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Norco Evolve (2004)

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Norco's budget trials bike

Frame material: 6061 Aluminum

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 11 2003 Reviewed By: tim (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths frame, wheels, tires, stem. Weaknesses back brake Similar Products Used norco team 853 Review This is the funnest trials bike I have ridden. It is perfect for a beginner. I have only ridden trials for about 5 months and this bike gave me a super confidence boost.
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11 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Wed Oct 01 2003 Reviewed By: Glob (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Nice stiff front end and soft rear end Weaknesses Heavy! Review Comes with "okay" parts... the frame is heavy but dead sexy. Front disc isn't that good for urban trials.. overall, more of a freestyle/dirt jump bike. Rear brake (LX) Could be more powerfull.. I suggest switching to an (XT) if you're a beginner. A verry heavy bike (that can be fixed with a few changed parts) Tires are way too heavy. Comes with 2 Alex DM24 wheels... why did they switch from Alex DX32? (last year's model came with one) I dont know... But it bends way too easily. A pretty good starter though..
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wed Dec 24 2003 Reviewed By: Mad Mart (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths very rigid and strng Weaknesses a bit on the heavy side Similar Products Used onza t-rex Review one of the main let downs of this bike is the brakes, i sugggest upgrading them to magura HS33's. with that upgrage the bike would be superb unbelievable starter bike !!!!!
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Tue Mar 23 2004 Reviewed By: Jordan (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths pretty light, strong, the best trials(stock) bike i have ever ridden Weaknesses back brake Similar Products Used none this good Review now i only used it for a little while but this bike is amazing, and i love the stem, it is really easy to manual and hop on, and I'm only like 4 foot five inches, amazing bike, norco nailed it with the evolve.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Mon May 03 2004 Reviewed By: Greg VB (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths it's a great all around bike everything is really strong Weaknesses Back brakes( upgrade to DX or XTR) Similar Products Used none Review I started trials riding this season and after upgrading the back brake the bike is running perfectly. I can already do gaps and drops and cool things like that, this bike can take all of my abuse and i dont have to worry about it so i can focus on my skills. Norco makes a solid bike and for anyone getting into trials take a look at the norco evolve.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fri May 14 2004 Reviewed By: the ultimate (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths light, very strong frame Weaknesses back brakes, go magura Similar Products Used norco katmandu Review over all an exellent bike very good starter bike and advanced rider bike.highly recommended
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Sat Jun 05 2004 Reviewed By: boby! (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Frame, fork, front brake Weaknesses rear brake, rear tire Review Yeah the norco Evolve is really a good bike for the beginner. The only disadvantages that I found were the tire and the back brake, they are really not powerful. I recommend the frame. I became really good on the rear wheel. Thanks to the norco evolve!
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Sat May 15 2004 Reviewed By: John (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths forks ,stem ,frame Weaknesses back brake,front disc, HEAVY!!! Similar Products Used monty 230 x-hydra,-2003 brisa b26 expert Review Bike is bad compared to the Brisa's. It is too heavy and the front disc is weak and not good for urban assault and natural trials!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Sat Aug 27 2005 Reviewed By: j (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths strong, reliable, cheap Weaknesses heavy Similar Products Used tank mod Review This bike is heavy but it can take the abuse. I took off the rigid front fork and put on a 100mm marzocchi. The bike is amazing for urban assault mixed trials. Its easy to bunny hop and a fun dirt jump bike. Its a little heavy to hop around on the back wheel compared to lighter bikes but it gets the job done.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 06 2007 Reviewed By: tegan (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths cheap unbreakable learning curve doesnt level off til you can ride up picnic tables and put together lines Weaknesses HEAVY! but workable. disk brake - unless its a high end disk brake it shouldnt be on a trials bike. you gotta customize it to fit your style, but i guess its easy to do that. you cant run more than 2.6 in the rear. and in general you just need to upgrade it as you get better Similar Products Used ryan leech 853 Review i used a kona lavadome for trials?... before this bike. my learning curve went way up. this bike is great if you want to try out trials then maybe move on to dirt jumping. the frame works for almost any style. i was getting the job done with the back brake but wasnt confident til i got hs33. thats the only upgrade that you MUST do once you master pedal kickin. i still love to ride this bike despite owning a 853 norco, and buying a monty bottom line: great to ride and easy to upgrade as you learn
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