NORCO OPTIC C3

It’s been a couple of great months on the Norco Optic C3 since our last issue, and if you have seen the upgrades on our website and social media you’ll know what we’re talking about.

With the original parts spec of the Norco Optic C3, you get an entry-level SRAM Eagle group set, some nice wheels with Novatec hubs and NoTubes Flow rims, and a Pike Select fork. While the Optic was the perfect bike to test the Microshift Advent X 1x10 system on for this issue thanks to the HG spline on the hubs, when Shimano launched the new Deore M6100 12-speed group set including a 10-51 cassette and Hyperglide Plus chain and cassette, that was the perfect performance upgrade to the Optic.

The Deore M6100 12-speed group has the same 10-51 gear range as SLX, Deore XT and XTR, but more importantly, it shares the tooth profiling and chain design, which makes for