2015 Norco Aurum Carbon (Every Model)
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Sweet pic.
Where's the part with the words?
Where's the part with the words?
It was on Pinkbike photos uploaded today but now its gone there still 2 others but yeah dunno where its gone.
http://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikekazimer/album/Norco/
http://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikekazimer/album/Norco/
bong shed approves...
Any relation to boner garage?
It looks like a ....
Is anyone using forums these days older than early 20's ?
Everyone loves the it looks like a Trek session call but pretty sure the session has only been around less than 10 years and the session looked like a Turner After Burner that Tomi Misser used to race in world cups which was sticker'd up as a Kona and the design Kona went on to become.
Your all sheep and rookies get some history into yourselves its not actually that old!
1998
2007
Pretty sure the Turner aka Turner looks a lot better than the Session 77 also
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Sort of! Design elements from the Afterburner were used for the Stab. When Kona first sold the 'Misser Replica DH', they were actually Turner AfterBurners w/ a Kona paint job. I remember working on one at a shop back in 2002!
Found some history of that bike on Turners website -
"Originally called a Burner DH, it was just an overbuilt Burner with 3.6" of travel. ['96]
It was quickly refined to become the legendary Afterburner ['97]. With 6" of travel, the Afterburner was the first Turner to use the forward rocker pivot found on all later Turner models and also to use needle bearings on the DH models to handle the increased loads. The Afterburner quickly made a name for itself on the World Cup Circuit with Tomi Misser, while riding for Kona, winning multiple DH races.
For a short time, Turner Bikes was contracted by Kona to build their 'Misser Replica' DH bikes. The 'Misser Replica' was the predecessor to the Kona Stab."
Hope this helps all the 'Sheep and Rookies'.
I can't speak for kickstand, but I reserve the right to be an idiot, and old.
Ps- Does that new norcho come in rootbeer? There's no article on it.
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It's kinda like an Ellsworth for cool kids
I think our aussie friend didn't detect my sarcasm very well. I was just cuing up the "it looks like" comments.
That said, I reserve the right to be as immature, childish, ignorant, and/or belligerent and obnoxious as I'd like.
There now that the legal disclaimer is out of the way.
I'll say:
I like the bike.
I use to want one of these khs bikes back in my drinking days. So glad I got sober and went with an M1. See kids it doesn't pay to be drunk all the time you make bad decisions !It appears that norcho and santa craz ran afoul of KHS and lost rights to use this patented balls crushing tech:
i tried a khx dominatrix once; the most jinky / worst pedalling contraption i've ever ridden. quite remarkable really.
aaah but can they get it too last a season with no issues , a buddy is on his 2nd carbon Range and it has issues as well
What broke on the second one? Assuming the first one was the iscg tabs?
the top tube broke on the 1st one during race , and the 2nd frame was the ISCG mounts , not sure if he has had the 2nd frame replaced or if he is even going to bother last time we road he was on his back up bike as he blew up the rear hub
Your friend.................
His car have dents?
His car have dents?
LOL the guy who designed the frame was at the race , he was aware and admitted to a design/production issues . it was a 1st generation Range carbon , the one with the ISCG issue is a 2014 model .
Get your Google translate out:
http://www.mtb-news.de/news/2015/03/16/norco-aurum-carbon-killer-b-test/
http://www.mtb-news.de/news/2015/03/16/norco-aurum-carbon-killer-b-test/
yeah he had one of the 1st models , they had some issues and some changes where made and a newer design was released
And now for cheap on eBay. A piece of history that looks like a...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turner-kona-tomi-misser-replica-dh-frame-retro-96-97-/281932399034?hash=item41a47b01ba:g:JnoAAOSwzgRWu4zK
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turner-kona-tomi-misser-replica-dh-frame-retro-96-97-/281932399034?hash=item41a47b01ba:g:JnoAAOSwzgRWu4zK