Norco Fluid LT

5.5 to 6″ All-mountain/Trail

I’d seen LeeL touting this bike on his blog so put it on my list to try. The friendly Canadians let me take it out without forcing me to run back to my car and fetch my credit card. I guess they just don’t trust us ‘Mercans. This was a beautifully built bike with the White Lyric Two step Air and the orange I9 hubs and spokes setting off the copper/bronze ano finish. Nice, nice, nice. It rode really well too. I’m a sucker for the feel of a well executed HL/ICT rear end I guess. It squats slightly on climbing but does not bob. I think the DHX -Air likes a low leverage ratio Four-bar bike because it behaved way better on this bike and the Delirium T than it ever did on my 6.6. This was my second favorite fork of the show. Very plush and compliant over the bootleg chunder. So you can guess that I liked how it handled. The I9 anchored wheels felt really stiff and tracked true. In fact the whole package just felt solid, solid, solid and well-balanced. As good as the suspension felt I hate to admit that after stepping off two 29ers I was missing the rollability of the bigger wheels though.

Climbing as excellent and active without being bobby. The bike felt pretty light (32/33lbs I’m guessing) yet I could detect no frame or rear triangle flex. Nothing here to keep from recommending this bike. It just felt more solid then the other bikes in this class.

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