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Submitted by
toby gaskell
a Downhiller
from perth
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | geralton | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | quokka | | Strengths: | good forks they grip so good, | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Bike Setup: | pretty much stock, new seat, new grips | | Bottom Line: | best bike ever, if u want a dh bike look for a cheap one of these they are sooo gooooooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hustler | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | A friend | | Strengths: | Super strong frame and awesome suspension and brakes, makes a 6 foot drop feel like riding off a curb. | | Weaknesses: | none that i have found other than it being a bit heavy, but for its intended purpose there are no weaknesses | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing this nice other than the 2006 Team DH | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Norco Team DH, 888RC, DHX-5, elcamino brakes ... all the stock stuff. | | Bottom Line: | This is a bike that is perfect for riding or racing DH. It has soo much travel that you can fly down steep, wet, rocky trails with confidence. This was my dream bike and I worked all summer to be able to afford this machine. Best bike I have ever Ridden. The bike comes with all top of the line components so this is the first bike I havent upgraded at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance
a Racer
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Private | | Strengths: | 9 inches of travel
DHX 5.0
VPS system
Short wb | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy
Pedals ok but not too good | | Similar Products Used: | V10, Glory, Orange | | Bike Setup: | X.0, dura ace, mag30/imperial, 721/hope pro 2, 888, saint brakes, xt cranks, ti fly seat, ea70/havoc etc | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic bike. Nice and short, so it makes it easy to jump, pull up and rail corners easier. 9 inches of travel is a bliss, dhx 5.0 is the best shock ever imo. Has the 150x12 rear hub, another bonus.
ALl round fantastic frame, loving it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martyn
a Weekend Warrior
from Lancashire, England
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Super well balanced, sharp handling, smooth, bomb proof, and it looks soooo cool | | Weaknesses: | Nope, not found any yet. Bit heavy but it's a dh bike what d'ya want? | | Similar Products Used: | Norco '04 a-line | | Bike Setup: | Shiver dc's(old, i know but i like them), Hope mono 6, Blackspire as-1, race face finishing kit | | Bottom Line: | I tried lots of bikes before buying this, (intense, yeti, santa cruz!) and still chose the Norco! It's awesome to ride, inspiring confidence through every berm, jump, drop, rock garden, and stair set. I love this bike! Can't praise it enough. You want to ride dh? Make sure you have look at one of these before you choose anything else. (And no i don't work for Norco!!!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noel Gagnon
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Monster Mile/Big Brother/Helter Skelter | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | pinkbike (used frame, built up) | | Strengths: | -Burly strong frame
-good descending geometery
-awesome initial parts list
-4bar horst link
| | Weaknesses: | -with no sizing options, it's kinda tall (not for 6'4" me)
| | Similar Products Used: | 02 VPS Drop, 03 VPS 4by, 04 VPS A-Line | | Bike Setup: | 06 TeamDH frame, 888, mag30's on gazzi 3.0, hussefelt, crankbros 50/50XX, Hayes HFX9, dangerboy stem. | | Bottom Line: | dollar per pimpness it's the best value DH bike you can find right now, Canadian made too! Ive bombed straight down the knarliest trails with no fear, dropped the biggest sets with no fear, even chucked a kick ass stairset in downtown Victoria (bastion square) with no fear... MTB'ing is 9/10th a mental game, this bike takes all that fear right out of ya... it's almost as if it does the riding for you! :P | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
codie thomas
a Racer
from canada
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | psychosis 7 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | red bike edmonton | | Strengths: | pretty light love the frame design how the seat is pulled way forward. lots of good parts thrown stock on this bad bay. took out the propedal on the beautiful 9 inches of suspension to make it even more plush. | | Weaknesses: | none at all. | | Similar Products Used: | 05 A-line | | Bike Setup: | rocking it out with an 05 team DH with fox 40 RC2 best fork i have ever ridden that is only 7 pounds. the rest are all stock parts since it comes with good parts on it. | | Bottom Line: | super good deal. would recommend throwing on some fox 40 just to make your ride even smoother. 888 are having lots of problems were i am from. have rebuilt tones over the past year. reccomend oyu rebuild them as soon as you ge them for maximum stability if you get the 888. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A S
a Downhiller
from NY
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4100.00 | | Purchased At: | Bay Ridge Bikes | | Strengths: | -Amazing parts spec
-True 4-Bar, Horst Link rear suspension | | Weaknesses: | -BB may be too high for some
-Standover clearance not suited for shorter riders | | Similar Products Used: | Intense M1 | | Bike Setup: | 100% stock | | Bottom Line: | The 2006 Norco Team DH is a monster bike with 8.3 and 9.1 inches of adjustable travel. At just over 45 lbs., the Team DH is built like a tank and comes with an unbelievable list of high end components. Highlights include - Marzocchi 888RC fork, Fox DHX 5.0 shock, Shimano Saint disc brakes, TruVativ Holzfeller cranks with E13 guide and a complete Sram X.O drivetrain.
Norco uses a four-bar suspension with the patented Horst Link. Similar to the old Intense M1, this design eliminates pedal feedback and brake jack, while keeping the suspension fully active. A 64 degree head angle means the Norco is ready to blaze the nastiest shoots.
One thing to note is the bottom bracket is slightly higher than on many other bikes. This takes away some cornering agility but gives the Norco the advantage of turning rock gardens into child's play. The high standover height means the Team DH is better suited for taller riders with aggressive riding style.
At $4300 (US), the Norco Team DH is arguably the cheapest World-Cup caliber downhill racing bike that money can buy... right down to the USA made Hadley hubs and Chris King headset. One could justify buying this bike just on the parts spec alone! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Antonio Predrevac
a Downhiller
from Osijek, Croatia
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | There are many | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$5100.00 | | Purchased At: | Marko Projekt | | Strengths: | Bike is very, very good. This means that on the straight line is very fast and stable, when cornering people think that you're going straight through the corner and not to turn, allmost perfect. Braking is very good, all the time you can brake at the last moment and with one finger. All parts are excellent. | | Weaknesses: | There are no any weaknesses! | | Similar Products Used: | Scott Octane DH 2002. | | Bike Setup: | Fork 888RC, Shock Fox DHX 5.0, Brakes Hayes El Camino 8", X9 rear shifter, XO rear changer, Hadley hubs, Alex Supra D rims, Kenda Nevegal tires, Chris King headset, Truvativ Holzfeller bar, Marzocchi clamp on stem, ODI Lock-on grips, Race Face Diabolus crankset, E-13 chainguide, Funn Soljam pedals, SRAM freewheel and chain. | | Bottom Line: | Bike is good at all points and raedy for all kind of races, for a rocky trails, or for a fast tracks. Setup is excellent. Price is very good. There are better bikes than this, but only few. When we look at the price, bike is the best choice money can buy for privateer racers, and for those serious racers too. Very good price, excellent setup, excellent quality, and the most important thing fast like hell, stops like it has much bigger brakes than 8". | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben C
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Neds | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | everything this is the nicest bike i have ever ridin or owned everything is awesome super low to the ground when u ride it u feel like u can do anything rides up hills amazingly | | Weaknesses: | hmm i bent my seat post into an oval wen i bottomed out the rear shock and it hit the seat post but that was because the seat was to low so i just cut the seat post and now it perfect | | Similar Products Used: | fluid 1 lol not very similar and banshee chaparel | | Bike Setup: | saint front and back brakes 888RC dhx 5.0 on the back E13 sram XO derailer its got everything gold alexrims gold hadley hubs race face diabolous cranks its got everything top of the line | | Bottom Line: | if u ever get a chance to buy one DO IT dont even think about it its worth every penny its freaking amazing and its super like for its size its only 45 pounds and it has 9 in the back and 8 in the front and i know wut you are going to say well konas are waaaayy lighter well kona dualys suck they cant climb at all there just junk so get a NORCO | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Hickie
a Weekend Warrior
from Brandon
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | Borrowed from a friend | | Strengths: | Almost everything | | Weaknesses: | A little trouble with the brakes | | Similar Products Used: | Norco A-Line, Brodie Devo, Norco Team NS | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Awsome bike, I went touring with a friend in bc and alberta in the summer and it handled everything, But i was a little concerned when I whiped for the first time on the 10 footer, but i was surprised it it lasted. With some adjustments it can ride great on climbs and I wanted to keep it for longer. :P | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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