Excellent 'do it all' bike for people looking for a bike for the roads and the trails.
Made by Canadian bike company Norco, this bike offers Shimano 105 performance at a Shimano Sora price point.
Alloy frame, carbon fork, Shimano 105 group set and opposed piston mechanical disc brakes (far superior to regular mechanical disk brakes), a perfect bike for all terrain.
RRP is close on £1k so a good discount on list.
Size 53 still available, should be fine for people in the 5'8" to 5'10" range.
12 months 0% finance available and 2% Quidco.
Size 55.5cm available
- winchman
Top comments
robwdavies
29 Aug 165#1
The Hot UK Opinions brigade seem to be out in force. "Why buy this when you can get a bike for £99 from Argos?" and other such pearls of wisdom.
LucasZ
29 Aug 164#2
ahmm... I dont get it... Why buy this when you can get a bike for £99 from Argos?
oh, and don't forget £5 voucher
Joking, heated :stuck_out_tongue:
edwardo1973
29 Aug 163#10
Don't forget..."could buy a car for that".
xmanrho
29 Aug 163#3
why buy this when you can walk? walking is free and healthy. i don't get it.
lol jk. heat added
Latest comments (40)
robwdavies
30 Aug 16#40
£800 at Evans in size 51 only.
robwdavies
30 Aug 16#39
Good bike, strongly considered a GT Charge. Worth nothing it's not available at that price on Wiggle anymore. Had the Norco and a GT side by side and plumped for the Norco.
Urgatt
30 Aug 16#34
For another £40, I'd be tempted to go with the Boardman CX Team. SRAM Rival groupset with hydraulic discs. Anything's better than cable discs.
robwdavies to Urgatt
30 Aug 16#38
I was considering it, but Halfords build (meaning I'd need to spend a little more on getting it done properly) and bottom bracket issues (well publicised) pushed me in this direction. It was close though.
robwdavies
30 Aug 16#37
Good to know.
slannmage
30 Aug 16#31
Aluminium is ****, get a Steel frame with a carbon fork.
robwdavies to slannmage
30 Aug 162#36
No.
rodman
30 Aug 16#30
Save only 20%? Cold from me!
robwdavies to rodman
30 Aug 16#35
Well done you.
badger636
30 Aug 161#33
I've done about 6,000 miles on my GT Grade (all winter riding) and its still a great bike, and mine only has Tiagra on it
If you are not familiar with Norco - here is my testimony; I bought a mtb/hybrid Norco Citadel in 2005 in Canada and got ten solid years out of it before I felt like I was due a wee upgrade. The thing was built exceptionally well, and I feel a bit of pride when I see a Norco parked up or zipping past.
gremlin
30 Aug 161#28
Have you been out on it yet ? :-)
whatyadoinsucka
30 Aug 16#27
These adventure bikes how off-road is off-road, I seem to damage wheels and tyres on 26/27.5/29 tyres that are 2.1-2.35 wide mtb tyres, the cyclocross racers I've seen have been on muddy school fields and not off-road at all
I ride moorland, singletrack, muddy woodland, steep moorland tracks full of lose stone similar size to that used in a drystone wall,
And Yorkshire stone slabs and ridges of stone used for draining paths/tracks
gremlin
30 Aug 161#26
Have you been out on it yet ? ;-)
Mahfuzar00930
30 Aug 161#25
Have got 1 about 2 months ago. Still it's looks like as a new one.
robwdavies
30 Aug 16#24
To be honest I agree, I think it's more a perception thing.
MAdam98
30 Aug 161#23
When did 12kg become so heavy? I mean I'm an out and out roadie and tbh the weight doesn't afect me that much
Toastplex
30 Aug 161#16
The brakes and frame are poor at RRP, a decent deal at offer price but you can do better frame wise if you opt for caliper braking, for slightly less than £750 with the B'Twin Ultra 700 AF. Depends where you want to primarilly use the thing. If you consider the Norco for the road, go for the B'Twin. Light trails, I'd go for the B'Twin and switch tyres. For things getting mucky, the Norco.
robwdavies to Toastplex
30 Aug 161#20
Brakes seem to be regarded as best in class for mechanical discs, ok not hydraulic but good power and feel with 105 levers appears to be the consensus.
Not sure how you can say frame is poor, some nice engineering touches on the Norco frame, and they have good pedigree in robust off road frames.
Re: the weight, a good chunk of this is going to be the robust wheel set, again part of the trade off for the off road ability. Have a spare set for road only excursions and that weight will drop.
The BTwin looks a very decent road tool though. Fantastic reviews.
robwdavies to Toastplex
30 Aug 161#22
Worth nothing that the 12kg weight listed on the site is incorrect, I queried this at the time, had a bike weighed for me at Evans warehouse and it was 10.1-10.2kg in size 53.
diddydavro
30 Aug 16#21
Don't forget 2.12% cashback from TopCashBack. Heat added.
dodgymix
30 Aug 161#19
Never understand how the manufactures get away with not providing peddles.. Fairly fundamental to actually riding it
Bossworld
30 Aug 16#18
Pinnacle Arkose 2 2015 has recently been reduced if you're taller and looking for something a bit more adventure minded. Happy with mine although the much heralded hydraulic brakes aren't as good as my cheapo MTB shimano hydraulics
robwdavies
29 Aug 165#1
The Hot UK Opinions brigade seem to be out in force. "Why buy this when you can get a bike for £99 from Argos?" and other such pearls of wisdom.
snowster72 to robwdavies
30 Aug 16#17
Clearly someone who knows nothing about cycling or bikes!
jhsmith87
30 Aug 161#15
Great bike but I would want hydraulic discs personally (having tried various forms - and for context I have callipers on my road bike, a Btwin Mach 720) . My "road" mindset would also be concerned at 12kg weight but if you are using this for adventure activities then that is a moot point. I have the new Canyon Roadlite 6.0. 9.2kg with hydaulic brakes, 105 & the smooth rubber can be swapped out for something more rugged. Yes it is more aimed for commuting, which is what I use it for, but it was a steal at £725 a few weeks ago (now back up to £799).
robwdavies
30 Aug 16#14
Good bike, but you won't be going off road on it!
krizw
29 Aug 16#13
I realised after I took a closer look. Good price though.
MAdam98
29 Aug 161#12
Completely different bike...
Like showing someone who wants a hatchback to buy a 4*4! Both cars, but very different sorts?
I have a GT Grade enduralgroad and love it, really got me enjoying cycling again. This looks a fairly similar bike and a good deal to me.
robwdavies to trickyd
29 Aug 16#9
I was torn between this and a GT Grade. Both really well specced bikes for the money.
robwdavies
29 Aug 16#8
Good bike, but £140 more than the Norco I've linked not £40.
MAdam98
29 Aug 163#6
Nice enduralgroad bike
ClashInDevon
29 Aug 16#5
Seems like a good deal.
An alternative would be the Cannondale Synapse Disc Adventure Endurance Road Bike at Triton Cycles for £40 more. Granted it won't take wide tyres, so it's questionable to call it an adventure bike, but you do get Sram Rival HRD hydraulic disc brakes. Link. Tredz also have some sizes for the same price. Link.
robwdavies
29 Aug 16#4
Nice work guys :-)
xmanrho
29 Aug 163#3
why buy this when you can walk? walking is free and healthy. i don't get it.
lol jk. heat added
LucasZ
29 Aug 164#2
ahmm... I dont get it... Why buy this when you can get a bike for £99 from Argos?
oh, and don't forget £5 voucher
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Opening post
Made by Canadian bike company Norco, this bike offers Shimano 105 performance at a Shimano Sora price point.
Alloy frame, carbon fork, Shimano 105 group set and opposed piston mechanical disc brakes (far superior to regular mechanical disk brakes), a perfect bike for all terrain.
RRP is close on £1k so a good discount on list.
Size 53 still available, should be fine for people in the 5'8" to 5'10" range.
12 months 0% finance available and 2% Quidco.
Size 55.5cm available
- winchman
Top comments
oh, and don't forget £5 voucher
Joking, heated :stuck_out_tongue:
lol jk. heat added
Latest comments (40)
GT Grade 105 £700
I ride moorland, singletrack, muddy woodland, steep moorland tracks full of lose stone similar size to that used in a drystone wall,
And Yorkshire stone slabs and ridges of stone used for draining paths/tracks
Not sure how you can say frame is poor, some nice engineering touches on the Norco frame, and they have good pedigree in robust off road frames.
Re: the weight, a good chunk of this is going to be the robust wheel set, again part of the trade off for the off road ability. Have a spare set for road only excursions and that weight will drop.
The BTwin looks a very decent road tool though. Fantastic reviews.
Like showing someone who wants a hatchback to buy a 4*4! Both cars, but very different sorts?
£774, offer ends in an hour.
An alternative would be the Cannondale Synapse Disc Adventure Endurance Road Bike at Triton Cycles for £40 more. Granted it won't take wide tyres, so it's questionable to call it an adventure bike, but you do get Sram Rival HRD hydraulic disc brakes. Link. Tredz also have some sizes for the same price. Link.
lol jk. heat added
oh, and don't forget £5 voucher
Joking, heated :stuck_out_tongue: