Layer-up for Norco’s new electric fatbike

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Announced earlier this week, Canadian brand Norco’s second EMTB is a significant departure from the full-suspension Sight VLT launched late last year. Although it does follow the same philosophy of taking an established Norco bike and augmenting it with a healthy dose of integrated E*POWAH.
‘Snow joke… Canadian bike builder unleashes Bigfoot
Boasting 80 mm wide rims and 4.8” tires, the Bigfoot VLT weds Shimano’s E8000 powertain (with choice of batteries up to 630 Wh) to an aluminum frame optimised for climbing. Norco says that its geometry has been developed to “increase rider comfort, stability and control in undulating and mixed terrain.”
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While the Bigfoot VLT will dominate mud and sand, the focus is clearly on winter riding in the snow. According to Norco, “months-at-a-time of access...

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