The execution isn’t as dramatic as what we’ve seen from Whyte and Haibike, but it is enough for the Norco Sight VLT to accommodate an enormous battery. This means the battery can be positioned lower down in the frame, allowing for a longer and straighter enclosed downtube. Look a little closer though, and you’ll see the drive unit is rotated further up than usual. On the Large and XL frames, there’s actually enough room in there to fit two bottles – an uncommon feature for any big travel bike, let alone one carrying a motor and battery.Īs expected, the Norco Sight VLT is equipped with the latest Shimano EP8 motor. The four-bar suspension design flips the shock up to sit underneath the top tube, an angled piggyback reservoir maintaining bottle clearance. While the wheelsize and travel are unchanged, the Sight VLT’s chassis is entirely new.

Norco calls it an ‘All Mountain e-MTB’, and it sits in a similar space to the Trek Rail, Merida eOne-Sixty, Polygon Mt Bromo and Specialized Levo. Just like its predecessor, the 2022 Norco Sight VLT features 29in wheels, a 160mm travel fork and 150mm of rear wheel travel. The new Norco Sight VLT has received a ground-up redesign, bringing with it improved performance and some appealing features. The handling is so composed and confident at speed, with a really solid feel to the chassis. Monster-trucking down gnarly, wide-open descents, the Sight VLT is totally in its element. Has Norco hit its competitors for six in this very hot e-MTB segment? Time to find out!Ĭheck out our video review of the Norco Sight VLT here:

Having tested the last two iterations – the Norco Sight VLT 27.5 in 2019, and the Norco Sight VLT 29 in 2020 – we were intrigued to see how the Canadian brand would improve on its electric all-rounder. There’s an entirely new chassis, updated suspension, a Shimano EP8 motor and the ability to fit a humongous 900Wh battery. The Sight VLT has been a popular bike here in Australia, and to ensure that remains the case, Norco has come out firing with this 3rd generation model. Forming a key part of Norco’s three-pronged attack on the electric mountain bike market for 2022, the Sight VLT is flanked by the new Fluid VLT (the 130mm travel trail bike) and the Range VLT (the 170mm travel enduro bike). Plastic motor shroud is flimsy and seems unfinishedĭan & Wil review the 2022 Norco Sight VLTĪfter a great deal of anticipation, the brand new Norco Sight VLT has finally arrived.

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