New Commencal Meta 55 UK Edition

owen908
owen908 Posts: 170
edited December 2010 in Your mountain bikes
Just picked her up today.

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Torq energy ; cracking stuff!

Unfortunatley the Crank Brothers Joplin seat post wont fit the I beam seat so i'm going to have to invest in another saddle.

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By alexowen355, shot with FinePix S5700 S700 at 2009-07-08

The detail on the bike is fantastic. Looks so impressive in the flesh. I thought the stumpy loked good but i think this surpasses it by far. More importantly it should be fantastic to ride. Perhaps not as quick uphill but when things get vertical ive no doubt the meta will perform.

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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    owen908 wrote:
    Perhaps not as quick uphill but when things get vertical ive no doubt the meta will perform.

    Or break :lol:

    Amazing bike you got there though - jealous :lol:

    Love the finish, great parts too. - Have you got the remote joplin, or the 'lever under the saddle' design?
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • owen908
    owen908 Posts: 170
    hehe thanks.I had the remote lever version but to be honest it was a right pain. Used to frequently get stuck and require constant adjustment. I had it converted to the lever version but just need to get a new saddle now due to the i beam thingy...
  • KnightofCydonia
    KnightofCydonia Posts: 957
    nice, sir.
    Start Weight 18st 13lbs March 2009
    17st 10lbs August 2009
    17st 4lbs October 2009
    15st 12lbs December 2010

    Final planned weight 12st 7lbs
  • realnumber 1
    realnumber 1 Posts: 675
    Very nice and you will love riding it no doubt :) .
    My old Meta 5

    My 2012 Remedy
  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    Nice bike. Hope you enjoy riding it!

    But HOW MUCH TORQ!! Lol. Hope you didn't pay loads for it! Torq are selling it for £65 for 5 tubs (in any flavour combo IIRC), delivered!
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  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    Sweet 8)
    Commie Meta 5
    Rock Lobster
  • owen908
    owen908 Posts: 170
    bigchazrocks wrote:
    Nice bike. Hope you enjoy riding it!

    But HOW MUCH TORQ!! Lol. Hope you didn't pay loads for it! Torq are selling it for £65 for 5 tubs (in any flavour combo IIRC), delivered!

    i pay £8 per tub from the lbs which is quite good. I use quite alot, not only for drink but i sprinkle it on cornflakes and all sorts!
  • owen908
    owen908 Posts: 170
    Bit of an update . Frame snapped last month in the usual areas : shock mounting bracket and seat tube. Fast turn around from Madison ( 3 Weeks) and this arrived :

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    Noticably siffer than the previous one and the build quality is far better. However with it being white its a right pain to keep clean! Still descends like a demon but climbing is tough. It now weighs in at 32 lbs. I would have thought that it was going to weigh the same if not less than the other one.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Looks good in white!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Looking miles better in white. Now to get it on a diet :lol::lol:
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    definitely better in white

    PS It's a mountain bike, it's supposed to be dirty :)
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Looks absolutely lovely, and think it looks much better in white than black. Provides a bit more sparkle!

    A diet is needed.
    My London Road

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