The Chromag rootdown has become a bit of a dated model in the last few years. This Norco has nice short stays and can take bigger tires than a Honzo. It probably takes wider tires than the Rootdown too. I'm a rowdy hardtail fan, and the geometry is definitely singing to me. These are some awesome numbers and spec. I'm loving the low-slung frame.
I just don't see many people willing to spend 900 on a Norco frame welded in asia with no-name steel tubing. This bike probably cost less than a hundred dollars to have made. If there's some added value I can't see, they need to market it better. If they'd made it out of Reynolds 853 or something similar, it would have been more compelling.
At this point, I'm just hoping this pushes Chromag to update their Rootdown.
Sept. 21, 2019, 9:51 p.m. - oldschoolsteel
The Chromag rootdown has become a bit of a dated model in the last few years. This Norco has nice short stays and can take bigger tires than a Honzo. It probably takes wider tires than the Rootdown too. I'm a rowdy hardtail fan, and the geometry is definitely singing to me. These are some awesome numbers and spec. I'm loving the low-slung frame. I just don't see many people willing to spend 900 on a Norco frame welded in asia with no-name steel tubing. This bike probably cost less than a hundred dollars to have made. If there's some added value I can't see, they need to market it better. If they'd made it out of Reynolds 853 or something similar, it would have been more compelling. At this point, I'm just hoping this pushes Chromag to update their Rootdown.