My favorite Norco bike might surprise you...

[@dsanfdsa1]

Thanks for the shout out, my dude! Glad you're so stoked on the bike!

[@mtb4all569]

Thanks for the review. Now I am a proud owner of a sight and loving it!

[@colequigley9859]

I gotta say without a doubt that Jeff is my favorite rider. There it is. No competition either

[@MantanaB5]

Stoked to see you ripping the local trails! Making Coastal look like childs play!

[@Aveal]

I absolutly love my sight! Bought it in November and since then i haven`t missed a weekend on it!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Gimlet! It's a great ride!

[@dimimtb]

As a new Optic owner who's never ridden a Sight, I'd have to go Optic. No bias there whatsoever.

[@fastfibres629]

Lovin my 6month old Sight. very playful for a bigger bike and also forgiving if you over cook (or undercook) those bigger lines. Climbs really well and pretty handy in the park too!

[@mrpercussive]

Hell yea!!! Been riding my Sight since January and absolutely love it! Amazing do it all machine!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on!

[@jj5561]

You make the greatest bike specific “review” / “test” videos out there.. I always hope you have a video done on whatever bike I’m looking at next. Thanks Jeff!

[@tsybin]

I had Norco Sight 2015 and it was the most playful bike I ever ride. After that, I had YT Capra and Ibis Ripmo AF, but thoughts about Norco still make me smile

[@PQV-8898]

I have a Sight and my son an Optic. Both awesome bikes.

[@williamwerk5447]

I love watching Jeff ride. As for the bikes I have no need for that much travel.

[@JackBauerDev]

I just bought a sight this week! Super stoked to ride it!!!

[@boccacantiga5095]

Loving my Sight A3, its the base model but by crikey its a lovely beast. Rear end tended to bottom out too easy till I maxed out the volume tokens with a GnarDog + 2 and now its absolutely bottomless both ends🤙🏽

[@mikem7618]

I love my optic, I ride it like a dh bike on gnarly east coast tech! I personally just didn’t get on with the sight.

[@neufisch718]

Wouldn't mind the Sight with that Hornet paint job

[@JeffKendallWeed]

That looks sweet! Tony is a mastermind!

[@JLambinator]

Nice seeing you on the sight. IT's a bike I've been interested in. So many bikes I'd like to see you review; Orbea Rallon with the new linkage, new Marin Alpine Trail, maybe the new Evil Wreckoning, Canfield Lithium.... :) Love your channel. Hopefully we can get you back out to AZ soon on some of our new trails.

[@leegandysdroid]

I love my Norco Revolver 3 (XC bike)

[@NoBrakes23]

I rode the previous generation Sight, (Which was less travel,) a couple of years ago. I'm a Weagle snob when it comes to linkages, but I was really impressed with how well Norco's Drop Link, (Which I believe is a Horst derivative,) did on climbs, even when standing. Solid bike, and I appreciate that they make it available in both carbon and alloy.
The Optic also looks great, (though it's not available in alloy currently.) I normally shy away from the short travel trail bikes because I prefer a piggyback shock, but at 125mm with a SuperDeluxe, The Optic would be a fine ride. Tough choice between the two.

[@goexplore318]

You make Coastal double black diamond look like a green trail. Love your channel also Derek has a great one too. Keep on Ridinnnnn 😃

[@VoiceOverTrailReviews]

Would definitely choose Sight over Optic! Love me some extra travel.

[@angush2040]

Great video Jeff! I've had my Norco Sight for 5 months so far and I love it. Hoping to race enduro on it this summer. It would be super cool to see a long term review on it.

[@kirkhobson4417]

Wish more bike companies built there lower end bikes with Shimano components, especially brakes. Sram mid to lower end components are such a disappointment. The new vitus is a great example of how it should be done for a good entry level bike. Awesome video as always.

[@lagwall]

Norco Sight 100%

[@superawesomefuntimego]

I've long been interested in checking out a Norco, never had the chance though. The Sight would totally be in the ball park of what I would be looking for though. That said, Jeff, you need to get Jenson to ship to over the new 2022 Niner WFO 9 RDO that just got released (when they are in stock). Interested to get your take on it.

[@tywitt3351]

Great riding, inspiring skills and all around fun vid as always. Best of all though is the chill vibe and super friendly Jeff. 👍

[@geoffgroner3661]

The gopro effect is really obvious for that steep section on Shred Factory...hardly looks like anything! Also, well done on that rooty right hander, I'll have to try that outside-in line next time.

[@mikeybikey7441]

Thanks for the review. Coming from an Ibis rider, I wondered what your take would be.

[@bimmerfan729]

Keep the good content coming! Hope you have a vid coming on the new Niner WFO!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Bobby! Niner and I have been discussing a WFO but they haven't had the stock to get me one- yet!

[@jmoutdoors2801]

Keep up the great vids Jeff

[@itr0863]

jenson has this bike for crazy cheap. i might get one and sell my jeffsy

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It’s a good bike! Sorry I don’t have Jeffsy experience to provide a comparison, but Sights get good long haul reviews; and I enjoyed riding it!

[@itr0863]

thank you as always jeff!!!@@JeffKendallWeed

[@oscarbaudrand4017]

You should really try out the sb165. It would fit your style perfectly! If you enjoy 275.

[@jmoutdoors2801]

I just bought a Kona process 153

[@burddog0792]

Al Optic would be nice.

[@miktub1555]

Gimme the Sight any day

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Mik!

[@roberttakacs9353]

Awesome riding as usual Jeff! Inspiring! I got the sight this year and love it! Find it amazing in the short punchy climbs we have here...what did you think?

[@rabrumf]

Sounds like the Norco setup suggestions are heading in the direction of the Fezzari 29 point fitment stuff to try and make sure the bike fits you and your riding.

[@dtolios]

Nice. How about the Sight vs. RM Altitude which I think is the bike I've seen you most enthusiastic about? - at least judging from your short time with the Norco?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Great question Dimitrios! That Altitude was my favorite bike ever and for me it was a total home run. A big part of that was the adjustability. The Sight is great but I only have one ride on it.

[@boiing9274]

this man rides too aggressive for POV footage to be of any use lol... Keep it up, man, love your videos!!

[@ruffdeezy]

Tr y the Norco Shore next

[@maxgeronov6608]

you should try the pivot switchblade

[@lagwall]

And Ripmo af over the Riply.
The reason you ask? No matter how good a bike climbs, climbing is always going to suck vs going downhill. The whole reason we even climb in the first place is to go downhill. So I want the bike that is going to perform best on the downtown. :-)

[@JJMilk]

Optic for me, mainly because it suits my trails better. Sight is a cool bike but too much bike for me. 😎

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Totally fair point Joao!!! Optic is a great bike.

[@MTBMcPhee]

Jeff it seems like you really liked the Rocky Mountain Altitude. How did you like the Sight compare to it?

[@hummer694life]

The new Range

[@SohanSingh-db7qp]

without making your sponsors mad, what did you think of the SRAM parts? I personally prefer SRAM brakes over Shimano (on the trail not in the shop.) I feel that Shimano doesn't have as much progressivity as the codes/guides.

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

Great stuff Jeff 🚴😉👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👌

[@barrakingbeatz7794]

Sight -for straight line and stable ride, but lame on the flats
Optic- more efficient and fun but u will use all that travel fast

[@BoonMountainBike]

New sub. Thank You for the info. Looking to build or purchased another bike.

[@johndemers6324]

I just purchased a c2 shimano package over the sram package . Just wondering on peoples opinion on that

[@seanb6691]

Jeff Kendall-Weed starter kit:
1) Wheelies
That's it

[@tmorbo3335]

Santa Cruz Hightower all day long!!

[@josetoha6504]

Looks like a great bike, but I was eagerly awaiting the Evil Offering V2 review but it looks like it's been delayed.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hahaha soon enough! I am going to be posting content from the bikes that are loaners ASAP, where as I had to buy the Offering so there's no real deadline to get that stuff posted. I'll have the Offering for quite a while, at least until I get a bike to replace it. Maybe a Wreckoning?

[@josetoha6504]

@@JeffKendallWeed Well, the fact that you bought it makes it even more intriguing then. I just found one by a fluke and bought it on the spot. There is such a shortage of bikes, and specially Evils, that is very hard to find reviews of the offering. Also, not many reviews come from riders that match the Evil playful personality as much as you do. I'll keep waiting patiently.

[@loiczeq5551]

Great review! I know you test a lot of stuff have you ridden coil on trail/enduro bike? Do you prefer air? why?
Also you are ex professional racer why do you think a lot of EWS riders stick to air when quite a few people (ews riders included) say that coil is better and faster?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hi Jcob, I'm too much of a jumper, so I really like the progessivity of the air shocks. I have a coil on the Slayer and a coil on the WFO e9. On both bikes I'd love the ability to fine tune spring rate (rather than be stuck to 50# increments with a half hour of shop time) as well as progressivity. Coil is great for "wheels on the ground" riders. That said, I would like to try a coil on the SB130 Lunch Ride. I think the SB130LR has enough progressivity in its leverage rate that a coil could be a good fit on that particular bike.

[@balancejedi162]

Not feeling those spiky trees, looks like you could get impaled at every turn, great bikes though

[@stevenjam7119]

Im lookin at the sight A2 but their sizing guide doesnt make sense. Im 6'5/6 And they say a xl only fits up to 6'4 but the geo is bigger than most brands xxl's

[@felix.laak0441]

Buy what looks like it would fit you best, in this case probably the xl. The hight is just a rough guideline. I'm sure it would fit you great.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Try posting up on Facebook in the Norco owner's group to get some first hand opinions.

[@goride365]

This or the Ripmo af ??

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Ripmo AF pedals a tad more efficiently, a little more lively on flat and mellow trails. The Sight is better for more aggressive riding.

[@xeyufiesus4119]

What wheel size are these?

[@msgesus4518]

Yo Jeff what size norco sight are you riding?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Size medium, as with all my bikes (literally no exceptions since 2017!). I am 5'8", or 174cm.

[@msgesus4518]

@@JeffKendallWeed thanks bud. I am the same height too. It's just with the norco size chart our height is right on the very end of medium and more into the large frame size. Whereas other brands medium is more or less bang in the middle. But the reach on the sight is 450 ish which is what I'm used to. Did it feel smaller than other bikes?

[@personthatsnamestartswitha6545]

😈🚲

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks A!