The Norco Torrent is a mountain bike with an aluminum, carbon and steel Easton / Ritchey WCS Prestige / HM frame. The frame comes in colors like lime, satin and black.

Originally released in 1996, there are 13 versions of this bike. Due to the frame materials, we estimate that this bike weighs around 30 pounds. The Torrent has fork suspension with 2.75-170in travel.

Components

The Torrent comes with Shimano and Mountain Mix components, including an aluminum, Axiom, Ritchey Pro 4-Axis, Syncros Bear Hug Titec El Norte stem, an aluminum, threadless, Dia-Tech ABN, Dia-Compe Kontak Aheadset AL-2, WTB Momentum, FSa ZS-4D, Syncros Hardcore, FSA Deepcup, Tange-Seiki DX-2 Aheadset headset and grip-shift, Shimano, ESP 900, SRAM, SRT-800 X-Ray Remote SS-95 shifters.

Drivetrain

The Torrent has 9,8,10 speeds and has a Shimano, ESP 900, ShimanO XT RD-M773 SRAM X-7 derailleur.

Wheels

It comes with kevlar, WTB, Panaracer, Mitsuboshi Rokko, Continental Speed King, Kenda Nevagal, Blue Groove Stick-E Maxxis High Roller tires (26in x NaN) and Sun, DT Swiss XR430, Easton EA70XC, Syncros, Mavic 221, Vuelta Excalibur Alex Supra BH rims.

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Specs

Type Mountain
Year 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
Alt. Names Torrent