2024 Norco Optic C2: Quick Look at Norco's New High Pivot Short Travel Trail Bike
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Bike was just released, so full details being confirmed
The Optic Gen 2 Optic has been out for a few years now but won a lot of awards and praise as a super fun short travel trail bike that fit somewhere next to the Fluid line from Norco at 140/125mm of travel. It seems to be designed for those that want the benefits of a shorter travel bike but with the advantages and smoothness that comes from the High Pivot design traditionally found on their bigger travel bike park bikes.
We just got our first one in last week and had a chance to check it out for a little bit. Per usual Norco, build quality is top notch. We looked at the C2 version that we ordered and have a C2 MX (Mixed Wheel/Mullet) version on the way in purple which we are excited about.
Norco changed their sizing for 2024 to S specific sizing, so S1-S5. I'm 5'8 so fit right in the middle of S2-S3 which is interesting but gives me the chance to make a decision on more reach or shorter more maneuverable bike.
The C2 spec will runs $6999 but you get full carbon frame, SRAM GX transmission or T-type, Nice mixture of Rockshox and Fox for your suspension and capable SRAM Code brakes.
If you're local to Houston area and want to come check it out, contact us!
www.bikingroots.com
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What does everyone think about the new Optic? What color/build would you choose? Let me know! Thanks for watching
It looks fantastic! I bought my Optic C3 last year. Love it. Now im sad,, that i didnt wait one year to have this one :D
@@Filip-ki1yr Sorry! Yeah it looks pretty good and I'm curious how it feels on the trail. Don't be sad though, yours is still sweet and a lighter design. The new one is cool but a tad heavier than the last design with that high pivot. Thanks for the comment
Those who need high pivots won’t be looking at short travel and those who want a short travel trail bike won’t be looking for a 33+ lbs bike that will pedal and climb like an enduro bike.
@@tombeck129 Ha! Valid point. I guess we will see what happens. My guess/hope is that it pedals and climbs better than an enduro bike.
@@BikingRoots I was exaggerating a bit so I agree that it will pedal better than an enduro. 😀 But when you have bikes like the new Spur at 27-28lbs, it is hard to justify the weight of the Optic for a short travel trail bike. Still, for those focused on descending the Optic may be the ticket!
She’s a beaut!
Thanks! She is
How does it ride when you skip the idler? I think it's good that the chain doesn't go through the chain stay.
But it'd be nice to not have to lube a chain on longer rides.
Can it be setup like the old optic and ride well? (for epic riding holidays)
No clue, but I wouldn’t skip the idler since its part of the high pivot design and without it you would have a ton of pedal kickback. From my experience on my Forbidden, you do not have to lube a chain on a long ride! Just normal lubing for me even with the idler. If you do not want the idler but same travel, they make the Fluid with various carbon and alloy builds
@@BikingRoots thanks, interesting that reviews from the likes of pink bike suggest taking lube on long rides to keep it quiet. I find this weird because most lubes are supposed to be used post ride so the wax can dry which minimizes the possibility of grit sticking to the drive train (which also makes it noisy).
I'm watching with curiosity to see how many they sell.
@@doddsyist Ha, yes I heard that too which I found very odd since they are supposed to be the experts! Nothing against them, but maybe they just had to find something to say against it, who knows. I would never take lube on a normal ride with me to re-apply while on the trail. You are correct, you need to let it dry or it will soak up all the crap on the trail! To me, high pivot bikes just make a bit more noise than normal bikes with the idler pulley, I got used to mine pretty quick and it didn’t bother me and instead loved the feel of it and how well planted it felt through technical trails.
My next bike either a scoot or a marlin 7 at least or rosce or norco under 1k
Sorry man to bother u if I ever to upgrade my bike on norco 2 what’s good to upgrade on it
on the storm 2? I’d upgrade the fork as my first upgrade. Go to a rockshox Judy or Recon or Manitou Markhor will save weight and feel a lot better than the stock suntour coil
@@BikingRoots how much is that
@@BikingRoots yup the Norco 2
@@manolos8230 Judy forks run about $210, recons about $268, manitous anywhere from $250-300
@@BikingRoots 👍what’s the best in ur opinion of those 3
Thinking when I sell my trek marlin 4 I went to bed shop today and I was looking at a Scott Aspect 940 not sure if heard of that and the Norco Fluid HT2 and Scott scale 970 and I was looking at marlin 7😊
nice, all good options. HT2 is sold out from Norco, so may be a bit tough to find now unfortunately
@@BikingRoots it’s sold out my bike shop had it but not sure what size
I really like this bike but I hate the mixed suspension brands
Ha! I know, some people are more particular to that sort of thing. I'm not personally and as long as it rides well, I'm good but one of my old mechanics refused to mix and match suspension brands lol
How much
How much does it weigh?
Our S3 C2 w/out pedals and not setup tubeless came in at 33.5. Not light but that’s not really the goal of the high pivot. With some lighter wheels and tires and crankset and some other bits, you could probably get it into 31 lb range.
which see more this bike
Easiest way buy a optic frame kit instead and build a customized norco optic c2 im building a norco optic c2 frame kit 2023 model
Sounds fun! Good luck with the build
Looks unnecessarily complicated and heavy. I’ll bet the alloy version weighs close to 40#. That’s a boat anchor of a trail bike.
Valid point. I guess we will see how people respond to it and if the high pivot is worth the extra weight. I didn’t mind it on my forbidden. For some it may not be a compromise they want to make and there are other designs out there. The alloy probably won’t be that heavy, my guess would be around the 36lb range as our alloy sight that we also did a video on came in at 37 (has more travel though so a bit heavier & DD rear tire)
My alloy came in at 36 and it absolutely rules.
@@aaronblonden6774 nice! Glad you like it
Your cables look like a 6 yr old built that bike.
Haha, I know right. Yeah, usually the factory cuts them the right size, obviously this one was not, but we were crunched for time to get it put together for the video. They are on our list to get trimmed and bled