I’ve got the Norco Indie Drop which is the older version of the Search. Ithink the Search takes slightly bigger tyres but otherwise is the same. It’s a great bike, (my first with drop bars) and I’ve used it for touring, winter commuting and just general road riding.
I find it rides a lot better with front panniers and a Tubus Tara or similar rack than rear panniers as the rear triangle doesn’t have super thick tubes. This does mean it’s nice and compliant so good for rougher roads.
For reference I’m 6’1″ and have the 57cm frame, the tall headube means you can get a more upright position which is nice for riding in traffic!
Here’s some pictures of mine loaded up, the second is before I did the Ridgeway and it coped really well.
I commute on an Arkose 1, 2014 model,picked it up secondhand. Well happy with it even with the bike snob factor of it being an Evans bike. They get loads of kudos on some threads on here anyway. Came with the stock kenda small block 8 tyres which were very comfy over crappy roads but stuck some conti gators on and it nips along well. I’m 5ft 8, it’s a medium and is very comfy to ride. Can’t beat discs in traffic and rain, for sure.
I’ve got an Arkose 1 which I’ve used for commuting, road riding and some thrashing through woods and local gravel tracks. Does all of that pretty well. Glad I had the discs when I was out yesterday and needed to stop in a hurry on a muddy bit. Looking at getting a wheelset for winter so I can put road tires on for the commute and knobbly CX tyres on for the mud.
Brill, any chance you can send us some info sooner please? How tall you are? What size have you had? How heavy is the bike?
And are the wheels up too much?
Cheers
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