2020 Norco Optic Ride Impressions | Mill Creek MTB Trails
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Riding my NEW custom built Norco Optic at Mill Creek MTB Trails at Menai. Check out my impressions as I enjoy some great trail conditions at Mill Creek. I hope you like the review!
00:00 Intro & Bike Check
01:58 BHD
02:58 Hit the Turps
03:58 Descending impressions
04:45 Methane Alley
06:43 Climbing impressions
07:00 Pump Action
08:00 Scribbly
09:08 Overall thoughts
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really good video mate. Those trails look awesome!
Thanks 👌 It's a fun little network out there
Great video, I bought this bike and I love it.
I'm an old bloke at 57 and its a soft ride down hill and it firms up on the climb.
I have been riding since my 20s and this is by far the most fun Ive had on a bike.
Couldn't agree more, it's the most fun bike I've ever owned. Hopefully I'm still shredding bikes like this at 57!
Sick riding mate ⚡️
Thanks! 😀
Thanks Craig...good content!
Thanks bud, glad you enjoyed
So fast.. Great video m8!
Thanks for watching 💪
Hi mate, awesome riding, you make this those descent very easy compared to my enduro bike. Would you recommend this to shortish person like 5"6.5' or 169cm?
p.s. I have to keep on watching the first part repeatedly just to watch your line. Smooth!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I really love this bike for the local spots, but I also have a bigger enduro bike for shuttles and bike park. The great thing about Norco is they change the chainstay length for each size, so you always have the same balance regardless of size. For your height they recommend a medium so I'd say go for it if you're in the market and it suits your riding. I've had another month on the bike since shooting this and I'm loving it even more as time goes on.
I've never been round Mill Creek so fast -- You make it look so bloody easy! xD
Thanks, I done a few laps out there haha
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Oh man, you have some great trails in Sutherland. When it's a bit easier to get around there, I will bring my Ragley Blue Pig up and have a play. Looks just so great, and you really display it well.
You'll have to bring the Optic down to Canberra sometime too. Would be a ball on Skyline at Stromlo!
Whoa that's a serious hardtail, you'll have fun on that up here! I'm definitely looking forward to ripping the Optic around Stromlo, should be there for the Superflow round provided we aren't in lockdown. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed.
@@MTBMcPhee If you find yourself down in Canberra on a Thursday afternoon, hit me up. I get my riding time around then, and Majura Pines is really close to work. Hope you get to ride the Superflow round. We are watching the Batemans Bay outbreak with great concern, not keen to go the way Melbourne has gone :-(
@@peterides9568 That'd be fun, always a good time at Maj! Hopefully we can stop the spread and get back to semi-normal.
New Sub, your channel is perfect for learning places to ride around Aus.
I am based in Canberra and have had a 2020 Norco Fluid FS1 for 6 months. Very happy with its performance around the green and blue tracks around Stromlo and Tuggeranong however I am looking to ride Thredbo and any other places I visit for a weekend.
The Optic is a bike I am looking at potentially getting in the future as an upgrade or something along the lines of a YT Jeffsy or Canyon Spectral. Any thoughts on the amount of travel needed for Thredbo or even Stromlo as I progress?
Hey, thanks for subscribing 🙌Your'e so lucky with all the great riding that you have access too from Canberra! I really like the Optic for the riding you're talking about, I can't wait to get mine down to Stromlo. That said, an all mountain bike like the Norco Sight or the Jeffsy you mentioned might be a better choice as the extra travel over the Optic will allow you to ride it in more places, while still being enjoyable on mellower trails. Happy riding 👍
@@MTBMcPhee Epic reply time, appreciate it. Keen to keep tracking your channel into the future.
Great vid Craig, did you go with the sizing suggested by Norco? They suggest XL for my 185cm but looking at the geo I though Large looked closer to what I would have though. Cheers
Hey Matt, I'm 183 so they say I could ride either L or XL. I went with the large, and run a 50mm stem with 35mm rise bars and I'm really happy with the fit so I'd say you could do the same. The XLs are very big bikes and I really didn't want such a long wheelbase for my trail bike.
I’m 188, riding an XL, feels very stable. I could probably ride an L for more flickability.
Would love to hear about the changes you’ve made to your bike, i noticed some of the higher tier 2021 optics now come with the fox 36 too.
The 2021 builds look amazing. I will hopefully do a bike check video soon but I'm not sure I can do it justice with my filming just yet. As I said in another comment, I swapped the whole build with my last bike so I could sell that, but I have some interesting touches to share.
I noticed the OneUp EDC, is that with the OneUp stem? And did you go 35mm or 50mm long? Cockpit looks mint with the bars and grips
@@Andrew.B121 thanks man, yeah I'm so happy with the cockpit setup! I've got the EDC tool in there with the OneUp 50mm stem, but I've tapped the steerer because the stem preload thing looks a little fiddly to me. The bars are 35mm rise as well. Since my last reply I've planned out a pretty detailed bike check so I should have that filmed in the coming weeks 👍
Trails look fun especially considering the lack of elevation!
Doing the best with what we've got 💪
Excellent review! If you could only keep your enduro bike and one other bike, would you take the Optic or your hardtail?
Tough choice! Either would be fine but I'd probably keep the Optic because it's the most versatile. If I only had the hardtail I would be looking for ways to lighten up the enduro bike which kind of defeats the purpose of it
@@MTBMcPhee Yeah, that's kind of where I'm at now. I've got an enduro bike and a hardtail and kind of feel like I wish I had something in between. I'll definitely have to try to get my hands on an Optic to demo. Thanks!
@@mattschirle yeah the trail bike definitely lets you make your enduro more ENDURO! There are plenty of good options in the trail category now but after 6 months I'm still in love with my Optic
@@MTBMcPhee Good to hear. The Optic seems like it hits the sweet spot for me in terms of geo and amount of travel, but there are a few others on my short list too. Shit's been crazy this year and bikes are sold out everywhere, but hopefully I can get on some demos next year.
nice clip 🙃
Yew🤘thanks
Nice mate. How do get so confident? I ride a hardtail at mills Creek but I not even half your pace or go down the rock face. Any tips?
I started out the same way mate, being a beginner at Mill Creek on a hardtail builds character 😂I'm thinking of doing a video where we break down some of the features at Mill Creek and I'll coach a less experienced friend through them. Sounds like that might be what you're looking for. Thanks for watching 👍
@@MTBMcPhee please do, it would be much appreciated.
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Iam new to mtb look at the slight but really like optic do like the flow tracks slight technical too iam confuse what I need to is look Trailforks around Brisbane . The only place I’ve been to yet Castle Hill More in Enduro rock Gardens galore black Diamon $400 Mountain bike lol what a Rookie ,,,
Check out if there are any facebook groups for riders in Brisbane. I joined one of those when I was starting out and jumped on a few rides, that's how I learned the different riding spots. Optic and Sight would both be excellent choices for what you described, the Optic would be more fun on mellower trails while the Sight will be the most versatile for technical/steep/fast riding.
That's the 1st I've seen that line down the rock roll
Gets the heart pumping 💪
Hardtail, Trail and Enduro, I assume a downhill bike for your next n+1?
That or an Eeb, followed by a divorce 🤣
this bike sounds like a dream compared to mine, no chain slap or noise besides the hub whizzing.
I'm planning a bike check to reveal my secrets
Wow I want that bike but I’ve only got money for an enduro
That would be my order of priorities too 💪
How did you find the ride aligned setup?
Great question, I should have covered that in the video! It's an awesome tool, initially I found the setup too soft but then I changed the offset switch to offset 2 and the shock setup is perfect now. Overall, this has been the easiest bike I've ever set up.
Craig McPhee MTB thanks for the great reply. I hear mixed reviews on the ride aligned. I assume you are on the C3? Have you changed anything, eg the brakes and rotors? I have a Trek Slash and Nukeproof Hardtail which is amazing. It would be a toss up between those bike and the anukeproof Reactor... not many good aggressive bikes in this short travel category.
...obviously forks and handlebar... sorry. Just looked at the video again. Nice riding.
Hah I changed the whole build. I'd go for the c2 if I was keeping the parts
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Me: I've finally made a decision to replace my stolen bike I'm getting the optic
"If could only have one bike it would be the sight"
Back to square one I go
Sorry to hear your bike got stolen! Now that I have a Sight as well as the Optic I can say that the difference is bigger than I had expected. The Sight rides bigger, so for many trails the Optic is the better and more fun bike.
If you want the bike that's best for the majority of riding and you're happy to go a bit slower when you ride bigger terrain then go with the Optic, while if you want a bike that has your back in the gnar and you don't mind pushing a bigger heavier bike around on flat trail then go the Sight. They're both great bikes so there's no wrong choice.