So we are fair in the the halfway point of the brief with the purpose of is Crankworx in Whistler next to the flash with races every one daylight hours and parties every one night but aside from the usual whistler goings on, several vast news from this part of the pond came the recent past with the administrator launch of the further 2012 Norco bike range. This result line is headlined by the Aurum DH bike which is Norco’s further downhill bike pro 2012 and of point concern to us as this is the finalised version of the prototypes we hold been hard and mounting with Norco all over the ancient history day so we are very excited to consider it everything appear cool.
One of the vast skin tone which we hold not been able to deliberate nearly until at this instant is the ‘Gravity Tune’ classification on the Aurum which we hold been eager to deliberate nearly it as I think it is a pretty vast deal pro a production downhill bike. On other at this time open production DH bikes, the bike is often designed around solitary size (say a standard or often whatever other size bike the focal team test rider races on), after that to step the other sizes in the range the front outcome is scaled up or down to end more attain. Uniquely on the Aurum however all size in the range has an individually sized rear-to-centre and front-to-centre balance as well as faintly tailored suspension kinematics to match. This course every one size (small standard and Large) hold exactly the same performance characteristics so the ride is not compromised to shin up the design up or down. This is a really vast deal pro us as a team pro case as myself and Ben are both very poles apart sizes and hold very poles apart riding styles, however really the hard we hold been burden concluded the ancient history day has exposed with the purpose of I beg your pardon? We are as soon as from a bike’s conduct is the same. So pro the to start with occasion at this instant we are both able to step this as standard on the same production frame in poles apart sizes devoid of custom alterations indispensable to correct either the small or the considerable accordingly.
This belief sounds shared intelligence really, if years of hard and development hold been plant into getting the paramount geometry, import balance and proportions pro a downhill bike after that this be supposed to be scaled up and down pro all size in the range, not fair optimised pro solitary size and after that the front outcome stretched, however I suppose tooling expenses and occasion as well as production factors all be flippant a part. Anyway as a rider I am fair content to consider it the ride quality getting top priority on this bike and with several clever engineering apparently this has been through devoid of crazy prices too which is cool. (News recently has been released with the purpose of Fisher will veto longer be distributing Norco in the UK however I am told 2012 bikes will be open in the UK with the Aurum so I believe in attendance will be a press make public on this shortly.)
The gravity melody classification is really the standout characteristic with the purpose of has been held in reserve secret until at this instant however all the paramount skin tone from the prototype bikes we hold posted in the ancient history hold made it to production as well with the integrated bump stops, captive shock mounting hardware, ART suspension classification and Syntace axle and hanger combo.
In the role of well as the Aurum in attendance was and a sated line up of further bikes launched across the board but solitary other with the purpose of stood elsewhere to me was the Sight. This is a 140mm travel bike designed to be light import and pedal well but and to be able fun on the downhills. I can consider it this being a weighty trail centre and do-it-all bike pro the UK and as soon as having a allotment of fun on this bike recently I think this solitary will be a vast reach.
(dirt.mpora.com)
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