1 FIRST Rides

THE GEOMETRY, SUSPENSION AND 29IN WHEELS COMBINE TO CREATE A BIKE THAT CARRIES INCREDIBLE SPEED - ALMOST TOO MUCH ON TIGHTER, FLATTER TRAILS

NORCO SIGHT C2 29

£4,695 The Sight is looking a whole lot rowdier

While it’s not the burliest bike in Norco’s range (that honour goes to the Range and Aurum), the new Sight packs a much bigger punch than its ‘all mountain’ billing suggests.

The frame

For 2020, Norco have given their all-round trail bike a big overhaul. By bumping up the rear travel by 20mm, to 150mm, and making the frame considerably longer and slacker, they’ve created a beast more suited to hammering hard descents than covering big miles. The new Sight comes in several different guises, with a choice of 650b or 29in wheels, an alloy or carbon frame, plus unisex or women’s build kits. We’ve been riding the second-from-top-specced carbon 29er, in size large. This is a big bike, with a 485mm reach, 440mm chainstays and a slack 64-degree head angle that wouldn’t look out of place on an enduro