OT: mtb question

Triathlon Forum
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I have been thinking of getting a nicer mtb than my police auction special for a while (after all look where I’m living, close to the North Shore and all that) and I might have found a reasonable deal on a 2005 Norco Six, does anybody here know much about this bike? any opinions pro/con?

I would use it for a bit of everything, as although I do enjoy x-country quite a bit, some of my friends are really into downhill and would definitely want me to join them.

Also, given that I don’t know much about mtbs, what should I be looking for in terms of “obvious signs of abuse, pass”? I’ve heard that Norco bikes fit a bit big, so a M would be best for me (ride a 56-58 road frame depending) vs a L.

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Post this in mtbreview.com, and you’ll get a ton of responses.

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I’m more of a Kona person so I can’t answer any questions about Norcos but this should help:

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Freeride_Full_Suspension/product_123130.shtml

And like the other poster said, go to the www.MTBR.com, www.ridemonkey.com or www.pinkbike.com forums and you should get some good answers to your questions…

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Getting Mountain Bike advice from MTBR.com is roughly equivalent to getting sex-ed info from the boys locker room in junior high.

Nobody there has actually taken the object in question for a ride…

but they sure can talk about it…

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Getting Mountain Bike advice from MTBR.com is roughly equivalent to getting sex-ed info from the boys locker room in junior high.

Nobody there has actually taken the object in question for a ride…

but they sure can talk about it…

And that’s different than here?

:wink:

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Oh man, it’s not even close…

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