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<\/a><\/a>The Norco adidas Race Division (NaRD) consists of Gracey Hemstreet, Bodhi Kuhn, Danny Hart, and Lina Frener, and is coached by the GOAT, Greg Minnaar. The Norco team riders will be attacking the rough and unrelenting 1199 track in search of gold on bikes custom-painted with the \u201cgold treatment<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0According to Norco, \u201cThe bikes are layered with a deep colour flake, contrasted between violet, \u2018frozen lemon\u2019, and ivory, with gold flakes catching the light in the sun. An extra detail is tucked under the shock: a special call-out to each team member who contributed to racing this year.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n While the paint jobs certainly look pretty cool, perhaps the most interesting thing we noticed is the team\u2019s DH frames. These are very clearly not the Torrent DH frame the brand launched earlier this summer<\/a>. That\u2019s obviously not a Horst-link suspension layout, and the difference in frame shape, along with the addition of an idler, points to a completely new DH platform. In fact, Norco hasn\u2019t been keeping this unreleased bike much of a secret; it was just featured in NaRD\u2019s \u201cAll Hands on Deck\u201d video that came out a couple of days ago (see below). It seems the Norco team has been testing it most of the season and will be racing it again this weekend.<\/p>\n Additionally, the NaRD team is getting new race kits that match their custom frame paint jobs. These new kits also strongly emphasize the classic adidas 3-stripe logo, with stripes that extend down the arms and legs all the way to the shoes. Yes, the shoes. <\/p>\n The NaRD team appears to be showing off some unreleased adidas mountain bike shoes, the same shoes that adidas has been teasing recently on its social media channels (see below). With dual BOA dials, those definitely look like MTB shoes, although the prominent 3-stripe branding and small 5-10 logo are a step in a different direction for the brand. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/figure>\nBike Check<\/h3>\n
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