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Range Killer B-3
A 27.5″ full suspension enduro bike with mid-range components.
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$2,670| Suspension | Full, 160 / 160mm |
|---|---|
| Fork | X-Fusion |
| Shock | X-Fusion |
| Wheels | 27.5″ Aluminum |
| Groupset | X5 |
| Brakes | Avid Hydraulic Disc |
Summary
The Norco Range is a highly capable enduro bike that excels in gravity-focused riding, offering improved stability, speed, and a thrilling ride experience. Its ART rear suspension and Gravity Tune geometry provide plushness and efficient pedaling, making it a standout in its category. Despite its weight, the bike's performance on both uphill and downhill trails is praised, along with its excellent value-for-money.
Improved stability and speed
Excellent gravity-focused performance
Plush and efficient ART rear suspension
Good value-for-money
Thrilling ride experience
Heavy for 160mm travel
Entry-level components on some builds
High demand leading to limited availability
if a bike is good it’s good irrespective of wheel size
Dirt Mountainbikethe most accomplished 650b bike that we’ve ridden, and one of the best 160mm bikes period
MBRBottom line, this bike was one of the best value-for-money bikes I have ever had the pleasure of riding.
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Sep 2014
While Sydney has been doing its finest Scottish Highlands impression this past month, with more rain than The Weather Girls, we couldn’t ignore the urge to get to know our Norco Range 7.2 a little better. As you can see, we’ve even found time to make a couple of tweaks to this glorious machine. Read on …
Aug 2014 · Christoph Bayer
The enduro bike of the Canadian firm Norco is just like the standard bike, but it can’t be bought in Germany with this specification. This is because the LE model is exclusive to Canadian customers. Norco stated clearly: “On the Limited Edition we only used parts that the product managers and Norco employees would put […]
Jun 2014 · MBA Action
Riders who have been into mountain biking for a number of years may still have trouble wrapping their minds around the latest crop of “all-mountain”
Aug 2013 · Alan Muldoon
The Norco Range Killer B-2's 160mm of travel is designed to float like a butterfly and sting like a...
Jun 2013 · Dirt HQ
The Norco Range Killer - B 2 is classic example of…a bike that cuts it in both 26” and 650B...
May 2013 · Lee Lau
An exceptional bike considering the price, the Norco Range Killer B-Three is a fun, playful yet stable-at-speed downhill performer. But don’t expect to win any uphill sprinting time-trials. - Mtbr.com
Dec 2012 · Joe Rafferty
If there is a bike out there that’s more fun for all-mountain riding, we would certainly like to know about it!
Aug 2012 · Saris Mercanti
The newest re-re-invention of the bicycle wheel, the 650B, is a classic retelling of the story of Goldilocks. Like the heroine in the memorable folktale, mountain bikers are always searching for that something better. For those of us with big paws (and large lycra collections), only papa bears big wheels will do, and for those …
| Frame | 2013 Range 650 frame 160 mm travel |
|---|---|
| Fork | X Fusion Vengence R 160 mm travel Travel: 160mm |
| Shock | X Fusion 02 RL (HV high volume) air 10mm hardware Travel: 160mm |
| Bottom Bracket | N/A |
| Headset | FSA #57B ( tapered internal ) 1.5" to 1-1/8" |
| Stem | Norco trail stem |
| Handlebar | Norco alloy 25 mm rise bar x 740 mm width butted |
| Saddle | Norco AM / FR saddle |
| Seatpost | Norco alloy double bolt seatpost 30.9 Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | N/A |
| Grips | T-One lock on |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM X5 10 speed mid cage |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | SRAM X 5 10 speed FD |
| Crank | SRAM S1000 |
| Shifters | Jagwire LEX housing |
| Cassette | SRAM PG 1030 10 speed |
| Chain | SRAM 10 speed |
| Chain Tensioner | E-13 TRS stl (dual shift guide) |
| Brakes | Front: Avid Elixer 1 hydraulic disc, Rear: Avid Elixer 1 hydraulic disc Type: Avid Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | N/A |
| Rims | Sun Inferno 27 650B |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Formula 20 mm |
| Rear Hub | Formula 142 x 12 |
| Tires | Kenda Nevagal 650B x 2.35 |
| Disc Rotors | N/A |
First added July 10
Last updated July 10
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