Better? Worth It? High Pivot Norco Sight Review 2024 #mtb

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The 2024 Norco Sight features the all-new VPSHP, high pivot suspension platform, our crew was excited to review the new @NorcoBicyclesOfficial Sight C1. The high pivot design may seem to be a drastic departure from previous generations of the Sight, but if you’ve been paying attention to Norco’s longer travel mountain bikes then the 5th generation Norco Sight shouldn’t be all that surprising.

Nevertheless, we’re certain that the newly designed rig has divided the camp, and we’d love to hear what you have to say in the comments down below.

Originally the Sight was a 50/50 bike, balancing climbing and descending bias. Over the years, it morphed towards a 60/40 bike, and now the 2024 Sight may have hit a 65% DH focus. That said, it still retains some pretty impressive climbing capabilities, which we’ll get into down below.

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[brookmiller]

I so appreciated your take on sizing and how individual this subject is. Excellent review! Thank you for the open minded feedback 👍🏻

[Magic_crew]

I have this bike in size 4. Bigger than what I normally ride but by adding a short 32mm stem and shorter 165mm cranks it’s amazing!

[peterhaworth]

Brilliant thoughtful review.. good stuff Drew👌

[jlcousineau]

I ride the size 3 optic and was worried about the size down in reach from the typical “large” I’m really enjoying the slightly shorter reach. @5’10”

[aaronblonden]

5'10.5 and sized into a 3 on the 24 optic. Super happy with that decision and somewhat prefer a 40-50mm stem anyways. Great review, im over the moon with the kinematics and geo. Optic is amazing pumping, carying momentum and at traction up and down the mountain.

[imLinAhMa]

Thanks for your comments on the sizing, I'm 5'11 and i just purchased an A2 in size 3. Happy with the choice. I do feel size 4 would be too long for me, too. One negative about this bike in size 3 is i do feel the seat tube is very short, so despite 200mm dropper travel, I've had to raise the dropper post a fair bit.

[dimimtb]

I'm on the older Optic platform and on a L (would be size 3 I guess). At 5'10", with a 35mm long stem vs the 45mm it comes with I end up in the 470-reach range, I'm looking at the size 3 Sight as a follow up bike to the Optic so think smaller is better in this case when on the edge between two different bikes. Great honest review as always and look forward to more of them.

[erictrelz]

Liked the review. It answered many of my questions. I can tell you know what your are talking about. You don't just throw figures and jargon at me but really explain yourself in understandable terms. I come from a XC racing background and am now really enjoying All Mountain riding. I still, however, prefer a great climbing bike. After this review, I see I probably don't want this bike. Thanks; your frank assessment of the bike saved me from purchasing the wrong bike for my riding style. It is near impossible to ride a NORCO in my area before purchase. You did it for me.

[marcuswakefieldmedia]

I'm 6'1" and snagged a good deal on the used S3 frame. At 472.5mm reach plus a 50mm stem I think it will be just fine. I like a bike I can pop and play with.

[stephenkrause]

Hahaha..trust engineers more because "they know what is best". Total agree with Loam Wolf that absolutely, they do not know. I am an engineer and work in the area of how humans interact with their industrial environment. There is so much work for me because engineers have done such a terrible job for the past 30 years (street design, computer design, bike design, etc) I am 5'5" (165 cm) and ride a size S1 (xs) in one of the big bike mfg to give you an idea of what I think about bike size.

[mikeyp]

Reach is a deal breaker for me and this was on my radar. I need somewhere between 452 or so min....no shorter 465 way max. They did a great job of basically eliminating a typical medium great review as usual BTW!

[Coerced]

I'd very strongly have preferred a rider to review this bike that actually fits it. Ride any bike at the wrong size and the remarks are gonna be similar roughly. So much of what you say is about the size.

[SsmAnyfeSt]

I want(ed) a Kavenz VPH16 mullet bike. I saw that Norco did something really similar and was tempted by this sight for a warranty thing (being in Quebec, Canada) but the main reason was for the higher bb height of the Sight vs Kavenz. I just spotted a huge deal for a black sight like I wanted but just cannot buy it because of the sizing! I'm about 6' but I like 480mm reach too and don't like long wheelbase because we have tight trails like in your video, here! Size 3 is really all perfect, geo wise, except for the 385mm seattube! Thats a bummer!! I have a Norco Fluid trail bike and the large has a 410mm seattube which is already super low but perfect! Now I would really be between that medium and large, or at least only a longer seattube. I would have put my 205x65 coil to have 160mm rear and maybe 170mm front, but wasn't sure because I dont want something slacker then 64deg headangle. But anyway, its a bummer as that shop is really far and would have to make it shipped so cannot even sit on one just to see. I guess I'll have to wait many weeks to have a Kavenz and hope that low bb wont bother me as all my newest bikes. :(

[robhaskins]

You say the bike gets longer with the high pivot. But the bike gets shorter when the front end is compressed . I would say it stays the same length 🤔

[maxthrust]

I'm a more XC focused rider of last years Sight! I'm still a bit puzzled about Norco's sizing. At 5'9", their size chart and ride aligned system put me on a large, which seems insane. I bought a medium, and I think I wound up with the right bike. If I want to see how Norco's ride aligned system would have my bike set up, I have to lie to their webpage and tell it I'm 5'8".
I'm glad I bought in when I did, I got the 2023 A3 on sale for like 25% off, and now this year they dropped the A3 and made the A2 the base spec, while also raising the prices across the board, making mine look like even more of a steal.

[jm_syd_kid]

Wouldn't the extra stack height compensate for the reduction in reach? You wont need extra stem spacers avoiding loosing reach, add a 45mm stem and you would have been pretty good on the smaller bike.

[mprox]

Wondering if you are going to review the e version of this bike. The 160/150 travel is what I'm looking for but the high pivot is just something that I'm not sure of. Curious as to how it would compare to the Pivot shuttle AM.

[Icamas]

This bike made it to the top of my list for my next bike, however they seem impossible to find in Europe

[joshuaanothereraseddad]

Looks like someone at Norco like the last gen SJ Evo colorway. :)

[chriswallace]

If you like 480ish on non e-bikes, what do you prefer on e-bikes and why different reaches e vs non e??