Norco fluid

[Taff]

Anyone know anything about Norco?

I've heard of them but don't 'know' then as a brand or what their bike are like.
Specifically looking at the Fluid A1

https://pedalsyndicate.co.uk/product/norco-fluid-fs-a1/

[weeksy]

Well regarded for sure. I'd own one

[Taff]

As I said when we were out the other day, what I'd really like is the spectral, and the spec on this one is hard to pass over.
But.. And there's always one.. My employer and canyon use different c2w providers and neither will even consider using the others, so it's off the table for now.


https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/mountain-b ... e=M178_P03

Pedal syndicate is in the list and the Norco is a possible.

[Taff]

It turns out that even though the website says £3600, it's actually £2700.
The one niggle is that they don't have a demo, so my first chance to ride one will be after buying.
Hopefully NBD that coming soon

[weeksy]

Sounds ace then. Thats about £1800 after c2w then?

[Mr Moofo]

North Shore Canadian brand from what i remember.
Press fit BB?

[Taff]

North Shore Canadian brand from what i remember.
Press fit BB?

Nooooo, threaded.

I had press fit once, never again.

[weeksy]

You weirdos.... Pressfit are honestly fine now. Even companies like Hope do them in either SRAM or Shimano fitment.

[Mr Moofo]

You’ll be saying cup and cone bearings have merit next

[weeksy]

You’ll be saying cup and cone bearings have merit next

Nah, they're just rubbish but honestly it's not 1995 any more, pressift are fine now. My current BB was fitted 2 weeks ago and was £9. It doesn't have to be insane. It's a 10 minute swap and cheap to do, so we'll see how long mine lasts.

It wouldn't (wasn't) a deal breaker.

[Taff]

But you enjoy taking your bikes apart every 2 mins, I just want to ride and not spend more time faffing than I really need to.

I didn't buy a stumpjumper a couple of years ago because the wheels still had cup and cone

[weeksy]

But you enjoy taking your bikes apart every 2 mins, I just want to ride and not spend more time faffing than I really need to.

I didn't buy a stumpjumper a couple of years ago because the wheels still had cup and cone

LOL i'd rather not take them apart if i can help it.

[Taff]

Deal done and dusted, a couple of weeks wait for it to be built and wrapped, the guy wrapping it is away for a fortnight

[Cousin Jack]

Now I am a dinosaur, and my last bike was a Ridgeback rigid with a biopace crankset, but.......
that looks bloody complicate, and bloody weird too.

Every bike I ever owned has had the big cogs at the pedal end and the small ones on the back wheel.

?????

[weeksy]

Mountain bikes are designed to climb steep hills. So you get a 32 on front with a 50 on the back and can climb climb climb.

[Numnut]

That paint looks lovely. Happy new bike day, the worst bit is the waiting for it to arrive!

[Cousin Jack]

Mountain bikes are designed to climb steep hills. So you get a 32 on front with a 50 on the back and can climb climb climb.

I knew they had low gears, my Ridgeback was supposed to be a mountain bike, but I have never seen anything so extreme. It just looks wrong.

Edit. The paint does look very smart indeed.