This MTB Brand Doesn’t Do Carbon Bikes, So I Bought This…
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 เม.ย. 2024
- It’s my first time owning a bike from this brand and so far I am impressed. Check out the unboxing and build of my first enduro bike of 2024!
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Putting tubes in a prebuild makes two ways of sense: You dont run the risk of the tire deflating as it maybe sits in a box for weeks or months, making a mess if there was sealant in it. The other benefit would be that the tire is already nicely stretched into shape, making it easier to set it up tubeless. And then you have a emergency tube on hand too! 😊
Nice! True haha!
Well if you set up tubeless corectly you have no issues even if sealant drys off
@@edgarsnezinu1439 yeah, but the factories need to pack it up quick not do it properly
My YT Capra also came with tubes. Probably a mail order thing for the reasons @Ganiscol stated.
Yep, I've had 3 Canyon Strives, a YT Capra, a YT Decoy, Nukeproof Scout, Nukeproof Giga, and a Commencal Supreme V5, all came with tubes installed
Love Commencal, just got new Rockshox race Clash. Bit of a beast for the bikepark.
Sick! Enjoy it
Yes! Can't wait for this one. I have the SX v4. Interested to hear your feedback.
Awesome! Thanks
Freaking awesome man, I have a Commencal and love the geometry compared to some other bikes I have ridden. I think they do a great job at value for what you get, cant wait to see the shred on it!
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Looking forward to this review...I REALLY need to upgrade to a full squish from a hard tail.
Heck yeah!
Such nice looking bikes. My old 2020 meta am was one of my most favourite bikes, thing just hauled ass. I'm sure the v5 will too.
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Well done Lewis. Thanks for this video. I learnt that Commencal only makes alloy bikes. Never knew that. Looking forward to you riding full 29r again. Also loving the Rockshox suspension information. Excellent entertainment and knowledge.
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Hi bud nice to meet ya 🤙...Had a good day up Innerleithen some serious runs up there ... Take it easy bud Keep the vids coming.. Mint !!... Top Man 👌😎
Seen you at Nevis range the other weekend, Got the same bike but the mixed wheel (SX) it’s great!!
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Nice work buddy!! COMMENCAL was allways my favourite bike brand because their bikes look hell good and they only build the frames out of aluminium. Also that you can personally customise your own bike online is such a sick feature that is really rare on the bike market these days! Keep up the great work!👍
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Stunning looking home
Gonna look unreal with some Rockshox suspension 😍
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RS coil is sublime with the JTech WPS upgrade and saved some weight with EXT v2 spring
11:19 For those that don't know it's by Jagwire. I've not tried the square one, but the pivoting ones are nice, But they tend to slide on my bike. Which is a Geometron G1 and got Formula Cura 4 brakes.
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Ive got the 2021 meta and i honestly love it, super capable confidence inspiring and reacts exatly as i want it too
Also have there dirt jumper as the size Long fits me awesome for a taller guy (6ft 2")
Awesome! Cheers for the comment
On point with the upgrades , must say I did the same very switch out with the fox to Rockshox coil which on my SX V4 is 62.5 on your V5 takes a 230x65 …… I am 185 with gear and am close or at 500# for rear coil, running same tires you are switching over to with DH casing but thinking of switching to the Gravity casing went with Noble for rims to shed a bit of lower weight with I9’s for hubs ands Cam Zink Dev5 155 cranks
Sweet bit of kit! May it serve you well Lewis! What happened with the the Canyon Torque by the way? Did it get replaced by the V10? Cheers! Love your vids man ✌🏽
Thanks! I sold it to my friend! Awesome bike still. Thanks
Stoked on the bike (I was wrong 😂). Everybody wants a Commencal sometime in their lives 💪 But I’m most stoked on the hanging baskets and butterflys 😊😊😊
Hahaha
I was close to buyng one once, a friend of mine offered me to buy my Lapierre for 500 and a friend was selling his commençal for a bit more, sadly i got there late and he had already sold it. Three months later the bike was crashed and destroyed against a tree, it was so bad that the forks and frame were completely gone
That is a sick bike congrats
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Sweeeeeet bike bro, I just picked up a frame from them and I’m waiting on some new parts, would love to hear about what you think of the sizing since commencal makes some BIG bikes
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This bike looking sick, mate. I hope you have a good time on it. 👌🏻
Cheers
I think you should definitely take a look on the Crossworx Dash. It's a small brand, that still manufactures their frames locally for a reasonable price. Hella beautiful bikes with a hella aggressive manner, at least from what I read and saw
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I wanted a trail bike for some variety and ended up getting the T.E.M.P.O. T- Type. Couldn’t be any happier. So stoked on Commencal🤙🏽
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I thought Commencal when you said value for money but thought it was going to be the Clash. Great bikes, never felt more comfortable on mine!
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As far as I’ve experienced working in a shop, every new bike I’ve built regardless of price comes with tubes installed.
Can’t ship bikes with sealant pre installed since it will just dry up and shops also don’t know how long a bike will sit on the sales floor. Typically tubeless conversion is done during the pre sale checkover once the bike is sold.
Interesting
my Stanton came tubeless, but that was custom built
commencal meta v5. such a distinct frame shape
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Knew it was Commencal as soon as I read "deosn't do carbon bikes" - These are beautiful bikes.
Good guess haha
2:25 + adjust shifters and brakes, set up tubeless and suspension, i usually have to adjust headsets, and its always wise to check torque on stem, crank, and linkage bolts
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First thing I thought was Commencal. They are a beast of a bike for good value and quality, I built a Meta HT and put it through some hard enduro rides to include Whistler.
Heck ya
I’m so jealous that can’t wait to see you ride it .keep it up👍
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XT is a slept on groupset. Good luck with the bike!
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Looking forward to seeing this bro 👊 ❤
Cheers dude
What a dream bike!! Been window shopping one of them for a hot minute
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Just dropping to say I love your channel mate (and the bike)!
Thanks so much
Bike is looking nice! Hope you enjoy it!
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Nice! What do you do with the parts you replace?
Sell them
As someone who works ina bike shop and builds bikes similar to this, inner tubes are installed to prevent the tire from deforming in the box. really common on ebikes aswell :) hope thats helpful
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Commencal 👌🤤 Build a Clash for the upcoming seasons and the following, until know, I’m loving it 😍
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My Nukeproof Mega and Mondraker Crafty R, both came with tubes in them
Oh I see
Why are you switching the Fox?
Keep going!
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Lets see bro! 🫠 wish all good with the new bike. A lot shred 🔥.
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Soon as i read 'doesnt do carbon' i knew itd be Commencal. Absolutely love my Meta. Really hope you like it, beautiful bike
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Such a lush rig
Cheers
hope Yeti sb160/165 soon
They look nice for sure
Yeti sb160 is an absolute do it all bike highly recommend! Got my first yeti sb160 and over the moon with it.The commencal looks sweet too!
The YT bikes also come with tubes. I have a YT traily and a commencal bosch enduro ebike. Both have been working great 👍
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my friend had an one or two generations older Meta and he never got warm with it and i also did not quite like the geo for some reason's i can't tell. I don't know what felt weird but excited for your review for the new Meta as some pople also did like the older gen's
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Looks very nice man, what happened to the fort William video
Years ago I purchased the Meta AM (you know, that blue one) as a frame only from Chain Reaction Cycles for a bargain £700! It was an awesome looking bike but having gone from a Specialized Enduro SL that I'd customised with a Fox 36 Vanilla and a Fox Vanilla Coil at the rear, which uses the Horst Link system, sadly, I never managed to get the Meta AM to feel as capable and confident. But I must say, your new bike looks absolutely amazing and it's good to see that Commencial have decided upon using a different suspension/linkage system, because honestly the Faux Bar design really doesn't compete with the Horst Link system in my humble opinion. It will be good to hear your opinion on how it feels in use.
Thanks!!!
Hey man, theres nothing wrong with tubes. In the old days we`d patch punctures in the field all the time 🤣🤣
Haha oh I know
I think it’s a commencal, could be either the sx or the am, I personally have the SX and I absolutely love it
Nice, you should try the privateer 161 gen2 once it comes
Hmm never thought of those. Not been a fan of how the bike looks personally
@@LewisBuchanan yeah, the hunch back look isn't stunning but geo looks pretty good. A DH bike basically
Yes could be a good dh rig
New bike looking fresh! Let's go ⛳
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Awesome love the raw aluminum need to do this to my e bike 👍
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Raw means no anodizing or paint but brushed and this looks at the very least to be silver anodized, perhaps even coated.
I like raw because you can just scotch brite scratches out of it.
That is gonna ride sweet as hell with a coil on the rear.👍
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Sweet bike! 😎 Enjoy it! Too bad about the coil shock. Commencal makes some great bikes.
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They do make beautiful machines.
Oh yup
Orbea Rallon (which i run full carbon) or an Atherton am170. Both epic bi,es. Looking forward to what you think of riding that!?
They do look nice yes!
Check the linkage is suitable for a coil shock and which brand is recommended. Some linkages with a yolk connection to the shock snap coil shock shafts.
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I ride a commercial clash, best bike I’ve had over the years. The meta looks very nice. btw are you selling the shock you took off it 🤣😂👍
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My Canyon Spectral CF8 came with tubes!
Hmm cool
Hey Lew, quick question if you don't mind: Now that you aren't sponsored by Norco, I was wondering how the Range compares to other bikes you have ridden. Climbing, jumping, tech? I've tried the Spindrift before so maybe a comparison to that please? I am an advanced rider, I am doing SoCal double black tech and some pretty sizeable jumps, 25ft plus tables and 15ft gaps. I still need something I can pedal back up 2000 ft + climbs. Thanks!
I have the meta tr 2022. It's a fantastic bike not the lightest bike but it's a hoot to throw about. And it's a really comfortable bike to be riding for a couple of hours at a time. I find it the most comfortable bike I have ridden. Can't wait to find out how the new v5 is as I'm thinking of an upgrade. The only thing that let's my bike down is I can't fit the new sram t-type to it
Nice!
Ah you bought my bike 😅🤣🤘🙏. Love it bruh.
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try the new tyee, the new forbidden dreadnaught or the new rocky mountain altitude. All great bikes, would like to see you ride them.
Sick.
Why did you not go with the Meta SX which has 170/165 mullet? The full 29er is only 160/150 travel.
Wanted to get back on a full 29
Love mine!
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Try the new Rocky Mountain Altitude next. They completely redesigned it. Looks awesome 🔥
I saw that. Looks call!
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commencal... the chainstay protektor on the thumbnail said it all
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I saw that head tube / top tube joinery and got commencal immediately
I had a Commencal Meta HT AM it was an absolute beast of a Hardtail that could handle anything. Enjoy
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9:01 Definitely not easiest frame to swap or install brakes on. looks like a nightmare. I prefer all external part from dropper post. Which my Geometron G1 has, love it. Definitely a bike you should try.
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i would love it if more bikes came with tubes.. the rim is taped so the tubes can be used on the trail for a backup! it's like getting $8 for free!
How does it compare to the Norco Range you had? I'm thinking of getting one that i've found heavily discounted, Transition Spire direct from the importer is also on my list...
Commencal probably lighter n pedals better too
You should try a mondraker!!! riding a foxy myself and it's mint.
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I thought all full build bikes ship with tubes. Makes for a quicker build at the factory, no chance of sealant going off or leaking in storage. Some people still actually prefer tubes (no idea why) or might want to fit inserts.
I never knew thus
@@LewisBuchanan I've never been able to build a bike up. All my families have been off the shelf in the sales. Would love to do it though and have the freedom to try new components!
lewis ill be honest bro love your content have for years, i broke my back 5 years ago on a jump been back riding 8 months but lost so much with been off work, if you have any parts you're not using please let me know haha. If you dont ask you dont get, currently got a gt fury frame trying to build up.
Glad ya back on a bike! Fair play to ya. No worries 🙏🏽🫡
@@LewisBuchanan what a guy thank you, married two kids now hard to get back to decent. much love bro keep up the content glsd youre back more
Commencal baby!!!
Yewwww yes
Lewis have you tried a sram electric drivetrain yet I’ve had a go on a bike with it but I couldn’t really see what the fuss is about?
I’ve tried it. Pretty cool but not much of an advantage at all in my opinion
Thought it was a Knolly for sure. Watching too much Vancan 😂
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The tyre shwalbe are not good?
I m waiting the t ype chalk v5
Can I get the old parts and the old fox suspension parts when u get all the new ones? BTW great video and love comencal
Could buy them yes haha
Cheers
How much for the brakes and bars? @@LewisBuchanan
@@LewisBuchananand how much for the old tires?
Great purchase! Commencal have been making great enduro bikes out of aluminium for ever proving carbon isn't always the bees knees in frame material. I swear by aluminium. Can't wait to see you ride it
Thanks!
Next enduro bike I’m gonna make an assumption and think it’s the canyon torque because of the shock length (probably wrong)
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What brand are the valve cap that’s you are running on that bike?
Peatys
Just a question but why would you buy the best build even though you replace them with different parts
To sell the parts, and saves me buying and installing bb and drivetrain and headsets etc
@@LewisBuchanan okay, make sence
Can you review dartmoor rocbird thanks greetings from philippines
5:31 Any reason you did not want the Schwalbe tyres? I've had so much bad experience with Maxxis I'm not going to return to Maxxis. So many faulty tyres, some even had thread pointing to the right, all got warped or were warped from new, bead looked like I sanded it. it was Shorty & High Roller 2, more of those. So I eventually gave up. So I'm disappointed with the quality. But haven't tried Schwalbe apart from their studded tyres, which performed well. Maybe Norwegian distributor got massive load of faulty tyres.
Sponsored by maxxis! They are my go to!
@@LewisBuchanan Things might have improved I don't know, but I should have tried warranty, but at the time everyone in Norway were out of stock, and I bought all tyres I could get to have in stock for riding and for next season. So at that point I decided not to return them as I needed them. So have some barely used tyres, the rest are worn out. But I always had issues with the tyres warping, maybe not the first tyres I got the first years but after that every single tyre was faulty, stock was always low too. But stock does not seem to be an issue anymore this was years ago. I switched to Michelin but they crack at the knobs, but bead is like new. So won't risk tyre blowing off. Even the DHR2 on the XC bike I barely ride got warped tyres. I wonder why it happens. But I'm not the only one, seen comments in Facebook groups even a vid mentioning same issue. So I hope things have improved. Some call it the ''Maxxis wobble''
But years ago I used to like the Maxxis tyres when ever it was, maybe 2016, I don't think I had issues then, but after that it was crazy. Some were so bad they should not have even passed visual inspection. But even in recent years I saw some had issues with it, but think it was one or two years ago. But I hope Maxxis has taken this issue seriously.
Stuff happens, but this was so extreme I just couldn't take it anymore. Michelin thread/knobs wear out quicker. But love the handling of the Wild Enduro, super stable, also stable when at extreme lean angle and turn angle so made track stands easier. I did not like the squirmy feel The Shorty and High Roller 2 gave, but not tried the new Shorty. They sure were super slow rolling but good in mud.
@@LewisBuchanan 5:36 I'm curious if the cornering knob feel has changed from DHR2, original Shorty, and High Roller 2, I found them to be to squirmy. But liked how durable the knobs were. 5:42 the thread pattern looks good, but not super fast, but looks liek they will transition well.
It’s a Pivot (well, I saw you on a Pivot on Pinned TV 🎉).
😂 good guess
Dear Sir you got a fine taste in bikes!
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What tyre width do you run and why?
2.5 , just feels right
@@LewisBuchanan I’ve been on 2.6 but considering 2.3 or 2.4 to cut into the mud a bit more. I’ll keep 2.6 on the dry weather / trail centre setup. Tyres are so expensive to just try out
Personally I wouldn't be happy with a steerer tube cut that short, otherwise it looks a great bike for the money - I though it was going to be one of the Cotic Frameworks colabs to be honest.
I mean feels ok so far. Now that would be cool. I’d love to ride one of those
Lovely ride
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No carbon.... Was hoping maybe a Madonna v3 custom build.
What's the bar rise?
Another cool vid 👍
35 mm rise I think
You should do the new forbidden dreadnaught next. it looks sick haha
Looks alright eh
Does being sponsored by them in the past, change what you can do with their brand?
Atherton 170 and the new Forbidden Dreadnought reviews would be good
True!
nice! although wouldn't it have been easier (and cheaper) to get the frame and build it up, given you're changing most parts on it?
Probably not. Costs a tone for full drivetrain and other bits and bobs
Try Niner WFO 9 RDO
Unique bike for sure.
Was thinking hope or atherton?
Atherton would be cool. I’ll maybe try one
Just curious, why buy the complete bike then swap out all of the major components? Fork, shock, wheels, brakes, tires...why not buy the frame without the shock and build it how you want?
Cause ful bike comes with all the bits and bobs! And I can sell the suspension etc
@@LewisBuchanan fair enough 👍😎👍
I was also highly interested in the bike but as a mechanical engineer I just cant support "yoked" frames
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