commencal 2021

melmark

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Dec 29, 2018
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You guys are killing me!!! I gotta wait till next year!!!
I will have a New In Box Signature Meta Power 29 in the now unobtainable color Electric Lagoon/White (think of the rarity!) available for sale on Friday for the bargain price of just $14,000! What a deal! Why wait? ;):LOL:
 

robat

New Member
Nov 12, 2020
32
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Germany
Anyone else confused by the geometry?
Reach and stack seem to fit, but the TT seems super short (cause STA is so steep). I wonder if I should choose the frame size primarily by the reach I like (size s) or by TT length and sizing table (m at 1,71m).
Anyone else stuck between two sizes?
 

noblige

Member
Aug 30, 2020
69
63
California
Anyone else confused by the geometry?
Reach and stack seem to fit, but the TT seems super short (cause STA is so steep). I wonder if I should choose the frame size primarily by the reach I like (size s) or by TT length and sizing table (m at 1,71m).
Anyone else stuck between two sizes?
This is my 3rd bike from Commencal, always stuck with Large even though reach keeps getting longer (460mm -> 470mm -> 475mm), and top tube shorter (625mm -> 625mm -> 614mm)
 

ShaneBean

Member
Sep 2, 2020
28
5
West Virginia
Called today to find out where I am in the queue. They didn't give me a number but told me it should ship next week or so. I'm in the united states. And my order was placed on September 4th.
 

robat

New Member
Nov 12, 2020
32
11
Germany
This is my 3rd bike from Commencal, always stuck with Large even though reach keeps getting longer (460mm -> 470mm -> 475mm), and top tube shorter (625mm -> 625mm -> 614mm)
The only other Commencal I own is a 2017 Furious in size m. Compared by the numbers it seems tiny (even if you compare it with the size s Meta Power SX). So size m SX seems way off for me, but I could be wrong, since Commencal recommends size m for 1,68m-1,80m.
 

roboticinvesting

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Oct 27, 2020
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Calgary
I am a shy over 167cm and went with a small based. I like the more nimble feeling of a smaller bike on the downhills. I have learned over the years to trust what the manufacturers recommend in terms of sizing, and then if I am stuck between sized I go smaller. that said, I have a shorter torso.
 

robat

New Member
Nov 12, 2020
32
11
Germany
I am a shy over 167cm and went with a small based. I like the more nimble feeling of a smaller bike on the downhills. I have learned over the years to trust what the manufacturers recommend in terms of sizing, and then if I am stuck between sized I go smaller. that said, I have a shorter torso.
So you are 3 cm in the recommendation of size s an 1 cm before the m recommendation. I am just the other way around ?
I also prefer my bike on the smaller side, but I'm confused cause TT in s is so super short.

I hope that some of the lucky ones, who get their Metas in the next days can share their opinions ?
 

Duggan

Active member
Feb 20, 2019
62
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Isle of Man
Am around 178cm and I’ve got a medium 2020 SX and it suits me about perfect ?? the reach on these newer Commencals is fairly long and even though I could ride either size according to the sizing chart, I feel the large would have felt to big.
 

Sean1.0

Member
Aug 2, 2020
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Kernowshire
I prefer the shape of the frame just above the motor though, with the slight angle up vs the other 2021 pic of the Essential MT29, motor seems like it wants to be angled up slightly more... purely for aesthetics mind...

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dunno if it's been mentioned... but has anyone noticed the frame design above the motor appears to be different on the new Dirt and Graphite models ?

As per the comment above I made in August when the first pics leaked... it seems to angle up more to the downtube...

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EDIT* ... scrap that... looks like the renders for the Graphite and Dirt are not using the EP8 and seem based on the 2020 model for some reason.
 

Hugh-Jazz

Member
Jan 15, 2020
97
61
San Marcos, CA
dunno if it's been mentioned... but has anyone noticed the frame design above the motor appears to be different on the new Dirt and Graphite models ?

As per the comment above I made in August when the first pics leaked... it seems to angle up more to the downtube...

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EDIT* ... scrap that... looks like the renders for the Graphite and Dirt are not using the EP8 and seem based on the 2020 model for some reason.
The pics give a nice comparison of the EP8 vs E8000 sizes. The EP8 looks like a nice improvement.
 

JW9

Member
Sep 5, 2020
31
37
UK
If you are looking for a lighter battery option than the new BT-8036, you need the BT-8035-L for 2021 models with EP8 system, it is the same size as the BT-8036 but lighter with less range.
I’m considering this battery swap as it saves 600grams
 

melmark

Active member
Dec 29, 2018
189
105
US
If you are looking for a lighter battery option than the new BT-8036, you need the BT-8035-L for 2021 models with EP8 system, it is the same size as the BT-8036 but lighter with less range.
I’m considering this battery swap as it saves 600grams
Yes for shorter rides you can save weight I suppose. Or if you are going on an epic ride and carry an extra battery lighter is better.

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