36 HOUR BIKE BUILD: NORCO RANGE MULLET DH FOR US NATIONALS
New Bike Day! Nory just returned from Crankworx Whistler and had started servicing her BoXXer when we learned a new Norco Range frame had arrived from Norco Bicycles via Sweetlines Elite Racing. She had been riding her mom’s brown Norco Range, so we made the decision to race against the clock to build the new Norco Range bike before flying out to US Nationals.
This was honestly the hardest build we've ever done. 36 hours may seem like a lot, but we were missing many critical parts and had to scavenge from other bikes and make multiple trips to Ride Bicycles. On the first day, Nory unboxed the frame, fitted the Deity seat and post, installed the bottom bracket, fitted the headset cups, installed the rear SRAM Maven caliper, and ran the shift and brake hoses through the frame. Phew!
But we couldn't make any more progress because her shock was away for same-day service at The Shock Howse (THANK YOU!), we were missing the chain guide, and we didn't even have the new BoXXer fork.
At this point, Elliott returned from Crankworx, he had stayed an extra day to compete in Pump Track. He had the idea to "borrow" the crowns from the BoXXer on the brown Norco Range. So around midnight, after Nory had gone to sleep, we set about stealing the crowns, fitting the headset, and installing the stem.
On Day 2, we collected the shock, fork, and other parts to continue the build. It was truly a race against time as we fitted the fork, modified the chain guide to fit, installed the WRP link on the shock and fitted it in the frame, mounted the SRAM X0 derailleur and HS2 rotors, installed the SRAM Maven front brake, and so on. Yikes!
Oh, we also decided to apply a layer of paint protection film that we had ordered on next day shipping from Amazon. We're not very good at PPF, and this installation did NOT go well - lol. It wasn't expensive and the frame is protected, somewhat, so we feel good about that. But it might be worth exploring a product like Ride Wrap for next time.
We finally got all the pieces together just a few hours before leaving. After a quick test ride, Nory disassembled the bike to put it into the EVOC Bike Bag Pro along with all her riding gear and tools. We then got about 1h of sleep before waking at 3:30am to drive to the airport. PHEW!
Here are some of the parts we used in this build:
Norco Range carbon frame, size small
Rockshox BoXXer fork
Rockshox Super Deluxe shock
Samox M7J carbon cranks, 155mm
SRAM Maven silver brakes, metallic pads
SRAM XO DH 7-speed derailleur
SRAM PG-795 XD casette
SRAM X0 7-speed shifter
SRAM bottom bracket
SRAM HS2 rotors
Cane Creek Hellbender headset with adapter from 1 1/2" to 1 1/8"
WRP link to build the bike as a mullet with 206mm rear travel
Deity Racepoint bar, cut to 760mm
Deity Retina I-beam seatpost
Deity Sidetrack I-beam saddle
Deity Slimfit grips
Deity headset cap, purple
Deity Intake 35 stem
MRP SXg chain guide specific for Norco Range, ground with Dremel
Crankbrothers Mallet DH pedals, silver
Wheels TBD, but borrowing hand-built Hope Pro5 hubs and Stan's Flow Mk4 rims
EVOC Bike Bag Pro
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