Jul 23, 2008
The other day I gave you an introduction to the Norco Empire 5 and you all seemed pretty stoked on it, so today I bring you the entire DH / Park Series of bikes. Yep the Team DH, the Aline Park Edition, the Aline and the Atomik. These bikes are built for gravity's play ground! Be it shuttle runs in the back of the truck or loading up the chair lift at your local bike park to winning WC DH events, this is your series of machines to take on that task.
Check them out!
No cross country going on here, these bikes are pure bred to go down and to do it fast! The Team DH, the Aline Park Edition and the Aline have all received a full once over that has resulted in a completely new frame, while the Atomik is utilizing last year's Team DH frame set.
For 2009 you'll also find these models available in three sizes with a true large offering in the mix. Great for all you guys over 6'1" that used to have to make due. The new frames are lighter, with a really low center of gravity that should aid you in keep it fast in the corners and in the rough.
-rider focus: Pro level and grass roots racers to the shuttle and bike park crowd
-8"-9" of travel
-150x12mm rear drop out spacing
-1.5" head tubes
-adjustable BB height and Head tube angles
-dual crown forks
Team DH - $7100
-lighter rear stays and drop outs than the Alines
-sub 40lbs stock build
Aline Park Edition - $4750
-durable parts spec
-MAXLE compatible
Aline - $3700
-heavy duty stays and replaceable drop outs
-DH Casing tires
-hydro-formed tubes
Atomik -$3100
-uses the 2008 Team DH frame
-1.5" head set
-Boxxer race
-lighter race spec parts
Check back for more details on the Shore series, the SIX series and Dirt/Street series bikes in the days to follow.
Past 2009 Stories:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/norco-empire-5-2008.html
www.westinwhistler.com
www.whistlerbike.com
www.norco.com
-Tyler "Brule" Maine
For 2009 you'll also find these models available in three sizes with a true large offering in the mix. Great for all you guys over 6'1" that used to have to make due. The new frames are lighter, with a really low center of gravity that should aid you in keep it fast in the corners and in the rough.
-rider focus: Pro level and grass roots racers to the shuttle and bike park crowd
-8"-9" of travel
-150x12mm rear drop out spacing
-1.5" head tubes
-adjustable BB height and Head tube angles
-dual crown forks
Team DH - $7100
-lighter rear stays and drop outs than the Alines
-sub 40lbs stock build
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Aline Park Edition - $4750
-durable parts spec
-MAXLE compatible
Aline - $3700
-heavy duty stays and replaceable drop outs
-DH Casing tires
-hydro-formed tubes
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Atomik -$3100
-uses the 2008 Team DH frame
-1.5" head set
-Boxxer race
-lighter race spec parts
Check back for more details on the Shore series, the SIX series and Dirt/Street series bikes in the days to follow.
Past 2009 Stories:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/norco-empire-5-2008.html
www.westinwhistler.com
www.whistlerbike.com
www.norco.com
-Tyler "Brule" Maine
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cliffdog
(Jul 23, 2008 at 1:34)
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feck me that looks hot
dont know about the shape on the frame.... It's just ugly! What is it with norco never making fly looking frames??
well norco and specialized have fsr and they are basically the same company. their bikes look the same. and they both suck
Hahah agreed, As soon as i saw this i instantly thought old kona stab, either that or it got hit by a car and they just thought f*ck it and painted it, Or furthermore they let a child lose with some pictures of a old bighit a old stab and a green wax crayon blended to gether with the tacky looks of a Scott USA bikes, Dont liek it one bit, on the otherhand i realy like the green but comon design somthing worth making!
haha! $7100 for a NORCO?!?! this has to be a joke! norcos are already garbage, and now, without and improvements in their suspension design (since 2000) they're upping the price tag... pfft, blow me norco!
I wouldn't say they are total garbage, I rode an '04 team dh and other than my feet always touching the ground (way too low) it was a pretty cool bike.....otherwise I totally agree with you, 7100 msrp for a Norco is rediculous.....could have a totally sweet cove, santa cruz.....or anything almost for that price!
i agree with brycemtb, if you havent riden one dont say how bad its going to ride. i pan to get myself on a 2009 norco for next season regardless of what anyone says.. but $7100 is really high for any bike and i dont expect them to keep the team Dh at that price for very long
im not gonna say anything about proformance... but i HATE the looks of this new frame designe... i hated the looks of it on the 2008 shore's and six's and now there making the a-line and dh into it... ahain it might proform like a dream, but for style, its got nothing for me!
I have never liked norcos, and after seeing these 09 models I still hate them. for 7100 you could buy SUCH and better looking and performing bike (basing the performance of the 08 park edition norcos in whistler) I mean why not get a Yeti 303, or V-10 for the same price or even less, plus itll perform better... IMO it all around looks like absolute ass with the EVEN more curvy frame than the old stab, this would be the last bike I would ever buy for 7100.
You could build up a freaking bad ass Intense m -F*CKING- 6 for 7 large, you could do it for less and have nothing but parts you absolutely love on it. Way to choke on the ftty norco!
umm norco thanks i love the bikes and the way they ride i have a 2008 atomik and i love it
some people might not agree but thats there opinion , i still stand bye having a norco for every bike i have ownd and i like them
the new bikes look sick and i want to test one out
some people might not agree but thats there opinion , i still stand bye having a norco for every bike i have ownd and i like them
the new bikes look sick and i want to test one out
if its 7 grand its not gona ride bad,its a vps,its got lots of travle and its light i love norcos dh bike feelings but they were always heavy.well now its th elightest dh bike youl probaly see stock. so im sure its performance is good. and maybe it looks bette rin real life.
I think they r really nice but they should have used the 2007 frames....but kept everything else that r on the 09's even the colors....but they r still amazing
they are nice bikes and all but i think the 08 shore frame design for almost everything for 09 was f*ucking stupid of norco to do...like why? the 08 atomic was nice,they should have used it for 09 frames...norco lost alot of respect from me this year 
i found another website that has the team dh priced at $6675, it may be a misprint because $7100 is a little steep. http://www.whistlermountainbike.com/wmb/index.php?content=091808-2009-norco-press-launch
No, the A-line is more reinforced to take abuse. The most noticeable difference is the beefy dropouts on the A-line.
got it wrong there mate, specialized are copying norco!
norco's line last year seemed to suggest something like this would be out in '09
norco's line last year seemed to suggest something like this would be out in '09
actualy there is one straight tube on it! look at the old FSR they took off a 2003 bighit! wont be straight for long iv seen so manny people bend those things!
well first off, I would hope and pray that the head-TUBE and BB, are straight, and those seat and chain-stays apear to be straight to me...
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damn!! they're nice. I wish I could buy one of these. The A-Line Is pretty expensive but I think it worth it's price, but the blue boxxer is soooooo nice!
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cant wait to see the shore and six, these look sweet, id prefer a 888 on the team dh tho, other than that i couldnt really fault it
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They look like a pregnant horse to me... RM's gone the same way with the design.. i just don't like one bit of it
If i'd like this this design i'd go for a RM = lower CG etc.
I guess the only thing i'd do with one is give it to a girl (they like things like that)
Cheers on the new stuff from Norco, i hope someone finds their dream-bike in that form.
If i'd like this this design i'd go for a RM = lower CG etc.
I guess the only thing i'd do with one is give it to a girl (they like things like that)
Cheers on the new stuff from Norco, i hope someone finds their dream-bike in that form.
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could they get more ugly. They look clumsy and wierd. Looks like an old skool kona stab front end from 1999!
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they look cheap, and kinda wimpy (especially the team dh). almost like department store bikes.
i USED to like norce. why are so many bike co. going with the bent top bar, it looks wimpy. i agree with djivotno, and give it to a girl, they like things like that.
i USED to like norce. why are so many bike co. going with the bent top bar, it looks wimpy. i agree with djivotno, and give it to a girl, they like things like that.
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Any1 hating on Specialized is an idiot. I understand wanting to ride a smaller company's bike, but you can't knock good engineering.
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to be honest they dont really appeal to me... i still like the 2007 and 2008 norco line up because they look really strong
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possibly the ugliest norocos i have ever seen, why bother with these huge curvy hydroforms tubes, they dont help, tyhey look bloody stupid!
Got to say they dont appeal to me one bit. The frame just looks horriable, personly i dont like the rear shocks i prefer the outer coil ones not the air ones for that kinda bike, mabey its just me though. But the blue boxers do look nice.
Good job on the report though
Good job on the report though
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I don't think is ugly, is a lot of different, maybe in some months some of you will agree that's a nice bike when other brands start to desing weird frames with the technology. Is like some Duati motorcycles, when they are launched they look ugly, but after some months and different brands start to copy them, the Ducati looks the nicest, just wait. And about the ride, I have no one yet, but NORCO say a lot in good bikes and awesome performance.
cheers!!!
cheers!!!
those frames looks as if they were made from plastic and stand too long in the sun.. awful! If all bike companies will make bikes like that, I'm sure I'll have to weld some frames by myself, just not to ride something so disgusting.
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they look cheap and tacky... build quality makes a big difference, one that norco doesnt have! its an ugly shape, ugly colours, and if this is what we can expect from 09 bikes... disappointed!
Oh my, this must be some of the ugliest "expensive" bikes out there. From a cool "I want one" to this in just a few years. What a shame.
I've been riding an '08 shore for a few months now...for all of those who poo poo Norco, you havent ridden any of their bikes lately. They ride so sweet, corner and are fast as he##.
Ignorant comments don't make them right.
Ignorant comments don't make them right.
because the way a bike looks means how good or not good it is. None of you jokers have even ridden one of the new frames. change in mountain biking obviously isnt a good thing. I am not a fan of the design myself but i'll wait to ride one before i judge one.
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those frames are just wacked and same with the colours and the dam prices like holy shit i thought that 3 grand was to much but 7100 you guys suck
why is so expensive,just cause is the"team dh" and u will think you will be a part of the norco team ahahaha,maibye you will be faster than sam hill witha that 7100 dolls bike hahahahaha
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to all of those ding dong making comments without actually have ridden bike before do you really now what your talking about. color are personal taste. you don`t like it ok but you don;t need to trash the entire line.
maybe you like a pink bike; I don`t! still respect your choice. 7100$ will be the rice to be next year. your nice cover or Snata cruz will be be more expensive next year be ready for that. I read an acticle on the price of rubber, raw material and shipping cost going up for next year. they were talking about 10% to 25% increase for next year. so Start saving your dollar now; if you want yopu santa cruz. on top of that the guy talking about not improving in the last 10 years; what are you riding a Kona? I guess!
my 2 cents!!!
maybe you like a pink bike; I don`t! still respect your choice. 7100$ will be the rice to be next year. your nice cover or Snata cruz will be be more expensive next year be ready for that. I read an acticle on the price of rubber, raw material and shipping cost going up for next year. they were talking about 10% to 25% increase for next year. so Start saving your dollar now; if you want yopu santa cruz. on top of that the guy talking about not improving in the last 10 years; what are you riding a Kona? I guess!
my 2 cents!!!
thats so true, honestly if you want a top of the line bike thats probly gunna be around what your looking at.
I think some of you do link non-straight tubes with broken tubes. The fact that the tube aint straight doesn't mean they will break in the first drop. You should really get some physical structure lessons.
Anyway, I think Norco bikes are really interesting! If in the next years I cannot find original IH parts to update my bike, then Norco is definitely one brand I'll take into consideration. But that's just my opinion and I respect you all.
Peace out and nice rides
xD
Anyway, I think Norco bikes are really interesting! If in the next years I cannot find original IH parts to update my bike, then Norco is definitely one brand I'll take into consideration. But that's just my opinion and I respect you all.
Peace out and nice rides
xD
i'm no engineer, but i have always found that once a metal tube is bent, it takes alot less force to bend it more (or break it).
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the only good thing about that it has a pretty low stand over so you and so things like cancans and shit
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jesus who the f*ck pays 7100 dollars for a bike like that? (even though im not sure how much that is in pounds?) im not impressed with the looks, and having ridden norcos i cant say they are the nicest bikes in the world
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'Think I remember Mountain Biking UK giving thumbs-up to a Norco full-sus' in some bike comparison shoot-out. I agree it's one buck-f'ugly $7100 bike...but that won't matter when you have it pinned.
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aline? What a contrived name. Yes, Aline is a fun trail, whoopdy Freakin DO! I would expect more from a Canadian company, seems like they are trying too hard. They might as well just call the bike "the Whistler" and be done with it. Oh yea, them bikes are ugly too
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$7100.00 is really not that expensive once you see everyone else bike prices. Raw material costs, labor and inflation are all weighing in on the increased retail prices. BUT why is the GT full carbon Fury down hill cost less? That GT Fury is 10 times more techy and exotic that the Noodle Norco. C'on Norco, its just bent round tubes and some hydroforming... does not justify the expense.
i hate the new frame stle it looks ugly as shit and why do you put boxxers on a good bike and marzochis fork desins are goin down bcz it looks so gay
cantthink of a diferent frame design or what cmon..... the new gravity/DH frames have almost the same design as the 2008 shore lin up...7000$$$ for a team DH... ill just go buy a shore and put a trple crown on it lol and save 2000$$
im deff not diggin it, but i guess since ill prob never ride 1 ill never no how they handle, or ride.
I would get a Yeti 303 for that price, what a rip off it should be cheaper. I did hear that China bought up all the metal might be why the bike costs so much.
that frame has to go it looks so f-ing ugly come on norco you can dew better then that its nice stuff but shitty frame work thats all i have to say peace ....
Norco slacking alot!!! Sometimes it's not all about looks but performence!
I would need to try one to know. But still it's a ugly bike! But hopefully
it performence better then it looks
I would need to try one to know. But still it's a ugly bike! But hopefully
it performence better then it looks
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norco has f*cked up. there going to loose alot of people that used to ride norco. i didnt much mind them before. but look at there fully's now. they made there new frames look "cool" for teens to buy there bikes. once they realize what they bought its already to late. a pro that knows anything about there bikes will take one look at this years and 09s bikes and keep walking. norco has gone to hell.
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i like norco bikes,and ride a norco but will agree on the weirdness of its lookingness on this one.
its like a squashed version of the shore?
does anyone know how this actually rides though?
my norcos weighty but it rides like a tank going through woodland,smashes watevrs in its path..either that or the riders a fat hefter?dunno
its like a squashed version of the shore?
does anyone know how this actually rides though?
my norcos weighty but it rides like a tank going through woodland,smashes watevrs in its path..either that or the riders a fat hefter?dunno
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I likd norco in 2006, this is like a cross between a flatline and a shore, I dont think its going to work out for a DH bike
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$7100 and it comes stock with Alex rims? Ouch... Don't know if I'm really fan of the Air in the back...
god, the 08 norco's were ugly and i was hoping they would have realized it and made there bikes better, but these ones are even uglier. i dont even want to see norco's hardtails in 09. i think the last good looking year for norco was 07
I have never seen an uglier bike. What's with the bendy tubes? Is it an exercise in engineering to make them stand out? If it is it's failed because the new SX trail is just as bad!
It would simply seem to be a justification in the big price tag by adopting a newer 'different' style to the other brands. Form over function to the extreme. It's called marketing, nothing to do with progression or you the rider.
Buy last years model. It will ride the same, cost less and look a shit load better.
It would simply seem to be a justification in the big price tag by adopting a newer 'different' style to the other brands. Form over function to the extreme. It's called marketing, nothing to do with progression or you the rider.
Buy last years model. It will ride the same, cost less and look a shit load better.
with norco it's ALWAYS about marketing, that's why you see so many of them. they advertise the most.
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Wow.. just plain ugly.. Hideous in fact ( IMO )
what in the hell is with all the Rounded, bendy frames that are coming out for 09 ???
these are disgusting looking bikes that I couldnt see performing much better.
what in the hell is with all the Rounded, bendy frames that are coming out for 09 ???
these are disgusting looking bikes that I couldnt see performing much better.
ohh here's a thought about the weight of these frames..
Isn't the shortest distance between 2 points a STRAIGHT LINE ??
Now, having said that wouldn't having all those bends and Annealed tubes require more metal to form the tube and Keep it's strength?? as it's not a straight line it is adding to the weight overall of the bike,, And also Very ugly ( which has been said )
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Isn't the shortest distance between 2 points a STRAIGHT LINE ??
Now, having said that wouldn't having all those bends and Annealed tubes require more metal to form the tube and Keep it's strength?? as it's not a straight line it is adding to the weight overall of the bike,, And also Very ugly ( which has been said )
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the age of swoop-
the swoopy tube complex that has hit our sport is actually functional to a degree.
As bike travel goes up, stand-over heights also go up... how do you fix it? -Change the form of your toptube.
Long travel single crowns require a kinked downtube at the head tube to clear the fork crown, then the downtube has to drop low enough to accomidate shocks and linkages and a new, lower toptube. See what I am getting at?
Now in Norco's case, looks as if they met the function of the formed tobes and kept on going and going and going, now they are in a dark and ugly place, how long will their fire last? Will it start raining?
the swoopy tube complex that has hit our sport is actually functional to a degree.
As bike travel goes up, stand-over heights also go up... how do you fix it? -Change the form of your toptube.
Long travel single crowns require a kinked downtube at the head tube to clear the fork crown, then the downtube has to drop low enough to accomidate shocks and linkages and a new, lower toptube. See what I am getting at?
Now in Norco's case, looks as if they met the function of the formed tobes and kept on going and going and going, now they are in a dark and ugly place, how long will their fire last? Will it start raining?
i just got a 08 shore and it has the same general shape... i love it! im 5'9" and its great... lots of travel and great stand over!!! the colors the new dh's come in are terrible... but hey some people like that.
im sure they ride nicely but they're downright ugly. that frame style for the empire was alright because it was a new bike but these frames are just rediculously retro and ugly. last years downhill bikes looked sick, they shouldve left em at that
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love the new frame design don't care what anybody thinks only thing dosn't look as good as it did with 08 shore and six's should'v kept thier old dh disign or spruced it up hopefully next season they'll cloo in but overall not bad lookin bikes
never really liked norco... and now along with the new speshi range some of the most bent awful looking bikes ever made, im now ashamed of owning a bighit 06
personally i think there grubby and ugly as a monkeys but hole after a horse and frantically fornicated with it and cream pied the poor bugger
personally i think there grubby and ugly as a monkeys but hole after a horse and frantically fornicated with it and cream pied the poor bugger
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another thing you have to admit.. with the new avid elixer.. look at the problems they had with the codes.. this is a whole new frame design for norco and brand new never used parts. that would equal an epic fail ftw.. i had the first codes when they came out and they had problems..7100 is greatly overpriced..
maybe it looks like shit here but the team dh i thought looked pretty sweet when i saw it roll by me the first time... doesnt look impressive here but once ur on it it looks sick
i like the 0 8 frame geo better....thaey made them into shores basicly.....the 08 frames were alot more dh racing friendly...
for all you peaple who think a straight piece of tubing is stronger than a curved one your wrong a stright piece has more failure points than a curved piece plus you can make things lighter but stronger
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hmmmm...... this tells me somthing 95% of the comments made about are about how these bike suck so bad so eather peaple hate norco (because there gay) or they are all sheep following what everyone else says because its cool, if you havent riden one f*ckoff until you do stop hating on shit because A) you cant afford it or B) you find it cool to make fun of shit because everyone else has
flatland, i bet most of these people here have rode the 08 norcos (I rode the park edition in whistler as well) personally with out a doubt I would NEVER EVER buy a norco after such a terrible experience riding them in whistler for only a week. and second all these people arent going along and agreeing with everyone else that they are ugly (its just a fact that they are gross looking frames) I mean look at it. The frame looks like its been crashed into something like the 1999 kona stab... And last but not least, I bet at least half of the people that have commented here own a full custom rig that really takes some dough out of your pocket, I have a race link and it rides awesome and its a great looking frame and yes it costs more than this crappy looking team Dh... So its not that we cant afford it, its just that there are much better bikes out there, including the m6 yeti or something like a v10....
Not really shure , about the new design , looking like they totally switched there frame idea;s and are using Kona or similar mounting points for the rear shock, older Konas. Colours are pretty horrid. And the price for the DH is crazy, you can build one heck of a bike for that much with better parts than that for shure. Im thinking an 07 or previous might be better some of the 08 were alright.
I am so glad I got the 08 model. These are F'n Ugly. Looks like they have really high center of gravity. Norco finally was making a nice low riding bike then they do this.
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It's pretty sad to se so many people saying the same thing. Only a few people here actually had something original to say and the rest of you just jumped on the band wagon and put no real thought into what you could say.
I love that frame design I have last years six and and last years DH. The six still puts a smile on my face every time I ride it. I have had the oppurtunity to ride Norco's dh bikes for the last 7 years now and in those years the geometry has been tweaked into a full wc race machine that weighs in @ 37.5 for 2009 out of the box with no mods. Last year Norco was praised for this new frame platform for the Six and Shore series bikes and now all of a sudden everyone hates it? Truth be told you are all entitled to your own opinions as am I but you really shouldn't critically judge someting you have never ridden. The DH spec is second to none and the cost of new molds for things like forged link arms and a new clevis at the rear pivot are not cheap to re-engineer every year added to the cost of raw materials going up as earlier noted leading to the high price and this will not only affect Norco's so whatever brand you plan on buying this year will cost you more so suck it up.
I rode the 2009 A-line Park in Whistler last week during the product launch and I honestly had a really hard time giving it back to the fine staff @ Norco who let me shred on 1. The new shock position puts the weight right where it needs to be in the frame and brought the center of gravity right into the sweet spot along with the low stand over provided by the curved hydroformed tubes the bike sailed from freight train to the glc drop effortlessly.
My 2 cents, quit bitching about what you don't like or know about and go to your local bike shop, have them set 1 up for you and roll it in the parking lot at least before you beak off.
I love that frame design I have last years six and and last years DH. The six still puts a smile on my face every time I ride it. I have had the oppurtunity to ride Norco's dh bikes for the last 7 years now and in those years the geometry has been tweaked into a full wc race machine that weighs in @ 37.5 for 2009 out of the box with no mods. Last year Norco was praised for this new frame platform for the Six and Shore series bikes and now all of a sudden everyone hates it? Truth be told you are all entitled to your own opinions as am I but you really shouldn't critically judge someting you have never ridden. The DH spec is second to none and the cost of new molds for things like forged link arms and a new clevis at the rear pivot are not cheap to re-engineer every year added to the cost of raw materials going up as earlier noted leading to the high price and this will not only affect Norco's so whatever brand you plan on buying this year will cost you more so suck it up.
I rode the 2009 A-line Park in Whistler last week during the product launch and I honestly had a really hard time giving it back to the fine staff @ Norco who let me shred on 1. The new shock position puts the weight right where it needs to be in the frame and brought the center of gravity right into the sweet spot along with the low stand over provided by the curved hydroformed tubes the bike sailed from freight train to the glc drop effortlessly.
My 2 cents, quit bitching about what you don't like or know about and go to your local bike shop, have them set 1 up for you and roll it in the parking lot at least before you beak off.
well said familyman. not only that the a-line performs like a dream but the new 2009 looks really cool. the design it's so futuristic and the lines inspire innovation and durability. really guys, don't make any bad comment before you ride one. it's a beautiful bike with great performance and maneuverability
the new design DOES NOT look futuristic at all... Looks just like a 1999 kona stab which is 10 years old now....
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looks a little strange... but supposed to have a better ride than previous models.... - build quality seems reasonable for Norco, but certainly no comparison to the rear links on Specialized's sleds - for example - the SX's rear links are genious - no DU bushing, shock terminates at the pivot, no slop and very low-pro pivot designs... yes, Norco's are functional, just not as ballin' as some... but hey, you may save some coin here.... so no complaints...
yeah, it's so rad that if you need to replace your rear shock that you have no choice but to buy it through specialized, and whatever propritary brand they've decided to go with for that year, not to mention the joy of putting together FSR linkage with little bushings flying everywhere.....
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wow.
$7100 for that?
that has to be the simplest sus. design i've ever seen.
and with that ugly swoop in the frame looks terrible.
i mean, strait as a scribble...
$7100 for that?
that has to be the simplest sus. design i've ever seen.
and with that ugly swoop in the frame looks terrible.
i mean, strait as a scribble...
yet another company going back to bent top and down tubes... has nobody got even a basic grasp of engeneering? style over strength and function
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love it how i got neg props fopr saying one of the bikes lookedl ike something else, loosers......... its called AN OPINION
I have ridden Norco before, but for 7100$?!? I could get a v10 for that much, a bike that rides like I'm going down the hill on a couch... with jet packs and f1 control! I don't understand it
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someone seriously needs to go to their office an find the screws that have fallen loose in the designers brains
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Those f*cking norco retards , they alway try to make there bike beautiful to the eyes , but not for the ride
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stolen frame ideas from specialized......tryin to keep up with the new style, they need to come up with new designs, but they are nice machines
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Why does the V-10 keep on coming into this conversation? The Team DH and the V-10 are completely different bikes for completely different riding styles. Why not compare the Boxxer WC to a SuperMonster. . . . . basically the same thing. . .
As for all the Kona Stab comments, has anyone actually looked at a 99 Stab lately???? Here is a link
http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/502/17236my_1999_kona_stab.JPG
I think not. . .. yes it has a curved downtube. . . but take a look at the headtube angle, linkage position or anything else and they have ZERO resemblance. I am stoked and can't wait to try one out. Less than 40lbs stock. You would spend a couple grand getting any other stock bike to that. . . .
As for all the Kona Stab comments, has anyone actually looked at a 99 Stab lately???? Here is a link
http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/502/17236my_1999_kona_stab.JPG
I think not. . .. yes it has a curved downtube. . . but take a look at the headtube angle, linkage position or anything else and they have ZERO resemblance. I am stoked and can't wait to try one out. Less than 40lbs stock. You would spend a couple grand getting any other stock bike to that. . . .
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they are all nice bikes but i dont like the roco airs i find it recks them and i find the 08 park edition was the best bike and i still think it is better then the 09s but they still are all nice bikes i find. excepts the air shocks.
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THE TEAM DH WAS MOLDED BY SOME HIGH ON CRACK IDIOT. DUDE LOOK AT THE FRAME IT WAS DEFENTIVLY MADE BY A MAN ON MUSHROOM. THANKLS ALOTTTTTTTTTTTT JERKS
I saw a 09 A-line in crankworks this year and it was actually pretty cool well thats my opinion anyways.
oh and notice how almost every1 here is talking shit about it and not one of them im guessing has rode?
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wow for having to pay more for bikes in 20009 thoose are some pretty bad looking bike it looks like they were high or something
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