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Sight 1
A 26″ full suspension trail bike with high-end components.
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$4,865| Suspension | Full, 140 / 140mm |
|---|---|
| Fork | Fox Float 32 |
| Wheels | 26″ Aluminum |
| Groupset | XT |
| Brakes | Shimano XT Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
Summary
The Norco Sight is a versatile trail bike praised for its poised and agile handling, dynamic geometry, and effective suspension that often feels more capable than its travel suggests. It excels in technical climbing and descending, offering a fun and flattering ride that encourages aggressive trail use. However, some reviews note issues with rear suspension support, weight, and component reliability, leading to a mixed overall impression.
Poised and agile handling
Effective suspension performance
Dynamic geometry for confident cornering
Competitive price and good value
Lightweight frame in some builds
Rear suspension lacking support or feeling blunt
On the heavy side
Component issues like fork reliability
Delicate paintwork
The unwilling shock takes the edge off what’s otherwise a really good bike.
BikeRadarNorco are doing great things with their suspension bikes.
Flow Mountain BikeThe Norco Sight 2 is fun and flattering, combining efficiency with strong handling and playfulness.
MBRThe 140mm of travel feels like 160
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Oct 2014 · Jamie Darlow
The Norco Sight is a well balanced bike with supple suspension and 140mm of travel front and rear — but is it solid enough to cut it as a modern trail bike?
Supple suspension on the rear
Balanced handling, even as you go up in sizing
The fork is too spindly
Only medium sizes left now in the UK
Jul 2014
In the back corner of my local bike shop sits a 2007 Norco A-Line, a colossal black beast of a bike with 9 inches of travel, a massive dual crown Marzocchi fork, and enough metal framework to support the space shuttle—a bike built for kids who grew up watching low res video of Bender, Schley and Simmons flinging themselves off any cliff they could find between the North Shore and Moab.
Apr 2014 · Rob Weaver
A predictable, dependable trail bike that handles more than you might expect. A stiffer fork would open up its potential
Feb 2014
The Norco Sight Carbon LE FS is a versatile, well-rounded all-mountain trail bike that is perfectly suited for technical terrain with plenty of vertical.
Sep 2013
Norco are doing great things with their suspension bikes. The last couple years have seen the Canadian mob release many finely balanced dual suspension bikes with unique and cleverly engineered designs. We loved their downhill bike, the Aurum, the first variant of the 26″ wheeled Sight and more recently the first generation of 650B wheel sized …
Best looking Norco ever. Lightweight frame and dialled geometry and components to attack corners and tricky trails with confidence.
Not the liveliest rear suspension. High price tag. Delicate paintwork.
Apr 2013 · MBA Action
As 27.5-inch wheels are taking the mountain bike world by storm, there are still questions as to where the standard will fit into the big picture. Over
Aug 2012 · Staff
The Norco Sight is a 140mm trail bike introduced at Sea Otter last year and made official at Norco’s 2012 launch in Whistler last fall. We’ve been ripping one around our local trails in NC and VA for about nine months under a few different riders. We’ve played with 650B wheels on the bike, too, …
| Frame | 2013 SIGHT frame (140 mm travel) |
|---|---|
| Fork | Fox 32 Evolution 140 mm CTD O/C TALAS Travel: 140mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | Float CTD BV SV - Performance Travel: 140mm |
| Bottom Bracket | N/A |
| Headset | FSA #57 E ( tapered internal ) 1.5" to 1-1/8" |
| Stem | Race Face Turbine stem 70 mm black |
| Handlebar | Race Face Turbine 3/4 rise bar |
| Saddle | WTB Volt team saddle with nicro tubular rail |
| Seatpost | Rockshox Reverb post 380 mm XS/SM 420 M-XL 30.9 Type: Dropper |
| Pedals | N/A |
| Grips | Ergon GA1 EVO |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano XT Shadow Plus rear derailleur |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano XT direct chainstay mount FD |
| Crank | Shimano XT 2 x 10 38/24T |
| Shifters | Shimano |
| Cassette | Shimano XT cassette |
| Chain | Shimano HG-74 |
| Chain Tensioner | Bionicon C-Guide |
| Brakes | Front: Shimano XT ( I spec ) left front resin w/ fin, Rear: Shimano XT Resin pad with fins I spec Type: Shimano XT Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | XT 180 mm rotor |
| Rims | Shimano XT wheelset |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Shimano XT wheelset |
| Rear Hub | Shimano XT wheelset |
| Tires | Continental X King 26 x 2.2 Folding bead |
| Disc Rotors | N/A |
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Last updated July 10
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