![]() Schwalbe's Magic Mary tyre, in the Addix Soft compound up front, adds confidence in the turns too, working well to provide grip in both the wet and the dry.Īt the rear, the older Hans Dampf didn't match the Mary's competence, but production bikes should come with the updated Hans Dampf, which is a definite improvement on the old.Ĭommencal Meta AM 29 Team Edition geometry With the suspension dealing admirably with the ground, and the Code RSC brakes on my test bike (stock bikes will come with the impressive Guide RE brake) offering ample power, you're able to focus more on line choice. The composed ride gives extra confidence when things turn more technical and steep. A coil shock out back gives an incredibly supple ride - Nico Brizin / Commencal The coil rear shock feels great on the rocky stutter bumps, and is matched by the latest generation RockShox Lyrik RC2 fork, which is arguably the best enduro fork on the market now. In the straights the bike is confident, the big wheels and balanced geometry feeling relatively stable (though a longer reach would add yet more stability here) and the supremely supple suspension keeps the wheels tracking the ground. While some longer travel enduro bikes can feel sluggish until things get steep - with a stable pedalling platform, and a geometry that isn't ridiculously raked out - the Meta AM 29 manages to feel responsive and agile, ideal for ducking and diving around the rocks and turns that litter Ainsa's trails. That anti-squat also comes into play when the trails start their descent back towards the valley floor. Top-end dampers from RockShox grace the top-end build - Nico Brizin / Commencal There's plenty of stability from the suspension, with plenty of anti-squat preventing too much pedal bob around the sag point. Where climbing was done with the shock fully open, the sensitivity of the coil meant traction was incredibly good. Here, the lockout lever on the Vivid rear shock was handy, giving a firm lockout that maximised efficiency. While most of the riding was uplifted, I did tackle some very steep climbs. On the dry, rocky trails of Ainsa - Nico Brizin / Commencal Commencal Meta AM 29 Team Edition ride experience ![]() I rode the bike for two days in Ainsa, Spain, on the dry, rocky and very fast trails made famous by the EWS. ![]() The 160mm alloy bike has already won an EWS under Cecile Ravanel, and Commencal's engineers say the bike's ground-up design has an improved suspension kinematic and an increase in stiffness, because bigger wheels exert more twist on a frame, so added frame stiffness keeps the feel consistent. The Meta AM 29 looks very similar to its smaller wheeled sibling, the Meta AM V4.2, but the frame is completely new, sharing only the odd dropout and tube from the V4.2. Commencal Meta AM V4.2 Essential review.It's therefore no surprise that more and more manufacturers are bringing out long-travel big-wheelers. With 2018 looking like a breakthrough year in downhill (and the Enduro World Series), 29ers seem to be all the rage in gravity-fuelled mountain biking at the moment. On the dry, rocky trails of Ainsa - Nico Brizin / Commencal
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