Norco lightens up the Fluid FS with carbon fashions

Norco has gone all-in with the brand new Fluid Carbon, dropping weight and giving extra choices for its mid journey 29in wheel path bike.

With the brand new carbon body, Norco’s has carried over the Journey Aligned geometry and 130mm rear suspension design of the aluminium Fluid FS and working a 140mm journey fork. And whereas the carbon body is 600g lighter than the aluminium model, the carbon entrance finish maintains Norco’s dedication to strict energy testing protocols guaranteeing efficiency and reliability.

Carrying ahead the Fluid FS’s give attention to efficiency and experience really feel, the Fluid FS carbon mannequin vary options customized shock tunes and dimension proportional chainstay lengths. It’s nice to see quick seat tubes, permitting using longer stroke dropper posts, that are fitted as customary and have frame-size-specific strokes.

All three carbon Fluid fashions and the body equipment are outfitted with RockShox forks and rear shocks. This can be a deviation from the aluminium fashions the place the A2 runs a Marzocchi Z2 fork and the range-topping A1 is spec’d with a Fox Float 34 Manufacturing unit fork and Float X Efficiency Elite rear shock.

It’s additionally SRAM drivetrains all the best way for the brand new carbon fashions, with no Shimano outfitted bike. The £6599 C1 runs the all-new SRAM GX AXS Eagle Transmission, as all of the Fluid frames, whether or not aluminium or carbon, use a SRAM UDH and are ‘Hangerless Interface Appropriate’.

Every mannequin can be wired into Norco’s ‘Journey Aligned’ bike setup information to make sure
that each Fluid FS bike can simply be precision tuned to each rider. Enter your given top, weight and driving type it calculates base settings for suspension arrange, stem top, bar width and tyre pressures.

Have to know

• New carbon triangle drops 600g over alloy model
• Aluminium swingarm
• 130mm rear journey, 140mm fork
• 29″ wheels on all body sizes
• 34.9mm dropper seatpost dimension
• SRAM UDH rear hanger/interface
• Body dimension particular chainstay lengths
• Threaded backside bracket
• Bottle cage and accent mounts
• Sizes S, M, L, XL. (Solely alloy bikes will get a XXL)

Fluid FS Carbon fashions

Norco Fluid C1 – working the SRAM GX AXS Eagle Transmission

Fluid FS C1: Inexperienced/White

• Fork: RockShox Pike Final, 140mm Journey, 44mm Offset
• Rear shock: RockShox Tremendous Deluxe Final
• Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS Eagle Transmission
• Crankset: SRAM GX DUB T-Kind, 30T
• Brakes: SRAM G2 RSC
• Wheels: Crankbrothers Synthesis
• Handlebar: One Up Carbon, 800mm, 20mm Rise
• Seatpost: SDG Tellis VS adjustable dropper, 34.9mm
• Worth: £6599

Norco Fluid FS C2 with RockShox Pike fork and Tremendous Deluxe rear shock

Fluid FS C2: Blue/Black

• Fork: RockShox Pike Choose+, 140mm journey, 44mm offset
• Rear shock: RockShox Tremendous Deluxe Choose+
• Drivetrain: SRAM GX Eagle
• Crankset: Truvativ Descendant 6K 30T
• Brakes: SRAM G2 RS
• Wheels: Bear Pawls/WTB ST
• Handlebar: 6061 butted alloy, 800mm, 25mm rise
• Seatpost: SDG Tellis adjustable dropper, 34.9mm
• Worth: £4999

Norco Fluid FS C3 is the entry level of the three carbon fashions

Fluid FS C3: Copper/Black  

• Fork: RockShox Pike Choose, 140mm journey, 44mm offset
• Rear shock: RockShox Tremendous Deluxe Choose+
• Drivetrain: SRAM NX Eagle
• Crankset: SRAM SX Eagle DUB, 30T
• Brakes: SRAM DB8
• Wheels: Bear Pawls/WTB ST
• Handlebar: 6061 butted alloy, 800mm, 25mm rise
• Seatpost: Trans-X 34.9, dimension particular stroke
• Worth: £4199

Fluid FS C Body: Inexperienced/White

• Rear shock: RockShox Tremendous Deluxe Choose+
• Worth: £2249

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