1/23/2024 0 Comments Norco fluid![]() ![]() The test unit I had was equipped with the 900Wh battery, that combined with the alloy frame and parts spec brought the bikes weight on my scale to a hefty 61lbs for the size Large. This unique purchase option will give the buyer more freedom to choose battery size based on planned ride distance, handling preference or the size of their wallet. A 540Wh battery will run you $900, a 720Wh battery for $1,100 and a whopping 900Wh battery for $1,300. The battery is a separate purchase from the bike, with three options to choose from. The Shimano STEPS EP8 motor and alloy framed eBike will run you $5,200 US, but here is where Norco does things a bit differently. The Norco Fluid VLT has 130mm of rear wheel travel and 140mm up front. We would love to see a frame option or a higher end build option for riders who don’t need as much travel but want to rip a super fun eMTB on their local trails. This bike is designed to be a more affordable, everyday rider option than the more aggressive Sight VLT and Range VLT bikes. The Norco Fluid VLT A1 is the more expensive of the two Fluid spec levels. ![]() I was wrong and right, but not in the ways I expected. I’m also used to having a big travel bike to let me make questionable line choices and get away with it, so I was concerned the 130mm of travel and that the Norco Fluid VLT was not going to be ideal for anything more than XC type rides. ![]() Now I’m not going to lie and say that I was super stoked on the idea of the Fluid – my ride style and terrain tend to be a bit steeper and rockier than that of the Bend area in general. It started as an off-hand question “Say… do you guys have an ebike I could test?” I actually expected to hear that all the eBikes were in use, but I got excited when I heard there was one I could test! The next weekend I took a short drive down to Bend and took possession of the Norco Fluid VLT A1. Most recently we sent it over to the rainy side of Oregon with test rider Jason Ekman, who had not spent much time on eBikes but is a total bike nerd, was long time shop employee and mile-crunching enduro racer. Since our first outings during our mega-Dissected Feature with all three of Norco’s eMTBs, it has been passed around and ridden hard. We’ve had several months to review the new Norco Fluid VLT A1 eBike. ![]()
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