2009 Norco Launch
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Norco’s 2009 37.5 lb Team DH
Norco’s 2009 product launch has been going on in Whistler earlier this month. Norco has unveiled their very colorful and curvy bike lineup. Products of note is their new 5″ travel Empire 5 that Ben Boyko will be piloting as well as their new Team DH bike and Vixa women’s freeride bike. Check the launch coverage on MTBR and Bike Radar for more details and pictures.
[more at MTBR] [more at Bike Radar]
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
why why why……!!!! that is damn fugly!
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
It just like the 99 KONA stab front triangle mixed with FSR….very ugly!!!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
All of these new “swooping” designs make me cringe.
Although, if the bike rails, then who can complain?
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Gah! Stop it! Stop it with the curvy bikes!
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Canadians are weird
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
what’s so wrong with curved downtubes?
It’s the most effective way of lowering your COG, allows you to run a super low stackheight, while clearing all the fancy dials on top of forks these days.
That can’t be done as easily or as effectively with straight tubing
I really like the new Norco offerings, just not so excited about some of the colour schemes
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Nice spec, but it looks like it’s pregnant.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 am
gay
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 am
I actually liked the curvy tubes on the new Six they introduced last year. But, ummmm, this new DH version…no…
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
is that 09 boxxer or current model with paintjob???
July 28th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
althought Karupshun is right, it looks like my friends girlfriend. ugly and expensive
August 9th, 2008 at 8:01 am
That someone probably calls something, cool XD
August 10th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Thats a hot ladies comfort bike, but where are the downhill bikes?
September 12th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
the new demos have the right amoutn of curve, this is just ugly, looks like melted plastic and not in a good way.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:42 pm
demo’d it at interbike. Beat out the new trek session88, yeti 303r, demo 8, v10. at bootleg IMO. I road all of these for the two days norco dh would of won the shootout.