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06-24-24, 07:19 AM
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They are certainly good enough bikes. Casual use? Is that a leisurely 10 or 20 minute ride? Most anything will be good enough even if you just ride it because you think you look good on it.
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06-24-24, 07:27 AM
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Short answer is yes, Norco is a reputable brand.
06-24-24, 06:16 PM
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Clark W. Griswold
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They are bikes. If you got a good one with good parts you will be fine.
Generally when it comes to bikes it is best to avoid stuff with Shimano Tourney, Altus and Claris and equivalent in other manufacturers. Stay away from hi-tensile steel frames and forks and in many cases non-hydraulic brakes (for many modern bikes though not a hard fast rule) and you will generally have a decent modern bike. There are some other good indicators of a bike to avoid like Neco headsets or similar no-name type parts and coil forks on bikes less than 2k. However if you are rarely riding the bike and don't rely on it for anything some of those parts while not great will be fine for that once in a blue moon ride.
Generally when it comes to bikes it is best to avoid stuff with Shimano Tourney, Altus and Claris and equivalent in other manufacturers. Stay away from hi-tensile steel frames and forks and in many cases non-hydraulic brakes (for many modern bikes though not a hard fast rule) and you will generally have a decent modern bike. There are some other good indicators of a bike to avoid like Neco headsets or similar no-name type parts and coil forks on bikes less than 2k. However if you are rarely riding the bike and don't rely on it for anything some of those parts while not great will be fine for that once in a blue moon ride.
06-24-24, 06:44 PM
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Oh, man…the NORCO TNT was a cool piece of kit back in the early ‘90s!
06-24-24, 08:59 PM
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06-25-24, 05:40 PM
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Clark W. Griswold
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My starter bike, which I bought more than six years ago, had Altus. I bought a new bike a few years later with Ultegra and gave the Altus bike to my son. Once, when my new bike was in the shop, I borrowed my starter bike back for a week and was surprised at how well it rode and shifted. I'm not saying Altus is as good as Ultegra, but if you're on a budget, My experience is that Altus works well.
06-25-24, 06:13 PM
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I was surprised at how much more noisy a regular small pulley is in top gear (11-44). New derailleur is an Deore RD-591.
Makes the whole bike hum and I can feel it in my pedals.
New chain too, so maybe that's part of it.
06-25-24, 07:57 PM
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I just replaced my rear derailleur which was the Altus RD-M310 with the big pulley.
I was surprised at how much more noisy a regular small pulley is in top gear (11-44). New derailleur is an Deore RD-591.
Makes the whole bike hum and I can feel it in my pedals.
New chain too, so maybe that's part of it.
I was surprised at how much more noisy a regular small pulley is in top gear (11-44). New derailleur is an Deore RD-591.
Makes the whole bike hum and I can feel it in my pedals.
New chain too, so maybe that's part of it.
