Norco Sasquatch and Stumpjumper FSR
bennett_346
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Sunny and 19 degrees outside here so i though why not take the bikes outside for some fettling... That led to some crappy quality phone cam pictures so i thought i'd show you my latest two rides. A 2008 Norco Sasquatch and 2011 Stumpjumper Comp. Image heavy cos i went mad with the camera...
2008 Norco Sasquatch
Fancied something tough and sturdy for jumping and also been interested in long travel hard tails for a while now so a second hand buy at £350 - literally twice used by the previous owner (he rode it twice then bought a full suss and left this to sit for years).
Are those bawmers?
It needed a new front brake so i got an Elixir 5 for £75 quid with a 203 rotor
Frame 6061 Alloy heavy duty shore inspired tubing and geometry, hydraform DT, milled HT, chainstay yoke
Fork Marzocchi 55 R, 160mm trvl, Rebound
Cranks Chainguide Truvativ Hussefelt, 22/32/bash guard, Howitzer Spline BB
Front Mech Shimano Alivio
Rear Mech Shimano Deore
Shifters Shimano Alivio, 8 spd
Bar and Stem Syncros 50mm stem and 660mm bar
Front Brake Avid Elixir 5, 203mm
Rear Brake Avid Juicy 3, 185mm
Rims WTB Dual Duty FR Disc
Tires Kenda Nevegal, 2.35
Seatpost Syncros OE alloy 30.9, 350mm
Weight I reckon about 15kg ish
2011 Stumpjumper FSR Comp
Bought in August brand new for £1400 instead of the £2,000 RRP. Nice.
Specs...
Frame:
M5 manipulated alloy, 140mm travel
Rear Shock:
Custom Fox Triad II with lockout, propedal and open
Fork:
RockShox Revelation RL, Dual Air, 150mm travel, Motion Control damper
Front Derailleur:
SRAM X.7, 10-speed, S1 direct mount for DMD, bottom pull
Rear Derailleur:
SRAM X.9, 10-speed, long cage
Number of Gears:
30
Shifters:
SRAM X.7, 10-speed, aluminium trigger
Chainset:
SRAM S-125010-speed triple
Brakes:
Avid Elixir R SL
Handlebars:
Specialized XC 660mm
Stem:
Specialized XC 90mm
Rims:
DT Swiss X420SL
Front Tyre:
S-Works Purgatory
Rear Tyre:
Specialized "The Captain" Control
Weight:
12.9kg by my scales
And as a bonus, some extra anti burglar protection i found lying round...
2008 Norco Sasquatch
Fancied something tough and sturdy for jumping and also been interested in long travel hard tails for a while now so a second hand buy at £350 - literally twice used by the previous owner (he rode it twice then bought a full suss and left this to sit for years).
Are those bawmers?
It needed a new front brake so i got an Elixir 5 for £75 quid with a 203 rotor
Frame 6061 Alloy heavy duty shore inspired tubing and geometry, hydraform DT, milled HT, chainstay yoke
Fork Marzocchi 55 R, 160mm trvl, Rebound
Cranks Chainguide Truvativ Hussefelt, 22/32/bash guard, Howitzer Spline BB
Front Mech Shimano Alivio
Rear Mech Shimano Deore
Shifters Shimano Alivio, 8 spd
Bar and Stem Syncros 50mm stem and 660mm bar
Front Brake Avid Elixir 5, 203mm
Rear Brake Avid Juicy 3, 185mm
Rims WTB Dual Duty FR Disc
Tires Kenda Nevegal, 2.35
Seatpost Syncros OE alloy 30.9, 350mm
Weight I reckon about 15kg ish
2011 Stumpjumper FSR Comp
Bought in August brand new for £1400 instead of the £2,000 RRP. Nice.
Specs...
Frame:
M5 manipulated alloy, 140mm travel
Rear Shock:
Custom Fox Triad II with lockout, propedal and open
Fork:
RockShox Revelation RL, Dual Air, 150mm travel, Motion Control damper
Front Derailleur:
SRAM X.7, 10-speed, S1 direct mount for DMD, bottom pull
Rear Derailleur:
SRAM X.9, 10-speed, long cage
Number of Gears:
30
Shifters:
SRAM X.7, 10-speed, aluminium trigger
Chainset:
SRAM S-125010-speed triple
Brakes:
Avid Elixir R SL
Handlebars:
Specialized XC 660mm
Stem:
Specialized XC 90mm
Rims:
DT Swiss X420SL
Front Tyre:
S-Works Purgatory
Rear Tyre:
Specialized "The Captain" Control
Weight:
12.9kg by my scales
And as a bonus, some extra anti burglar protection i found lying round...
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The stumpy was a price match by Edinburgh Cycles, i found an ex demo one online for 1400 and Edinburgh had no problem price matching it in store with a quick check of the website! I was trying it on really but i was surprised when they did it anyway.0
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Wow, fair play!
To be fair, I think bike shops tend to be pretty flexible with things like that if you're dropping such a large wad of cash in one go.0 -
Took the norco out today for some hucking and can confirm it rides well, although i may need a blackspire stinger as it seems to drop the chain a tad. Overall a good purchase, for being such heavy duty frame construction its very compliant.0
