Foldable Bikes Party: Norco takes aim at a new Sight

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Norco takes aim at a new Sight

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Norco has redesigned the Sight, making it longer and slacker while also introducing a new 29er version.

Norco Sight highlights

Available in 29 and 27.5in versions
Longer, lower and slacker than previous design
27.5in Sight features 150 / 140mm of front and rear suspension
29in Sight features 140 / 130mm of front and rear suspension
Front derailleur compatible
Available March 2017

A more focused Sight

The Sight is sandwiched between the Optic trail bike and the enduro-ready Range. According to Norco, an updated version of the Range is also in the works.

The big-wheeled variant is designed to mimic the handling of its 27.5in sibling

The latest iteration of Norco’s all-mountain bike gets subtle geometry adjustments to bring it up to speed. The head angle slackens by half a degree, reach grows by up to 20mm across all frame sizes and the bottom bracket is 5mm lower than the previous design. All these changes are intended to make Sight a more confident high-speed descender.

To improve the bike’s climbing capabilities, Norco steepened the seat tube angle by one degree to place the rider in a more pedal-friendly stance.

The rear suspension received an overhaul as well. The new Sight still relies on a Horst Link suspension design, but Norco’s engineers revised the suspension kinematics to increase traction.

The axle path now has less rearward movement and, consequently, less chain growth. This was done to make the Sight’s suspension more active.

“Choice without compromise”

Shared frame features

Norco Sight pricing, specs and availability

Norco Sight 7.1 and 9.1

$6,499 / £TBC / AU$TBC

Norco Sight 7.2 and 9.2

$4,999 / £TBC / AU$TBC

Norco Sight 7.3 and 9.3

$3,899 / £TBC / AU$TBC

Norco Sight 7.1 and 9.1 frame

$2,599 / £TBC / AU$TBC

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