1/5/2024 0 Comments Commencal meta tr 29 race 2021![]() ![]() You still know it's basic characteristics. The cheaper version would likely ride very similarly, but be a bit heavier and maybe a bit less tuneable. It's long chainstays lead to it being stable and fast, but more of a plow bike than being agile poppy. The top of the line bikes might be nicer, but they're nicer in the same way, so reviewing them against one another will still give us a decent understanding of the pros and cons.įor example: This bike is a slowish, but capable climber. The component specs for each is pretty similarly stepped and I doubt many people could really feel an acute difference between GX and X01 or Fox Factory and Performance elite anyway. ![]() Do you think it would really differ? Most of these bikes (save maybe the exotic high pivots) are available in builds in that price range. Carbon Patrol may be my next bike down the line once there's a RS version available. And the spec on the Team needs nothing (save maybe a bar), the value is there. Don't buy it for flat land, but for steep ups and downs, no complaints. Reminds me of a charger ski has a min speed (walking pace), but above that it gives no f*cks, and corners great. On the downs its a mini-DH bike f*cking rad, eats chunk, but supportive enough to get airborne. It is heavy and long, but as others have said, she cruises up tech and fire roads at her own pace I do climb a fair bit but have legs and lungs and don't mind suffering. Loved my Sentinel and got used to its style (all over the front wheel), but the Meta SX fits me better, to the point that I extended the stays on my Sender Mullet as well (435-445). ![]() Coming from a Carbon Sentinel (435mm stays), on the XL, the longer stays (445mm) are much more predictable/balanced. XL for my 6'2 (6'3 arms, 35" inseam) ETT on the L was too short for climbing. It's also a fair option for someone who wants to race enduro, as long as climbing and agility aren't priorities, and would work best for riders who live near steep, rough terrain.įor posterity, picked one of these up as a Sea to Sky trail bike. The Meta SX would make an excellent bike park rig, as the burly bike would almost definitely hold up well over time and the stable, dampened ride feels great on chunky trails and steep, rocky tech. There is that flip chip that can be used to speed up the handling a touch, but that amounts to more of a small attitude adjustment rather than a wholesale transformation. That feeling was less apparent at higher speeds and on trails where the bike felt more in its element: the straight, steep rough stuff. At times it felt tough to manage both ends of the bike at once - while the reach isn't that long, the slack head angle and fairly long chainstays can make it feel like a lot to handle. The centered body position while climbing carries over to descending, with the long rear end balancing out the slack front of the bike. I felt great anywhere I needed to get off the brakes and just let the bike go, but I think I was a little slow in the twisty corners." It started relatively flat with some pedally sections, then dropped into steeper, choppier terrain, with a series of stair-step drops, a few root doubles, and some fast corners.ĭon't forget that timing is just one of many ways to judge a bike, and a fast lap time is a.) subject to my own preferences and comfort on the bike and b.) doesn't always mean it's the best for everyone.Īlicia Leggett: "The Commencal Meta SX finished third in my timed testing, 1.6 seconds off the Intense and 0.1 ahead of the Transition. This timed lap was what I'll call "tech-flow." It was a tech trail that made sense in the way that it flowed, and it was easy to find fast lines and carry speed. It's a bike made to get up to get down, so don't expect to set any uphill speed records on this one, but it'll make the ascent comfortable if you don't rush it. With the long rear end, the front of the bike never felt prone to lifting, and it was easy to transfer power right into the rear wheel. The bike is quite balanced over roots and rocks, making it easy to spin up the techy spots, and the steep seat tube angle helped keep us up over the front of the bike to prevent the front wheel from wandering ahead of us due to the slack head angle. In fact, we were all impressed by its traction and ability to churn up the climbs, even if the weight made us less than excited to sprint uphill. It's by no means an especially poor climber. It feels pretty efficient, with very minimal bobbing or sagging under the pedals, but it's hard to escape the weight (35.9 lb / 16.3 kg) and length (1286 mm wheelbase) of the bike, and it's just a lot of bike to move up the hill, especially through corners. ![]() The Commencal Meta SX is a slow and steady climber. ![]()
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