Norco Search Takes on Slickrock

The Norco Search gravel bike is put to the test on slickrock terrain, navigating sand, singletrack, and chunky rock over a 10-mile ride to see how well this gravel-focused bike handles extreme conditions.

Lukas Brinkerhoff

January 28, 2026

1 min read

the norco search takes on slickrock

The Norco Search continues to be abused. This time we throw slickrock into the mix to see how this bike, meant for gravel road riding, can handle the chunk.

Overall, it took the abuse like a champ navigating sand, singletrack, and chunky slickrock over the course of the 10-mile ride. Moose did manage to pop the headset loose and the rear wheel wasn't super happy about it, but once we got the bike up into the stand, it was a quick fix to get it right back into perfect riding shape. We've got to give it an A+ for handling this level of Moose Abuse.