2015 Norco Fluid FS 7.1 Bike
(discontinued)
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My first new mtb in over seven years. I wasn't sure of the looks from pics online, but in the flesh the fluoro lettering is fine, and overall the bike looks the schiz. Many bikes have that almost S shaped curve in the downtube, the straighter downtube on the Fluid gives it a leaner look than others like a trance or a specialized etc.
I organized with the bike shop to swap the wheels to an XT set, and upgrade the front rotor to a 180. I needed an XL size and weigh about 83kg, so prefer the larger front rotor for when I ride longer descents.
I am comparing the ride to my old Trance, and from the get go I appreciated the larger wheels, and more modern geo. It climbed as well as the old bike, cornered better and descended way better. the only thing that might be not as good is I felt that maybe square edged bumps (like roots) when seated hung up slightly more than the maestro suspension. That said the suspension is still bedding in and I have plenty of more possibility of adjusting the settings.
I love the CTD, though will probably leave it alone for my usual fairly flat loops.
The bike isn't bling, nor light. Norco seem to have focused heavily on the longer travel Sight, with the Fluid frame seemingly unchanged from 2014 as far as I can tell. The similar geo Rocky Mountain thunderbolt in carbon is a desirable machine, if the Fluid loses some pork and gets carbonised it would be a super sexy bike. The Norco is way better value (here in Australia anyway) than the similarly priced RM aluminium thunderbolt.
I am glad I chose the Norco and glad I upgraded the wheel set. there is room to lighten it a little if I can pick up some branded parts like seatpost, stem and bars, or upgrade the cranks or change to 1X10.
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