Hardcore Hardtail - Norco Torrent.
The Northern Monkey
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2005 Norco Torrent (thanks to "MRFMILO")
150mm to 170mm forks.
150mmx12mm rear dropouts.
As tough and stiff as a tough stiff thing.
Proper hardcore hardtail-ing. This should be fun
150mm to 170mm forks.
150mmx12mm rear dropouts.
As tough and stiff as a tough stiff thing.
Proper hardcore hardtail-ing. This should be fun
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Right... so...
I need some ideas for colour. I don't know if I should keep the black (paint isn't too bad) or strip down the frame and get it done something different?
I'm really struggling to prioritise my spending atm... I want everything now, but can't afford everything at once
Problem is, I have good deals on cranks, forks and wheels... all of which might not be around for long so which do I get?!
I have a few spares hanging around so it's going to be a used/spare parts bike until things start to wear out and I can upgrade.0 -
That looks tough alright, even more burly than a Cove Stiffee, and that's saying something !
Love the square section seatstays, and I've not seen a brake support bridge that big before. What a beast ! Just curious, what's the tubing and how much does it weigh ?
I guess there are plenty of 160/170mm forks out there, but none of them cheap - my choice would be some Lyriks.0 -
It would be pretty cool to take all the paint off, and wrap it in carbon fibre! I bet that would look the bollocks like that!
I think carbonmods.co.uk have some decent deals on wrap kits!0 -
BG2000 wrote:That looks tough alright, even more burly than a Cove Stiffee, and that's saying something !
Love the square section seatstays, and I've not seen a brake support bridge that big before. What a beast ! Just curious, what's the tubing and how much does it weigh ?
I guess there are plenty of 160/170mm forks out there, but none of them cheap - my choice would be some Lyriks.
Tis 6061 T6 Aluminium.
I read an article on the frame before buying saying that everything is thicker and beefed up....some solid metal tooMake no mistake, this is a seriously burly bit of kit. Aluminium doesn't weigh very much, and this is a heavy bike, so you know there's a hell of a lot of metal in it. It's not hard to see where it is, either. The flared octagonal down tube starts out massive at the bottom and gets bigger at the top, where it meets a big, thick head tube and a top tube that in this context looks fairly slim but is in fact pretty big. Oh, and there's a gusset at the head/down tube junction.
The back end is similarly chunky. The chainstay yoke behind the bottom bracket is made up of two lengths of rectangular bar stock. No fancy machining, hollow forgings or anything here - just solid metal. The chainstays are deep vertically, the seatstays have a square cross-section and the dropouts are hefty forged items.0 -
So... a few pics of the parts i've gathered so far....
The big tioga stem should hopefully be going, but I actually think it goes well with the massive chunky frame
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right i've now found a powder coaters nearby for a decent price... so what colour should I get?
I've been thinking about a pastel green or blue but i'm not sure :?0 -
definitely green ... green is where its at atm 8)0
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Sell it and get another surge :P
I did have one of these frames for a short while, but sold it on because it was too small... They're seriously chunky! Reckon it could take pretty much anything!0 -
but are you keeping the meta?0
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This is pretty much exactly the same size as my old surgeilovedirt wrote:Sell it and get another surge :P
I did have one of these frames for a short while, but sold it on because it was too small... They're seriously chunky! Reckon it could take pretty much anything!
Probably the same weight too lol!0 -
Course I am!!! Lol.welshkev wrote:but are you keeping the meta?
This is just gonna be a play bike
deffo taking it down the DH at cwmcarn! 0 -
Oh dear me."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
i know a guy running triple clamp marzocchis on a similar one(05 manik) with deemaxs. looks rather nice and is fast too.
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jay12 wrote:i know a guy running triple clamp marzocchis on a similar one(05 manik) with deemaxs. looks rather nice and is fast too.
Looks pretty sweet, not sure on the dc's though!
Hone cranks have now been bought, might get them resprayed black when the frame is done, 2nd hand so a bit of rub on them.
Either that or polish them up!0 -
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jay12 wrote:they look solid
Aye, had some a while ago... nice and stiff... esp for £35!0 -
that is an awesome price!! good find mate, did it come with a bb?The Northern Monkey wrote:jay12 wrote:they look solid
Aye, had some a while ago... nice and stiff... esp for £35!0 -
Nah no BB, but thats not really a problem. although, deore BB's have suddenly shot up in price :evil: could get one for £10 last week!0
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get a good fork... A Pike would be awesome on that...
I say either go for all matte black... pikes, black frame, black bits... proper stealth!!
or go for a neon green flame job on a "raw" frame. BOOM! I like bikes and stuff0 -
Pike is a bit toooo short Ideally I want 150-160mm
Seen a few forks, just gotta get my ca insurance sorted first! meh.
Haven;t decided on colour still lol. But i'm changing my mind about green/blue lol!
Still need to find a sprayers!0 -
Yeah maybe.... still ned to sell my fragging Joplin. I've only used the damn thing twice and decided I wasn't a fan... tis turning out to be an expensive part test!0
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The Northern Monkey wrote:Yeah maybe.... still ned to sell my fragging Joplin. I've only used the damn thing twice and decided I wasn't a fan... tis turning out to be an expensive part test!
how much ?I like bikes and stuff0 -
joshtp wrote:The Northern Monkey wrote:Yeah maybe.... still ned to sell my fragging Joplin. I've only used the damn thing twice and decided I wasn't a fan... tis turning out to be an expensive part test!
how much ?
tis in the classifieds
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