1995-96 Norco Team Issue.

[Nothin-fancy]

I wasn't really looking for a new to me bike but this followed me home the other day from my local co-op. It's probably one of the best hard tails I've ever ridden. Tech stuff is easy and it's super easy to hold your line with it. It's a little bit more used than I like and it has a tiny dent in the toptube. But it was a steal, so why not??? I also dig the rear canti stop.

Here's the build at the moment. Nothing to fancy by today's standards but just nice reliable stuff for a rider.

It's 19inch frame made with Tange Ritchey Logic Prestige tubing and the seat tube has the butte's on the outside which is pretty cool.

Deore xt 737 derailleur's front and rear.
Deore 9 speed shifters running a 11-34 cassette
Deore lx m563 cranks w/Ritchey SPD pedals
Deore lx 563 hubs laced to Mavic 230sbp rims
Ritchey wcs stem w/Ritchey Rizer bars
Avid lever's of some sort w/Deore V's and NOS Gorilla brake beefer's. Probably going to change them out for some Scott Pedersen SE canti's...
An old Deore seat post I polished up and a WTB Speed V Pro Gel saddle
And a Manitou Comp fork

 

[Nothin-fancy]

Here's the ding. Kinda bummed about it but it's definitely a rider. so, oh well...

It's 70* and sunny so I've been riding it pretty hard the past two days since getting it.

 

[Nothin-fancy]

Apparently this was sold as both a frame set and a full build. Here's a screenshot of the catalog from '95.

 

[grantoury]

Nice, ding is not too bad.

 

[Nothin-fancy]

If anyone knows or can clarify something for me...

I've read that these were made in Taiwan. But mine has a sticker that says designed and made in Canada. So are they made in Canada or Taiwan? Or are these one of those "made in" things like in Italy where they're made in China but because they are painted or decaled in Italy they can call it made in Italy???

 

[shepp]

I wasn't really looking for a new to me bike but this followed me home the other day from my local co-op. It's probably one of the best hard tails I've ever ridden. Tech stuff is easy and it's super easy to hold your line with it. It's a little bit more used than I like and it has a tiny dent in the toptube. But it was a steal, so why not??? I also dig the rear canti stop.

Here's the build at the moment. Nothing to fancy by today's standards but just nice reliable stuff for a rider.

It's 19inch frame made with Tange Ritchey Logic Prestige tubing and the seat tube has the butte's on the outside which is pretty cool.

Deore xt 737 derailleur's front and rear.
Deore 9 speed shifters running a 11-34 cassette
Deore lx m563 cranks w/Ritchey SPD pedals
Deore lx 563 hubs laced to Mavic 230sbp rims
Ritchey wcs stem w/Ritchey Rizer bars
Avid lever's of some sort w/Deore V's and NOS Gorilla brake beefer's. Probably going to change them out for some Scott Pedersen SE canti's...
An old Deore seat post I polished up and a WTB Speed V Pro Gel saddle
And a Manitou Comp fork

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That frames lovely!