Norco VPS B-LINE 2005 VS Specialized EPIC MARATHON 2008 specs comparison

Norco VPS B-Line

General Infos

Model	VPS B-Line
Manufacturer	Norco
Year of production	2005
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Color choice	-Gray
Sizes	- Small
Sizes	- Small

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	24 X 2.50 (inches) Kenda Kinetics
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	24 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Hayes Sole XC Levers Hayes Sole XC Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: Shimano FH-M475 Disc Front: Shimano HB-M475 Disc
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Sun Rims Single Track
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	14ga. Straight Gauge DT Swiss Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Titec Hell Bent
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Kalloy Aluminum
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless FSA

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) KMC IG-31
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	118 (millimeters) Spindle TruVativ GIGA Pipe DH
Crankset parts and sizes	32/22 Teeth TruVativ Blaze
Gear shift levers	Shimano Alivio RapidFire
Rear gear set	11 - 32 Teeth 8-speed

Norco VPS B-Line Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Alivio
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Alivio
Fork material	Dual Crown Aluminum
Fork type	120 (millimeters) Travel Marzocchi EXR Pro Coil

Other Specs of Norco VPS B-Line

Component group sets	Downhill Mix
Pedals details	Wellgo Big Flats
Rear shock absorber	4 (inches) - 5 (inches) Adjustable Travel Fox Vanilla R
Saddle seat	Axiom Freeride
Seat post extension	30.0 (millimeters) Diameter Kalloy SP-351

Specialized Epic Marathon

General Infos

Model	Epic Marathon
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2008
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Ano Black and White
Sizes	- Small - Medium - Large - Extra large

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (inches) Specialized Fast Track Control LK
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	160 (millimeters) Rear Brakes 185 (millimeters) Front and Magura Marta Magura Marta Levers Magura Marta
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: DT Swiss Front: Specialized Hi Lo Disc
Rims manufacturer	28-hole and 32-hole DT Swiss XR 4.2D
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Niples
Spoke wheel	2.0/1.7/1.8 Butted DT Swiss Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	M5 Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	31.8 6 Up 640 (millimeters) Wide 8 Back Specialized OS XC Low Rise Carbon Bar
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	3D Forged With CNC Finish 31.8 (millimeters) Clamp Specialized
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Threadless

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) SRAM PC-971 With Power Link
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Shimano XT
Crankset parts and sizes	2-piece Crank and BB 22/32/44 Teeth Shimano M-760 XT Hollowtech II
Gear shift levers	SRAM X-0 Trigger
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 9-speed

Specialized Epic Marathon Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Dual-pull and clamp-on 34.9 (millimeters) Shimano XT
Derailleur (Rear)	SRAM X-0
Fork material	Single Crown Aluminum
Fork type	100 (millimeters) Travel Fox F100 RLC

Other Specs of Specialized Epic Marathon

Component group sets	Mountain Mix
Pedals details	Crank Brothers Smarty
Rear shock absorber	100 (millimeters) Travel Specialized AFR Flow Control
Saddle seat	Ti Rails Specialized Phenom
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Thomson Setback