed, can be flicked around (sortof) and continues to laugh at everything I throw at it. Norco has improved it again this year and I will definitely continue to buy thier high end products.
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Submitted by
Sam Bosse
a Downhiller
from Edmundston,NB.Can Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Anything at Bromont Qc
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1500.00
Purchased At:
traded a highend used xc bike for the shore
Strengths:
everything.great parts spec!!!The only parts that failed were caused by a bad crash,rear der and bars
Weaknesses:
got to be carfull not to put to much weight on the front end in high g-force turnes.front looses traction easily.must keep weight farther back than my vps team.66 forks are high maintenance.Especially in constant wet riding
Similar Products Used:
2000 custum built norco vps
Bike Setup:
stock except bars and der.2006 model
Bottom Line:
awesome bike!! If you love extreme,tightand and steep technical trails youll love this bike, but if you have the guts and technical ability this bike will keep up with any pure dh rig except in wide open terrain.Ill say it once more i love this bike!!
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Submitted by
adam mclean
a Weekend Warrior
from perth western australia Date Reviewed: August 9, 2006
Favorite Trail:
geraldton
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$2800.00
Purchased At:
joondalup cycle city
Strengths:
for my first mtb it feels great.suspension feels great and been holding up fine
Weaknesses:
stoko seat only let down so far, realy uncomfortable after 10 mins riding sitting down
Similar Products Used:
none yet bmxer
Bike Setup:
stock except for custom mud guard
Bottom Line:
loves air time, great for jumps/drops. Realy pleased with what i got for first ride.think it will last longer than my bmx hopefully.great bike for any one looking to change from bmx to mtb, feels sooo smooth on landings
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Submitted by
David
a Downhiller
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: June 21, 2006
Favorite Trail:
narbethong
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Yarra valley cycle
Strengths:
everything on this bike is super strong.
Weaknesses:
None at all
Similar Products Used:
Norco six
Bike Setup:
syncros everything saint 8 brakes DHX 5.0 888RC2X.
Bottom Line:
I highly recommend this bike for free ride or DH. I do a lot of free-ride,and DH i have clocked over 800 kilometers with it,and have had no problems with it yet i love this bike money well spent.
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