9/28/2023 0 Comments Commencal meta 29![]() ![]() I do want to experiment with some tokens in the Lyrik. I really like the plush feel of the Rockshox suspension setup. I love the Schwalbe Magic Mary and Hans Dampf tyres on the Spank Oozy rims. ![]() It makes me a more confident mountain biker, which is important because that gives me more energy to focus on guiding clients. ![]() This is the best bike I could possibly ask for as my next guiding bike. The AM 29 picks up speed very easy and when I keep on being concentrated that speed it never makes me feel I am out of control. You just have to really hang into the bike, it asks for an attack position when you are riding it down technical descents with a lot of tight corners. This bike is by far the easiest bike to throw around corners I have had. People don’t have to afraid that 29-ers are not as nibble as bikes with 27.5 sized wheels. Around Ainsa you have some long climbs that ask for 1,5 - 2 hours of pedalling up, which is very comfortable on this bike. The 29-er wheels and the 1x12 gearing makes it climb good on steeper and more technical climbs. My initial experience was that this bike is FAST, really FAST! This is not a bike to ride mellow, if you are not concentrated the bike will throw you of. My riding experience on the Commencal META AM29 TEAM.Ĭoming from a hardtail and an older model Kona Process 153, it took a few rides to really get to know the META, I am still in that process which came to a standstill when the corona lockdown started in Spain mid March. The hardtail Meta was great for improving my riding skills, and it was a perfect guiding bike for the more flowy trails, but for the hardcore technical enduro descents in Zona Zero it was not enough. By the end of last year it was time to step it up and make sure I started riding a bike that could level with those of my clients. ![]() Picking the Commencal META AM 29 TEAM 2020.ĭuring the 2018 & 2019 season I was riding the Commencal Meta HT, sometimes I jumped on my trusty old Kona Process 153. Of course it is great to build your own workhorse/ dream bike, but with running two businesses and having a busy family life, it was just more practical to buy a complete bike and upgrade when needed. At the beginning of 2020 it was time to look for a new guiding bike. So far my experiences with Commencal has been really good. They make great looking bikes from a design point of view. I did some research into other (local) bike brands back early 2018, but to me Commencal seemed the best option. Especially on the way back home after the ride.This bike makes me a better mountain bike guide.Įver since I moved to Ainsa I decided to ride Commencal bikes for enduro & trail bikes. On this bike I can't get anywhere near my old PB.Īlso, very steep seat angle is fantastic for climbing but on flats (I have around 15-20 minutes of riding through the city to get to the beginning of the uphill trail) you can feel that pressure on your hands is significant. However, there is a trail on my local hill that is some kind of narrow manmade light downhill pumptrack with a lot of flowy but tight turns. I almost felt disappointed when I found out that bike just rails through the turns like it should. On my firs 3 rides I was expecting it in every turn. Even if my technique improves significantly.Īfter that idiotic review on enduro magazine I was scared that my Large Meta will be somehow unbalanced because of short chainstays (my old trail bike had 450 mm) and that my front wheel will wash out whenever I don't pay attention. Honestly, I don't think I will ever be able to say that this bike is holding me down. Where I could feel that I'm riding on the edge with my old trail bike, this one is sure footed and miles from the limit. It's around 2.5 kg heavier than my previous trail bike with 135 mm of travel and I still managed to take a handful of uphill PBs. ![]()
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