me at various in Harrogate, United Kingdom - photo by freeridemanic

my new 09 norco

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Album: bikes
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Jul 12, 2011 at 16:13
Jul 12, 2011
Location: Harrogate, United Kingdom
Trail: various
Riders: me

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Camera

Nokia N8-00

Shutter Speed

1/50

Aperture

2.8

Focal Length

5.9 mm

ISO Speed

150

Date

2011:07:10

Time

17:41:31

72 Comments

thecommyrider12 (Jul 13, 2011 at 7:32)

you finally have a bike then

even if it does like like it has the front end off an oppolo and the back end off a bighit

preston-rider (Jul 13, 2011 at 10:29)

hahaha!

freeridemanic (Jul 13, 2011 at 15:26)

point being? its still a good bike and it has more travell than yours so

preston-rider (Jul 13, 2011 at 18:16)

travel isnt everything xD

thecommyrider12 (Jul 14, 2011 at 9:17)

how much travel does this have tho?

eastofski (Jul 14, 2011 at 14:47)

I'd rather be sat at the top of Champery on a Lappy Spicy or a Rocky Mountain Slayer than a Bighit. Travel really isn't everything. Geo>Travel

freeridemanic (Jul 15, 2011 at 1:10)

200mm front and rear. tbh the new bighits are slack as foook so i wouldnt counting champery is super steep

danny-oli (Jul 15, 2011 at 9:06)

i imagine the sunday would be alot slacker, and thats just fine and champery. you got this yet btw

freeridemanic (Jul 15, 2011 at 15:06)

yes got it today and been riding it, its prime

ill post up some pictures when i get back from work tomorrow

eastofski (Jul 16, 2011 at 5:51)

I meant the old ones but yeah. Slack bikes ftw. I've got the back end of my 223 set up with more sag than the front. Dynamic geo is raked as.

danny-oli (Jul 16, 2011 at 7:57)

should have a look and see how slack my rotec is without sag!

nosewillies (Jul 18, 2011 at 3:02)

Hardign did you just say Champery is not steep?

tom-towers (Aug 6, 2011 at 2:59)

haha i can confirm champrey is steep, not the steepest track iv ridden but champrey has pretty much vertical roots on the steep bits!

freeridemanic (Aug 6, 2011 at 12:44)

no i said it was super steep

Robbie666 (Jul 15, 2011 at 15:53)

so u bottomed your boxxers dropping of a kirb then........ impressive i must say

freeridemanic (Jul 16, 2011 at 17:35)

no a double with a gap of 16ft overshot by about 3 ft and landed with the front wheel in a whole.

aidan-w1 (Jul 21, 2011 at 16:59)

dont really like norcos but tbf its a nice bike, and its good to see you go one without shouting to the world about it first haha. when are you coming to hamsterley then ?

freeridemanic (Jul 22, 2011 at 2:22)

thanks

im off to fort william in two weeks so it will have to be when i get back

uttanutta12 (Jul 22, 2011 at 3:50)

bullshit

freeridemanic (Jul 22, 2011 at 8:33)

no. ill get some pictures and videos

uttanutta12 (Jul 22, 2011 at 9:33)

you best

freeridemanic (Jul 22, 2011 at 9:40)

i will be

dad says he will take me as we are off to see my aunt who lives in scotland so he said he would take me

aidan-w1 (Jul 22, 2011 at 12:00)

scotland isnt exactly a small place tho, your aunt could live 4 hours away from for bill

freeridemanic (Jul 22, 2011 at 15:07)

yer she lives an hour away

road-cyclist (Jul 12, 2011 at 16:19)

Wheeeyyy got a bike at last then! Looks mint.

freeridemanic (Jul 12, 2011 at 16:28)

yep

thanks mate

super happy!

lukegriffiths (Jul 12, 2011 at 16:24)

Nice forks.

freeridemanic (Jul 12, 2011 at 16:29)

thanks mate im swapping them for some 09 wc's hopefully soon

uttanutta12 (Jul 13, 2011 at 3:35)

is this actually in your possession?

freeriderox (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:16)

someones else's picture, so not yet

uttanutta12 (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:17)

what a bellend

freeriderox (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:17)

+1 to that :')

K-Forbes (Jul 13, 2011 at 10:45)

+1 to that

i mean he has said he has got to this stage or buying before so how do you know its not complete bollocks. and the photo been someone elses backs that up too

i know its harsh but its true

freeridemanic (Jul 13, 2011 at 13:34)

not in my possession yet ant its with parcelforce atm

should be at mine tomorrow or friday

forbes its not bollocks i paid him last night he posted the bike today with parcelforce and it will be at mine tomorrow or friday

K-Forbes (Jul 13, 2011 at 14:28)

well , its just hard to judge you , when everyone i have spoke to says you says loads of things but never can prove it , like you have claimed to have bought or were buying loads of bikes , but always reasons why you never did. so im afraid i wouldn't belive it till i see it. P

But if you have bought it , its a relatively nice build there

freeridemanic (Jul 13, 2011 at 15:27)

no the only people you have spoke to rarely even see me.... and i usualy say i might be buying this then down the line it gets changed to matts getting this tomorrow..... a bit like chinese wispers..... but i have bought this and it will be with me tomorrow or friday

K-Forbes (Jul 14, 2011 at 11:22)

yeah , ok then. only i have known you to say that yourself many times

mike24dh (Jul 13, 2011 at 3:08)

did u take this picture?

derfmtb (Jul 13, 2011 at 5:04)

No he didn't.. www.pinkbike.com/photo/6851685/#top

uttanutta12 (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:17)

freddie that link is linking to this photo...

derfmtb (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:28)

shit, give me a sec

uttanutta12 (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:28)

Lol

derfmtb (Jul 13, 2011 at 8:28)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/6839338/#top

freeridemanic (Jul 13, 2011 at 13:33)

not my picture as the bike isnt at mine yet it was posted this morning and is at the parcelforce depo now just tracked it on there site. it will be at mine tomorrow or friday and then ill get some pics of my own

danny-oli (Jul 15, 2011 at 12:15)

it there yet?

derfmtb (Jul 15, 2011 at 13:32)

Wouldn't count on it

uttanutta12 (Jul 15, 2011 at 13:49)

yeah apparently he's been out on it

derfmtb (Jul 15, 2011 at 13:53)

Damn

freeridemanic (Jul 15, 2011 at 15:08)

wehey ye so f*ck you hater bitchezzzz! got it at like 1pm built it up and went out and rode it at my local. its damn good! floored the boxxers going to flat off one of the doubbles we have there but it was cool

its mint to ride. ill post some pictures up tomorrow evening

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 3:01)

so the boxxers blow through their travel? nice one

santacruz-rider-09 (Jul 16, 2011 at 3:04)

matt all forks bottem out its not exactly hard to bottem them out when they are set too soft :L and they are designed to so its not a big deal

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 3:15)

have you bottomed the elka yet james?

santacruz-rider-09 (Jul 16, 2011 at 3:30)

nope not yet because i got my compression setting just right

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 3:44)

here's a man who knows his suspensions unlike you Mr.Harding

danny-oli (Jul 16, 2011 at 4:53)

actually, your meant to have your suspension so you bottem it a few times when riding otherwise why have it all if your not going to use it ?

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 4:58)

you're not meant to bottom off a small double though

danny-oli (Jul 16, 2011 at 5:00)

no not at all!!

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 5:02)

bea5ty (Jul 16, 2011 at 6:20)

My theory is that I payed for 170mm and I'm going to damn well get my monies worth!

uttanutta12 (Jul 16, 2011 at 6:23)

and more in your case hahahahah

danny-oli (Jul 16, 2011 at 6:51)

exactly!

freeridemanic (Jul 16, 2011 at 17:39)

haha true beasty

ive got them set up good now so its fine

god there so soft on there softest setting! like uber soft! its brilliant

i have them like two clicks off locked out as there perfect like that

sucks up bumps nicely but dosent floor of like 16 ft doubles

so all is good

derfmtb (Jul 17, 2011 at 2:12)

16ft isnt big..

uttanutta12 (Jul 17, 2011 at 2:20)

two clicks off locked out?

UMAD?

is that 2clicks off minimum compression damping i assume?

danny-oli (Jul 17, 2011 at 6:11)

yeah boxxers dont have lock out, only xc forks for that matter, and the size of a double has nothing to do with the way the travel is compressed, but once again, stop measuring jumps in pb feet, just makes you look silly, no one cares how big you think it is.

freeridemanic (Jul 17, 2011 at 11:32)

no i have measured it danny so not pb feet i had them firmer rather than softer but now there sort of in the middle

im happy though because the dude sold me the bike said the forks were races when they are infact teams

and in mint condition! win!

danny-oli (Jul 18, 2011 at 3:22)

so you honestly take a tape measure out with you when you go ride to measure your jumps? thats pretty sad man.

freeridemanic (Jul 18, 2011 at 14:47)

no just had one in my kit one day so decided to wap it out to measure some shit

bea5ty (Jul 18, 2011 at 15:00)

Careful who you say "wap it out to measure" to!

freeridemanic (Jul 18, 2011 at 15:01)

hahaha you do have a dirty mind rich.....

uttanutta12 (Jul 18, 2011 at 15:01)

eastofski (Jul 14, 2011 at 14:46)

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