FREERIDE LIVES // The Norco Shore A1
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My best climb time has been on the Wreckoning, but I’ve had similar times on most enduro bikes (Enduro, Sight, Wreckoning, Warden, Optic). So the 10-20% slower is how it affected my times. This isn’t meant to be scientific, so put away your lab coats 🥼.
Curious exactly which climb trail that is on Burnaby Mountain. Can you let us know?
Upper and lower sidewinder. I think the strava segment is called “sidewinder climb complete” or something like that.
I love these bike reviews because you actually ride the bikes on the super gnarly chunky terrain that these big bikes were built and designed for. There are too many bike reviews out there where they ride big long slack enduros on blue flow/xc trails
Reviewers be like: Aha yes we have ridden this bike for a month on flat trails in arizona and we rate it a 4/10 due to it weighing more than our 25 pound downcountry bikes.
Absolutely. They take it out on a pumpy flow trail for DH testing. Like, I could be riding a rigid bike on those trails!
Agreed. I like seeing a bike pushed to its limit during a review.
Refreshing to see a bike in 2021 that isn’t a long travel 29er
My takeaway from this video and the pink bike field test is that I don’t need a high pivot bike …
Also 20% more time to climb is massive in my opinion
But he didn't say compared to which bike.
can you explain the high pivot to me, im just trying to understand what pivot is?
I think i know what it is but if you could clarify please
@@kevinkunst4822 in this case, pivot is the point where the rear swing arm rotates, when being compressed, oftentimes near the bottom bracket, but here it’s elevated = high pivot point
@@wonderwatch2239 awesome thanks man!
interesting. I muuuch prefer downhill vs uphill and I thought to myself that 20% wasn't actually that much. I guess that just goes to show how differently everyone thinks and how many options for bikes there are out there
Loved this review and the bike is a beast, would you consider riding the new commencal meta?
yes!!!
Hope for It!
..such a quiet bike 🙌🏽
nice handling of the Shores (bike and trails) btw 👏🏽
lol at all the comments about climbing on a bike in the "Freeride" section.
aye that's so true
that was great riding. looks like you are hitting everything faster on it. clearly you like jumping it more. you hit some corners hard and fast.
Looks like an awesome bike! I have a sorta similar bike in the Evil Insurgent full 27.5 version. 180/170 with a coil and it's meant for park/freeride. I ride a lot of park but it also pedals great for a big bike. I just did a 37 mile, 3600 ft of climbing epic last week. The difference is the Insurgent isn't quite as slack and the wheelbase is a little shorter. It can definitely handle double blacks but retains some playfulness. And you can flip chip it for an even steeper HTA and STA if you do want more trail and less freeride. The Shore looks more single focused, it's a big, slack plow bike and doesn't try to be anything else. :)
Been waiting for you to cover this bike, great video.
If I could reccomend a bike to try out please give the Commencal Clash a go. Nobody covers that bike so you'd have a good chunk of the viewership.
I also have one and love it
Can vouch i have one as my daily. Pedals better then expected but only just, just so confidence inspiring ! You should definately spend more time on it!
Finally someone made a video about this beast!
Looks like you're having fun on it. That's all that matters! I think it's a keeper.
I m ever stunning at your speed. I love the style you ride! Sorry for my English. Im German
Damn, you crushed those trails! Great review and video quality couldn’t have been better. You are a f**kin hero.
You should see him ride that on his own bikes
norco makes great bikes
What a hell of a ride...awesome.
How do you make all your bikes so silent? Its so satisfying hearing just the impact of the wheels eargasm
Keep everything tight, lube chain, keep the bike clean
I love my new Norco Shore 1!
"Under penalty of law" 😂😂
Appropriate terrain was ridden!
Always love your reviews and dream about these trails.
Big juicy high five! 🙌🏻🐒✨💨
(the last words made me think of a Bighit with Judy fork... Brain hello?)
nice solid sounding bike, eats that chunk
You could hear low ground hugging that was. Never blinked
Norco does make some nice looking bikes
Not sure if that would be the one, but I do want to get a high pivot bike. Nice vid, and honest review.
Canyon Torque all the way bro test one out! Similar spec proven in freeride and pedals sick!
Great video !! The weight makes you stronger on the climbs ,I have the shore and I love it , the only thing I could say against this bike are the e13 rims ... (broke the rear one on a small case)
Same here
I’m still finding it hard to replace my Megatower thing climbs so well. This bikes sick though.
I’ve been waiting for your take on this one! Nice video mate!
Insanely good video 👌🏻
If you're noticing a lot of pedal kickback I'd recommend having a look at an Ochain chainring, they effectively remove all pedal kickback at the cost of slightly worse engagement. Quite a few World cup and EWS racers using them without being paid to use them.
Or buy the new wrp crank free wheel
great vid... you def shred brotha... awesome job .. keep it up !!!!
What a sick machine!
That 11:05 best time for the climb, what was it on do you remember?
My Wreckoning, but most other all mountain/enduro bikes I've tried get pretty similar times.
I would have guessed the Optic.
ur riding is on point - nice vid!
Dare I say the Norco Shore might be a little big for ... the shore. Just watching your POV you could see the spots where Shore was not getting around the tighter turns as smoothly as a smaller bike. Also seems like one of the few suitable candidates for the 190mm travel Zeb
There are some trails that are not to be shown that this bike is perfect for.
2007 shore 1 was my first serious mountain bike. Looks a tad different now
You should try a Commencal! Would love to see a video on the clash or meta! 🤙
Yes pls. And conpare it to the shore 🫣
keep it
it looks amazing
Nice looking bike
Love your videos btw
If I ever go to north shore and I get scared from riding a skinny I'm gonna feel so bad I'm gonna feel like I committed a war crime bc vancan said u have to do skinnys by law
Only go to park a couple times a year, mainly trail. Probably pass on shore.
When a bike is so heavy you don't use just a stick to hold it up, but an entire tree branch.
Yeah, and I thought my Ripmo AF was heavy, this thing takes it to more of a '00s DH bike level of heavy haha.
They don't use locktite and the spec isn't good. The chain chips the paint and falls off often on lower end models. Their ride aligned seems to be far off in many cases and they don't have soare parts available.
Yea you can pedal it up ....but what about the 3rd or 4th time pedalling up that same climb?
Did it 3-4 days a week 15 years ago on a 40 lb freeride bike, worth it for the ride down.
If your someone running two quality bikes it’s seems like your better off having either a trail bike/DH combo or maybe a enduro/DH if your local trails are more aggressive. The last option I could see being really viable would be XC/enduro
I just don’t really see where a bike like this fits in if it’s not pedal-able for a single bike… What benefits does the shore have asides from being able to pedal slightly better than a downhill bike?
I have owned mine for about 4 months and they are awesome climbers, they have no pedal bob when you are climbing fire roads but endless traction in tech climbs, they are also stupid fast on the downs. Its my only bike and I highly recommend it
I think it depends on where you live. If you live near a lot of gnarly, freeridey stuff this bike makes sense, especially if you have to pedal up to your favorite lines. Or if you want a 1 bike solution but live next to a bike park. For most people an AM bike like a Ripmo, Hightower or Sentinel or smaller enduro bike like the RM Altitude makes more sense as a one bike solution. In BC the Shore might make sense, in Colorado it doesn't make any sense.
@@mrvwbug4423 where I live in Australia the trails are pretty rowdy and it is worth climbing that bike to ride it down
Sick bro 🤙🏼
Been eagerly awaiting this :)
TBF .... I've always loved big rigs. The 'insulation' eggs you on to push harder
I definitely felt encouraged to send
@@VanCan Totally .... that's why a 180mm 29er is my only bike for everything
I have that bike in the a2 model. for me why bother having a bike to go up hill that is 2 minutes faster. I don't worry about stuff like that I don't do starva. Also one of the funnest bikes for me I reckon u should get it🤙
plus its in the free ride categorie so if people r looking for a fast climber don't get it unless ur into free ride
The climbing penalty reminds me of a field test including the Devinci Spartan that very clearly put it outside the "good climber" bracket - which I don't _recall_ you ever tasting... Have you considered testing a Spartan?
I would If devinci got one for me to test!
How does it compare in climbing to the Capra?
I wonder how many times you said shore this video
Can you put a dual crown fork on the a1/a2 as well (like it's on the park version)?
Sick video bro 🤙🔥
Thanks !
this is one of most bjutiful bikes in world
What pad compound do you run in the winter and will you switch through out the year
I'm not Nic but I use metallic pads all year round. I live and ride near North Shore and ride year round.
Sick😎😎🤘🤘
i think for your next bike it should be this or the range
Hey dude, great video 🤙🏼
What size, and would you go up or down if it was yours?
I’d ride a large. I’m 6ft.
Sounds like its built for fun not lap times, thats the kinda bikes i like to ride
Spot on
Noice review
are you going to try the new devinci spartan.
nice bike is a bit too heavy for me personally I want a balanced bike that climbs efficiently but feels fast on the downhills and a bit more playful then the shore offers not to say its not a beautiful bike but I find myself loving the "Enduros" a bit more :)
Check out the Rocky Mountain Altitude, from everything I've seen it's supposed to be one of the more playful enduro bikes out there, and pedals great. Obviously insanely fast at least in the hands of Jesse Melamed.
@@mrvwbug4423 thanks!
Try the new commencal sx 29
gotta get yourself on Revel.
What are those thumb levers for on the handles?
Dude, that's a plow...
silent hubs ?
How would you compare this to the Range? Which one do you prefer?
If I could only have one bike I’d pick the range, it’s more well rounded.
eeeyyyy norcooo
edit: damn that bike is so stable...
How do I double like this video?
Where are you riding in this video? At first I was dumb thinking it was the North Shore
It’s the north shore
@vancan how does it compare in terms of the downhill sections to the range
He talked about it while riding. watch the video
Isn’t the shore like REALLY heavy?
40 lbs
@@VanCan ye thx love ur content!
Just curious what frame size is this?? Large or XL?
large
@@VanCan Oh sweet thank you
Great Review👌
Can we say its a DH with a enduro style for climbs?
no cause a downhill bike has a Dual crown front fork ... ;) just sayin...
@@weathdone thanks for that as im looking to purchase something like this Shore A1 more enduro
Yoooo
I'd love a Shore Ebike , same specs with a motor would be the sweetest thang ❤.
Interesting to see Paul Astons experiances on the same bike, did you have any pivot bolt issues? th-cam.com/video/KEKl25cfBVI/w-d-xo.html
2:20 “just fot it set up using the..” what? The subtitles say using the rydeline but i googled it and no response. With what did you set up your suspension?
The setup is from norcos ride aligned system
@@VanCan i didn’t mean it as a hate comment, i just needed help setting up my fox 36 grip 2. Thank you for the response and keep up the good work 💪
almost looks like Pinkbikes Grim Donut lol
Not really
“Let’s go to the shore” “here I am on Burnaby mountain” sir, sir, I said SIR! Those are not the same thing
20 percent more time on climbs compared to what? Was your 11 minute time on a gravel bike, xc bike, trail bike?
Probably his wreckoning.
Read his comment pinned at the top.
But a motor on it and you got yourself the perfect bike
Its a freeride bike. Most people would consider it sacrelige to put a motor on it. If you really want that just get a motocross bike
"freeride lives" - goes trail riding. Guess we are forgetting what freeride means. Call it a big travel enduro bike with its limousine reach and trendy high pivot marketing... Check the bikes from Rampage and why the pros ride older frames and 26' mullets and you'll get what a freeride bike is suppose to look like.
Looks like the bike that won Rampage to me
@@VanCan yep, only he ran a trek session - short reach, no high pivot and 26/27.5 mullet. I just dont understand the way industry wants to push the consumer long, big bikes. Smaller bikes are much more fun to ride if youre not into Strava times.
Those wheels aren't carbon, what happened to only riding carbons? looks like you rode aluminum just fine...
It’s not my bike and funny enough, after riding it for a few days, the rear had spokes that were so loose they were about to fall out as well as needing a major true.
@@VanCan yea those are a stock set of e*thirteen rims which don't have very many great reviews about them and mainly complaints
Dude, that thing is like 17kg. You'll kill your legs going uphill.
Good bike, but I'd still not buy anything 27.5 ... I would be interested if they made tht with 29ers and maybe just 150mm of travel
Norco make the sight which has 150/160mm of travel. That would be your bike
Eh 1 here in Canada. Lol