Norco Team DH and Aline Park Series 2009 Bikes

 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!

 the new bie remind me of the old kona stab,but they look AMAZING i realy want the a-line

 lol theres not one straight tube on that bike!

 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.

 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!!!

 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.

 Pretty cool how the Atomik uses last year's Team DH frame.

 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

 defo something diferent very origanal

 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

 Super bike! beau travail!!!!

 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.

 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

 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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 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!!!

 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.

 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$$$ for a team DH... ill just go buy a shore and put a trple crown on it lol and save 2000$$

 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.

 wow that shit is soooooooo sick i want one

 wow!

 $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.

 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

 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...

 the team dh has great colors but i still dont't like norcos...

 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.

 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.

 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

 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

 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?

 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

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. . . .

 norco's r the best. these bikes look amazing. im goin to buy the aline!

 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

 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.

 wow... these bikes are so ugly. sorry norco, you lost a fan here.

 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

 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..

 absolutely love 'em

 bike prices are going to go up next year, but who wouldn't get a V-10 over this for that price???

 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

 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.

 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.

 i want the team dh!

 could they get more ugly. They look clumsy and wierd. Looks like an old skool kona stab front end from 1999!

 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...

 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

 '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.

 wow they're expensive tho

 I like the chrome...the bends make the bike look fluid.

 i like the green might just be me but the frame shape looks bent not gonna lie looks ugly

 The frame looks a bit like the 1994 stab series... destined for failure.

 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

 OUCH! Me no liking the prices.

 $7100 and it comes stock with Alex rims? Ouch... Don't know if I'm really fan of the Air in the back...

 every one is saying they are shit but they havent even ridden one.....

 all i can say is that norco must think people are maid out of money

 im deff not diggin it, but i guess since ill prob never ride 1 ill never no how they handle, or ride.

 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:P

 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

 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.

 7k for a norco?

fantastic components, can't lie, but 7k is a heavy price tag for a norco...

 great bike but holy cow 7100.00!! Bike prices are getting crazy

 they all look terrible

 OMG that ate the beautifulest bikes .........

 whoa

 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.

 i hope it wieghs like 30 pounds thats the only way i would buy an ugly bike

 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

 Team DH = Ugly
A-Line = Nice
Blue Boxer = Nice

 yeh looks pretty shit nd not very good for dh

 I like the components on the bikes but not the frame!

 one word: ULGY

Such a rip off of specialized too.

I'm disappointed

 possibly the ugliest norocos i have ever seen, why bother with these huge curvy hydroforms tubes, they dont help, tyhey look bloody stupid!

 not a fan

 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.

 norco has the most whacked out frames out of any bike company!

 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.

 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

 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

 The frames are discusting.

 i like the 0 8 frame geo better....thaey made them into shores basicly.....the 08 frames were alot more dh racing friendly...

 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 ....

 The only nice thing on either of those bikes is the blue world cup.

 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

 why did they put an air shock on a dh bike??? weird frame

 I think the new 09's look good. yeah its a weird frame style but you never know..

 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

 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

 i actually like tht. i bet it is easy to control.

 thats such an ugly bike please stop or i'll throw up

 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

 wow the team dh is really ugly.

 and 40 lbs???? that's not that light especially with an air shock!!! holy jeezus

 The blue boxxers look sick

 ugliest bikes ever...

 these frames are just bent...but I kinda like them

 the only good thing about that it has a pretty low stand over so you and so things like cancans and shit

 What do with Norco this world? It`s fully shit. I like norco, but this bike`s - nothing

 if there is one bike i would never get its that

 thats ulgy man specilized big hits are way better than that how can u even compare?

 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.

 lower the damn prices NORCO come on

 the Team dh is way overpriced and looks like its a slopestyle bike

 air on the team looks gay

 i wanna see pics of the 09 four xxxx

 These are the ugliest 09 bikes I've seen!

 wooo that is one ugly bike (team dh) I think the a-line is ok though but that price is crazy!

 oh and notice how almost every1 here is talking shit about it and not one of them im guessing has rode?

 my norco alines for sale 1600

 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

 man those bikes look like crap they looked better on 08

 **it

 7100? that made me laugh.

 ugly..... its what i think ..

 the frames look like noodles lol

 this bikes are ugly i would never buy one

 the frames are cool, but the 1st ones colours are UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 fucking ugly ass bikes should of just inproved there old design same with specailized

 not happy with wut theyve done

 the price is in Canadian or US Dollars?

 someone seriously needs to go to their office an find the screws that have fallen loose in the designers brains

 wayyyyy to many curves in the frame.

 ahahahahha oh my god 7100 , buckin hi-larious

 why hav norco gone back to the old stab look? gotta say im not liking them sorry guys

 1999*

 Big bike...

 the a-line is stunning but the team dh man pfffft it loks like a blast from the past

 $7100 for a Norco? Christ....

 what a crap looking range of bikes..

 Those fucking norco retards , they alway try to make there bike beautiful to the eyes , but not for the ride

 WOW those bikes are sick!!!!!!

 looks liike it could be good...but ass ugly!

 i wanna know how much the xxxx is and the five

 EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THAT FRAME IS FUCKIN UGLY

 love it how i got neg props fopr saying one of the bikes lookedl ike something else, loosers......... its called AN OPINION

 team dh look so shitty and i wouldnt but it for 7100 and it looks looks like a piece

 Coming soon to a Costco near you!!!!!!!

 looks like a flatline

 shit! my keyboard is covered in puke

 Like the green lol ugly frame if in my oppinion

 IT LOOKS LIKE A BAD SHORE

 holy shit

 those are fukin gross bikes

 eww personally i think that looks horrible.

 im sorry but norco frames never looked good. all this weird geometry?

 Follow the KISS method

 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

 the prices are high, i like the looks 06-08 bikes better

 worst music in the world for the videos...almost as bad as their colors

 wow, for 4 grand i would expect to have at least an x.9 on the aline...

 I juste like the color on the frame (HEURK!!!) for 2009

 wenderful bike...

 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.

 2009 team dh is pretty ugly

 What a ugly bike!!!!!!

 not soo hot?!

 ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 sick stuff

 to be honest they dont really appeal to me... i still like the 2007 and 2008 norco line up because they look really strong

 UGLY BIKE!!!!!! I wouldn't buy it ever

 My god that is FUGLY. It looks like it's hit a tree before it's out the factory.

 keep thinking that is so crap....crap

 :/ looks, like only kona stab

 I guess I will hold on to my 06 A-Line just a bit longer.

 I remember when Norco had a good thing going for them. Back in 2002-2003. Those days are over.