Norco launch Aurum Carbon Killer B
Overnight, the iconic Canadian brand, Norco, launched the Aurum Carbon Killer B.
Overnight, the iconic Canadian brand, Norco, launched the Aurum Carbon Killer B. The bike was designed in conjunction with Norco’s World Cup DH teams past and present and proven on the 2014 World Cup stage. This 650B-wheeled race bike represents the cutting edge of Norco’s engineering and design capability and brings together their carbon and mountain technologies. The Aurum — Latin for “gold” — earned its name by turning the most challenging terrain features into advantages over other riders.
Everything that made the original Aurum great lives on in the Aurum Carbon. They just added carbon!
Ok that’s not true, it has been designed from the ground up. The carbon frame design enables tuning for an optimal fit and body positioning, confidence-boosting traction and control and a race-winning potential to reach and hold incredible speeds over the steepest, most technical terrain imaginable.
The move to a carbon main frame and alloy swingarm has dropped 450g off the frame weight alone. There will be a full alloy frame available too, using the same geometry and wheel size.
Norco’s designers kept the same handling and suspension kinematics that made the Aurum so great, but were able to achieve the ride they wanted thanks to the use of carbon for the front triangle, being able to manipulate the material to achieve what they wanted.
The frame tubes are ovalised square profiles, and include armouring in the high wear areas to prolong frame life. Frames are size scaled for the tubing, so small riders won’t have overly harsh frames, and bigger ridders won’t be on something flexy.
Full frame details are online.
All models will be running 650B wheels and 7 speed drivetrains. Drop into your Norco deadler for more details.
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