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Submitted by
xterrain
a Downhiller
from San Marcos, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Homemade North-Shore style track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$762.00 | | Purchased At: | Savages Bicycle Cent | | Strengths: | Its a beast! Takes HUGE drops with ease, balanced, ready for more travel! | | Weaknesses: | Nothing...I had it built to not have a weakness. Modeled it after Clint Eastwood chiseled face. | | Similar Products Used: | DMR, Santa Cruz, and Marin hardtails, Norco A-Line...although not really similar other than big travel and hydrolics. | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Norco rampage frame, 2008 Marzzochi 55R TST2 160mm, Avid Juicy 3's, Kenda Nevegals, Howitzer, Husselfelt, DMR Wingbars, Deore drivetrain...looking to upgrade to HammerSchmidt crankset already. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is BAD. The best bike I've owned and one of the best bikes I've ever ridden. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gham
a Mountaineer
from
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2009 | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Bears | | Similar Products Used: | 07 Norco Bigfoot | | Bottom Line: | 2008 norco Rampage. Tough as nails. Have thrown this bike down some trails with a mate of mine. He's on an 07 Santa Cruz and can barely keep up. No damage yet, but not through lack of trying. This bike is awesome!!! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cor-Mon
a Downhiller
from Bend, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Whoops | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Frame is super burley! Who needs a Dualie with hardtails this bad ass. | | Weaknesses: | Like most production bikes, stock components tend to suck... | | Similar Products Used: | Morphine, Sasquatch, Shore series | | Bike Setup: | Lots of upgrades...
| | Bottom Line: | My Rampage is an '04 and I'm going into my 4th season riding this beast. I'm not sure this frame will ever need retirement, just too damn burly! Even with huge wrecks, no dings or dents, just warpaint wounds on the paint job. Since then I have ridden alot of newer bikes and at the end of the day, nothing beats my Rampage! I find to ride a FS bike in the same category as the Rampage, you give up alot of performance to have that extra cush over the rough stuff and drops. I'd rather suck up the hits, keep my performance and have a lower maintance bike. I believe since the '04 model Norco has changed some angles and frame materials on the new Rampages, but hands down, this bike kicks ass! I've done alot of upgrades and somehow made it heavier! Mines weighing at 42 pounds right now. My biggest dilema is, to put a 888 on the front or not. Hmmmmmm | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bobby Campbell
a Weekend Warrior
from Courtice
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Dagmar | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Matt Leblanc Garage | | Strengths: | Is constantly being ridden by Bobby Campbell | | Weaknesses: | It is the Colour of Poo, Its owned by matt leblanc | | Similar Products Used: | I own The Specialized Hardrock | | Bike Setup: | Matt you Sped who puts street slick tires (maxxis holy rollers) on a rampage! | | Bottom Line: | Matt WHY DID YOU PUT HOLY ROLLERS ON A RAMPAGE YOUR MY BEST FRIEND IN ALL BUT YOU SPED YOU SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE KENDA NEVAGALS I I BOUGHT OFF OF YOU FOR 37 DOLLARS FOR BOTH THEN I WENT AND SOLD THEM FOR 50 DOLAARS!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
the cat named matt poop
a Downhiller
from huba buba gum
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the hills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$12345678.00 | | Purchased At: | the centre of my donut | | Strengths: | Its cool and Matt gives it a good reputation. | | Weaknesses: | Its the same colour of my poop. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized hard rock comp. | | Bike Setup: | Bobby the hardrock is not a bad bike and thanks alot for SELLING MY TIRES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Bottom Line: | my bikes the best FROM MY POINT OF VIEW AND SINGLE SPEED WITH HOLLY ROLLERS DOES SUIT MY BIKE BOBBY!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Kwong
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississauga, Ontario
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath Mississauga | | Strengths: | Everything so far, i just bought it last night(2006 rampage). I love the frame and fork(Marchozzi dropoff2). | | Weaknesses: | Just the seat as of now, uncomfortable, but i guess it's not meant to be sat on for along time anyways. | | Similar Products Used: | 2007 Norco Sasquatch. | | Bike Setup: | Stock. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike! I got this bike on sale for $1400.00(before tax), normally $1700.00(CAD). Looks great, feels strong and gives confidence. Definately worth the money.
5 flamin chiles because you get a lot for your money and the bike itself is awsome. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Caleb Reich
a
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is simple. This is an awesome, strong bike. Mines a 2005, I have all custom parts, however, the frame is amazing also. Very strong, great bike to go out and have fun. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Wolfe
a Downhiller
from Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | BIKELAND - Barrie | | Strengths: | Bombproof frame, fork is amazing and very tunable, awesome performance. | | Weaknesses: | I would have liked to have a little more travel, singletrack rims aren't strong, it's heavy but you get used to that. Also my alivio front derailleur is messed and has to be adjusted before every ride. | | Similar Products Used: | norco manik, brodie brute. | | Bike Setup: | stock with MTX rims and am upgrading derailleur soon. | | Bottom Line: | This is the 2005 model so you can get an amazing deal on it- it's a great bike for the money. Just upgrade the rims and the front derailleur and it's the best downhill freeride hardtail out there. Amazing performance, tracks well, easy to handle once you're used to the wieght. It very stable in the air and it looks great too. I highly reccomend you get this bike ifyou ride hardtail downhill and freeride, as well as dirt jumping .The only thing better is probably a morphine- but with better rims and derailleur, the rampage is WAY CHEAPER. Definatley nothing better in looks. performance and especially value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia Q.L.D
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Rainrut or Mackenzy Frenzy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Bikeline | | Strengths: | frame, forks, everything! | | Weaknesses: | nothing so far but would like to upgrade to maxxis tyres | | Similar Products Used: | norco sasquach and manic and few other hardtails | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I would recomend this bike to anyone who wants to get into downhilling or freeriding. It is a beast, it feels unbreakable it is fairly cheap can take big jumps with ease and gives you heaps more confidence to go bigger. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan Tozer
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississauga ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Don Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1671.00 | | Purchased At: | CyclePath | | Strengths: | Nice components, super strong frame, brown is a sick colour. | | Weaknesses: | yeah it's heavy I guess, but it's perfectly suited for what its meant for, a good downhill/freeride hardtail, good luck braking it. Not a huge fan of the fork, but for the price not bad | | Similar Products Used: | Tested: 04 Rocky Mountain Grind, 4hun | | Bike Setup: | Truvative stem, handlebars, BB, crank, shimano cassette, front rings, shifters, derailer, e.13 STS chainguide, wellgo pedals, Hayes HFX 9 hydros w/ 8 in F/R, Sun single track F/R, kenda nevago tires, 2.35 F, 2.5 R | | Bottom Line: | I love my bicycle, if you're super conscious about weight get something else, if you wanna have fun and go big without worrying too much about damage (to the bike anyways) here's a good option | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott allard
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouver, bc, canada
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | fromme | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | John Henry's | | Strengths: | Great Brakes. Strong frame. Nice fork w/ external rebound adjustment. 2.5" tires inspire confidence. | | Weaknesses: | weight. this thing is heavy as hell. That's only bad though when you're climbing something steep or if you need to do some XC. Grips suck. | | Similar Products Used: | manik, trek hardtail | | Bike Setup: | stock...for now. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a tank. If you're looking for an indestructable mountain bike for some heavy trails, this is the one. Highly recommended | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Racer
from kansas
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | yo sup? | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | lots | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its bad because the fork buckled | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gallant Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from North Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Borsari Cycles | | Strengths: | Reviewing 2005 model.
Z1 FR2's are damn nice...solid!
150x12mm rear is solid and tracks well.
SEXY looking bike!!! | | Weaknesses: | Singletrack rims are absolute rubbish if you want to do anything more than aggressive trails riding, rear rim blew out on 4 footers. Truvativ husselfelt cranks are pretty weak, and thread strip easily. After the first 25hours of riding, I pulled apart my forks and found metal fillings left in the damper leg (right)...
The front kenda tyre doesn't tack very well on corners. | | Similar Products Used: | Manik, STP 1(similar spec) | | Bike Setup: | LX/XTR, Saint cranks, Hadley/Mavic rear wheel. | | Bottom Line: | I paid about US$1300 for the bike initially, and then spent another US$600 upgrading/fixing it... but it's turned out to be an absolute bomb proof bike!
Out of the box it's a fantastic bike. But with a few upgrades here and there, and a few personal touches :thumbsup:
However, if you have the money get the Torrent. I would have saved a fair bit of money if I had done that... but now my bike's better than a torrent, bar the forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Rosenort,Manitoba,Canada
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | River Trail Cycle | | Strengths: | Great agility for the strength of bike. | | Weaknesses: | Front wheel release can hardly be called a quick release but hey, it's very strong. | | Similar Products Used: | Medium 2004 Norco Sasquatch. | | Bottom Line: | A very good bang for your buck! Worth the money and added weight for piece of mind. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eh
a
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Strengths: | frame is nice and built. things only break if you bash it super hard or your a dumbass and dont know how to put it on right. the fork takes punishment, and you can plow through anything on this one. | | Weaknesses: | the front and back shifters should be beter but they are light. the pins on the truvativ pedals arnt replaceable but meh, they last for long enough. | | Similar Products Used: | to many | | Bike Setup: | just shifters and brakes are stock | | Bottom Line: | this is a gooder, i agree when people say that this is not a light street bike, but that can be easily changed by putting a lighter set of tires on it. alot of the components are downhill or beefy so no wonder its heavy. the fork with its pretty decent travel is nice to have incase some mishap happens lol....id say this is a dirt jumper and trail bike for sure, DH maybe, you can take this on the street just modify it a bit to make it a lil lighter thats all......personally its not heavy, norco did a good job especially for the value of this bike. i gave this bike 5 chilis because it goes above the expectations that i expected. keep on truckin norco....... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
blah blah
a Weekend Warrior
from saskatoon
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | secret | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | bike doctor | | Strengths: | good bike, it handles dj's well. i got used to it really fast, a killer shore bike....yes we do have trails in the prairies in s'toon and im not tellin yuh. my fork is a little squishy so its sweet. | | Weaknesses: | pedals....after a month of riding the pins started to decease, plus they changed into a copper color. i busted my deraileur so i got another one, couple flat tires nothin to bad....o yah the seat sucks! | | Similar Products Used: | sasquatch, stuff, scrap, torrent | | Bike Setup: | new: arrow racing tires (lighter), danger boy M1 headset, Block 8 sofaking seat, Blackspire "the grind", grips | | Bottom Line: | its a pretty sweet hardtail, a little on the heavy side but it does the job super good. ill give it that....... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
owen z
a Weekend Warrior
from Mill City, OR, UsA
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | falls city | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1399.00 | | Purchased At: | santiam bikes | | Strengths: | fork feels really solid. Frame is burly and feels really good on everything. love the bar and stem, i cant feel any flex at all. the bike seems to work with you not against you. | | Weaknesses: | pedals.. dry is good, wet is death. rear hub could be better but i have only had one problem with it. Derailures are not the best but im going to single speed with in the month anyway. | | Similar Products Used: | norco manic,norco torrent, kona stuff, kona scrap, letoy3 (sort of similar) | | Bike Setup: | stock untill the end of the month. | | Bottom Line: | great bike for all around riders. if all your going to do is drops i dont suggest this bike but if you do trails, urban, freeride, downhill, and trials this bike will pay off in the end. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Corey
a
from P-Town, OR USA
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Post Canyon...all of it! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1099.00 | | Purchased At: | River City Bikes | | Strengths: | The wheels worry me, other then that this one bomb proof bike! | | Weaknesses: | Front der. and shifters..alivo eh? haha | | Similar Products Used: | Other Norco bikes at the shop. | | Bike Setup: | all stock except for I upgraded the front der. and shifters to XT before leaving the bike shop. | | Bottom Line: | This bike rules, heavy, burly, rides very nice, and doesn't climb too bad either (as long as you're not in any hurry to get to the top!). For the price, I have no complaints. After my upgrades I'm still only into this bike for barely $1,200.00 USD, and at that price there really is no better bike on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Martin
a
from Santa Rosa CA USA
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | danville bike shop | | Strengths: | Beefy frame, great componants spec and price | | Weaknesses: | none fount, the fork is super stiff, wether this is good or bad is your call. Bike is heavy, but it is for freeride | | Bike Setup: | Blackspire chainguide, primo padals, lock ons, maxxis holy rollers | | Bottom Line: | graeat components and price. Sexy looking bike too. This bike hods up well to big hucks. Can be used for jumping, but a bit heavy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Matthews
a Weekend Warrior
from St. John's
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | white hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | FreeRide | | Strengths: | The bike is sold! The fame and the componets are great for the price. | | Weaknesses: | The saddle is the junkest thing ever! The rails bend and crack off sooo easily. The pedals arent the grippiest either, and I constantly have to adjust the brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco bigfoot, 125, Makic, Atomic and some Giants | | Bike Setup: | Stock execpt so the seat and derailer. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike overall. Its a a bit heavy but thats better then a little light broken bike. I would have reathered a diffent fork then the soupped up dj2 but its working fine. No real complains the bike is bullet proof except for the seat, so just get rid of that and your ready to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
owen
a
from mill city, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | my trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | santiam bikes | | Strengths: | Fork is awesome. frame fells super strong. Components seem to be beefy. 2.5's | | Weaknesses: | pedals could actually grab something and seat bends quite easly. | | Similar Products Used: | manik, torrent | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | awesome hardtale with a good fork. love the bike over all. feels good and looks good. suggested bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil Francis
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | CBC - Neds | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | John Henrys | | Strengths: | Frame, fork, handlebars, cranks, stem and hayes disks. | | Weaknesses: | Pedals have noo grip and the rims are not very strong. Saddle is very weak. Bent after 1 no footed landing. | | Similar Products Used: | Sasquatch, 125, Instense Tazer and so on... | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock with a double track in the back, a kona dj saddle and soon to have axiom road gaps. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for a great price, expected to have a few draw backs. Buy this bike then get a double track in the back, single in the front, new pedals and a new seat and ull be set to hit anything. Real fun bike, although i had some problems at first, but thatwas because john henrys royally skrewed up in putting together the bike. Disks were off alignment, bb was loose, seat was crazy loose and a few more fixable problems. However, the seat being loose was a major factor in it bending. Great bike though, buy it! O yah, make sure u get the right size, im 6 feet tall and got a large which is a bit too big. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spencer Hammill
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alta, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | C.O.P. DownHill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | B&P Cycle | | Strengths: | Every thing is burly on it. The hayes are awsome and The DJ 2's will take anything you throw at them. The tire are also awsome, tons of grip on every trail. Is an Awsome Kick Ass Bike! | | Weaknesses: | Absolutly Nothing | | Similar Products Used: | Manik, Torrent, Sasquatch | | Bottom Line: | This is the sweetest bike for the money, Norco is the only company that gives you a Kick Ass bike for the money. You must Buy this bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bankers Hall | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | B&P Cycle | | Strengths: | This bike is awesome, it can handle anything, anywhere from little 1 footers to 10 footers! The tires are awesome, they have so much grip even in the mud. the dirt jumper 2's absob everything with they're 6 inches of travel. The pedals are awesome, the give you so much grip that you will never slip off and can youself | | Weaknesses: | Nothing! | | Similar Products Used: | P.3, Manik, Sasquatch, Fluid 3.0 (sucks, dont buy a fluid except for the 2002 model) | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | If you want a beefy hardtail that you can use for some downhill, and that can handle practically everything, you should get this one, because it is not that expensive, and you will definetly not regret buying it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AAron Martinez
a Downhiller
from Albuquerque, NM, USA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Strengths: | Super burly frame, great groupo, strong for intended purpose. It's a norco from Canada!! WITH a dual fork, the geometry is fabulous. | | Weaknesses: | Hubs, shifter, derailleur, heavy. OH-- the derailleur hanger is absolute poop!! Broke right away! | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz V10, M1, Eliminator, DS1
| | Bike Setup: | 2003 Super T, Truvative guide, ODI grips, 2.7" Maxxis Tires and the rest of the bike is stock | | Bottom Line: | For the money-- it is great. All around dope bike. Needs stock Dual crown because it is not light enough for DJ and a single Crown is no good for DH runs or freeride. I set mine up to rip urban and still hit pedally DH trails. Takes drops like a champ. Feels like a quality bike. Don't want to spend the extra money for the Torrent with that gay Junior T and troublesome Saint rear end then the Rampage with a few upgrades will do you good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a
from canada
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | to wheels | | Strengths: | strong frame, great hubs, great fork(dont pump it up too much!!) sweet tires, overall great componentry for the price. | | Weaknesses: | pedals dont grip very well sometimes, suggest experimenting with different skate-type shoes | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 norco manik | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great bike, i was lucky and picked it up for $300 less than it's regular price. rails on the trails, very conifidence building, taken some big jumps and drops already, but the bike had no problems. This bike is superb for all-around riding, but is even superber(lol) for freeriding. Had to take fork in to fix seal, but that was my fault that the seal failed, as i overpumped it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Figurehead
a Downhiller
from North Shore, MA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bullseye, Mothers Milk | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Super burly frame and components.
Bang for the buck!
Cool color. Great setup out of the box. | | Weaknesses: | Had warranty issue with Formula front hub. Some Manik overspray on the finish. Hayes HFX 9 levers. Painful grips. No grip pedals. Weight??? No gram counting here! | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic DS1 | | Bike Setup: | Stock except Oury Grips, VT platform pedals and plan on an Evil chainguide upgrade. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike for downhill racing and it has not disappointed! On the trail it is very comfortable and climbs well for its weight and instills confidence when hucking.
I was originally looking for an 03 NORCO hardtail but glad I waited for the 04's!
I wanted a dual crown fork but I am very impressed with the performance of the DJ 2 so it will stick around for awhile.
I have heard of problems with the HFX levers but braking performance is impressive. Keep an eye on your lever adjustment screw! and a 2mm allen wrench handy.
I will upgrade components as they wear but the frame is here to stay.
I love this bike and look forward to every ride on it!
Peace | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benny Gerrard
a Weekend Warrior
from Eltham, vic
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | golf tee trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1900.00 | | Purchased At: | brunswick street cycles | | Strengths: | everything on this bikes is a strenght the whole bike rides really well the forks are sweet and the rest is really nice too | | Weaknesses: | the only real weekness i can find on the bike are the discs there a bit anoying and take a long time to get running really well (hfx9) | | Similar Products Used: | other norco hard tails | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a supreme machine for the value a good all rounder pretty heavy for a street bike but i manage great on the skinnies loves'em the forks come back for more never bottom them out not as anoyingly bouncy as the 04 jrt's and the rest of the bike is great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gaz
a Downhiller
from Brisvegas
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Choc Buddad | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1899.00 | | Purchased At: | Tc's Bike Barr | | Strengths: | the frame is really strong, one of the strongest ive seen, the shocks are great, havnt bottomed them out yet and ive tried. Brakes have been working really well. | | Weaknesses: | deffently be its weight, its a pain to drag up hills, and also maybe the rims and the tires. pedals are crap! | | Bike Setup: | stock, excet for clipless pedals | | Bottom Line: | Cant beat the price, it is awesome value for the money and can take anything that u throw at it. amd loves it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shoenotefuct
a Downhiller
from vancouver, b.c. Canada
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Strengths: | frame, most other components on this bike | | Weaknesses: | hayes brakes, work great when they work but I've had the rear caliper fall apart on me twice | | Similar Products Used: | kona roast | | Bike Setup: | stock, nokian 2.6 came with not in spex | | Bottom Line: | Overall, I love this bike. I don't regret the choice at all. The shocks were a little soft after breaking in the first day but I just had them pumped up and now they're great. The frame is absolutly solid. This bikes been off 6 foot to flat and 12 footers with landings, no bottom, no problem. Truvativ components are cheap but just as strong and pretty as the competition. Pedals with changable pins would be nice but for the price... They also could have stepped up to xt components but again for the price who's complaining. The LX works fine exept under heavy torque it's pretty crunchable. The brakes work great when they work but I haven't had this bike long enough for them to fall apart twice and break a seal leaking all the fluid. they don't work so well with no juice. also the levers never want to stay where I adjusted them. The seat bent as well but I was able to bend it back with a pipe wrench. After all is said and done, I really couldn't be happier with this bike, I just like picking stupid little things | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D White
a Weekend Warrior
from Geelong, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | urban streetscapes | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | SHM bikes | | Strengths: | The stock setup is great for the money. i mean 8-inch rotors and DJ2s for the price where most other brands have EXRs and V-brakes!! i first thought that it was too heavy but you get stronger the more you ride and the weight gives you more confidence to pin that twelve-footer! | | Weaknesses: | None except i've gone through a rear cassette already which meant a new drivetrain but i'm told it was a one of a kind problem and had it replaced with a minimum of fuss or money. | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Kona Stuff | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike when the stuff gave up the ghost and after a bit of research it seemed almoost too good to be true. Norco is a tried and tested brand and with the phenomenal setup it is no wonder there sold out around the world. i was originally going to go for the manik but it was only a hundred extra for the rampage and i have no regrets. it burly for the streets but astill flickable on the trails and in the air. BUY ONE!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Russ Hay's | | Strengths: | Nice geometry, solid fork, great breaks. | | Weaknesses: | Pedals don't grip well | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky Flow 26, Brody Bruzza | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | For riding the freeride "North Shore" style here in BC, it's a blast. Fork adds a bit of wieght, but is able to correct improper rider judgement on landing. The bike is great for stunts, easy to ride skinnies and loves to jump. It's a little heavy for climbing, but all the extras are appreciated on the downhill. Brakes work very well, even in the rainy season. A solid hardtail for fun work on the trails. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Erik
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | Erik's Bike shop | | Strengths: | DJ2 fork never bottoms out, however it is loud over small bumps... Truvativ components are tough-- should have removable pins in the pedals however. Great geometry, if you keep the seat post up you can do a little cross country riding. Rims are holding up well, haven't been trued yet. | | Weaknesses: | Derailers: alivio in front with LX in the rear not the best set... Overall bike weight is on the upside, especially for a hardtail, but I'd rather ride a 40lb bike than a broken one. | | Similar Products Used: | specialized P.3, cannondale chase | | Bike Setup: | Stock as of yet... Came with Kenda 2.5's on it which weren't in the specs however. | | Bottom Line: | I'm lucky to even find this bike in wisconsin. This bike is great for urban and freeride/dirt jumping. It is a heavy bike, but it handles extremely well and corners like a dream. If your looking for a tough, light downhill bike but don't have 3000+ to drop on a dully take a look at this bike... Plus rear suspension is for wusses. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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carl
a Downhiller
from L.A.
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | north shore trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1330.00 | | Strengths: | the forks are great but they lack the light weight. the breaks are noisy but they give the best stopping power. | | Weaknesses: | the forks are a bit to heavy and the breaks to loud | | Similar Products Used: | norco manik, norco torrent, norco sasquatch
kona roast | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that it is great on most DH tracks but it excells in the north shore tracks. you should buy it if you are interested in doing some freeride, DH, dirt jump & north shore work and still want to have left over change to pay for the gas to get home. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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tyler duncan
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand, Christchurch
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Sheep killer | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | Christchurch cycles | | Strengths: | frame is a blast to ride. Cranks are awesome except from the creaking noises. front-rear derailler work awesome but rear is a bit weak i hit a log and bent it. | | Weaknesses: | forks forks forks!!!! what are norco thinking putting dj2s on the rampage. I bought this bike to freeride and the forks are just terrible. If your a dirt jumper this bike is of you unless you change the forks. | | Similar Products Used: | z150fr | | Bike Setup: | stock. | | Bottom Line: | well the frame and cranks are the only upside to this bike. The forks are pieces of sh!t unless you are a dirt jumper and i would recommend changing them or just not buying this bike at all. The rear derailler is just to weak i knocked it on a log and it bent had to get a new one. Well as everybody would agree you cant beat Norco's value for money but the overall rating this bike is a hardcore dirt jumper and most of the componetry is just plain weak. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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James Taylor
a
from Dallas, Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Blood Lust | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Desert Cycles | | Strengths: | Frame is a real plus. The slant makes monoing real easy. Front and rear derailler work a charm. | | Weaknesses: | Unfortunatly there are many in my case. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, Hope to cahnge the forks in the near future, perhaps to Z150's | | Bottom Line: | The Rampage should have been set up with tripple clampers or Z150's not the DJ2's that Norco decided to use. The Hayes brakes make too much noise, however have fairly good stopping power. All in all being a freerider this bike isn't realy for me, its more a dirt jumper (i suppose that's why they put DJ2's on it).
I gave this bike the 3 chili rating due to the fact that it is a good dirt jumper, it was only due to my error that i chose the wrong type of bike for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Joel Collicott
a Downhiller
from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Blood Donor | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Purchased At: | Maple Ridge Cycle! | | Strengths: | Everyhthing | | Weaknesses: | Could have better rims but tehy still own. | | Similar Products Used: | other norco shore hardtails | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is insane. Its so tough, it can take bails of bridges and be ready for more before i am. They arent joking when they say SHORE HARDTAIL this bike owns on the bridges gives you total confidence and u try things and do things u never thought were possible. The six inch dj2 in the front are the $h!t. Havent bottomed em once. Work perfectly i didnt even do n e thing to em when i nose dived harsh on a 5 fter. This bike rails on the trails. I love this bike. It also looks like one dope ride and it sure draws in teh attention of the ladies. Let me say one last thing ... IF U CAN TAKE IT THIS BIKE CAN TAKE IT! HARDTAIL PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If ur lookin for a serious freeride hardtail this bike is for u!
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