Commencal’s tweaked Meta HT hardtail released with 2021 build and a couple of frame updates.
Think Commencal and you will probably picture downhill race runs, enduro wins, and aggressive full-suspension bikes, but full-bounce isn’t all they do. The Commencal Meta HT has been a regular in the range for a couple of years already and remains popular among a variety of different riders today.
Compared to the full-suspension bikes, the geometry of the Meta HT is aimed at playing around and having fun, rather than podiums and all-out race speed, and the 2021 version of the bike drops standover to take the play to a new level.
The 2021 Meta HT follows its roots with a shortish reach, the ability to run 27.5 or 29in wheels and options for either 150mm or 160mm forks. The tweaked frame does now have a shorter seat tube length so that riders who do want more reach can opt for a larger bike and also take advantage of modern, long-travel, dropper posts.
2021 Commencal Meta HT geometry
| S | M | L | XL | |
| 1 – Seat Tube Length | 380 mm | 420 mm | 465 mm | 490 mm |
| 2 – Seat Tube Angle | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° |
| 3 – Head Tube Angle | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° |
| 4 – Head Tube Length | 115 mm | 120 mm | 125 mm | 130 mm |
| 5 – Wheel Base | 1156 mm | 1178 mm | 1205 mm | 1232 mm |
| 6 – Top Tube Length | 581 mm | 602 mm | 628 mm | 655 mm |
| 7 – Chain Stay Length | 432 mm | 432 mm | 432 mm | 432 mm |
| 8 – Bottom Bracket Drop | -40 mm | -40 mm | -40 mm | -40 mm |
| 9 – Fork Length | 555 mm | 555 mm | 555 mm | 555 mm |
| 10 – Reach | 400 mm | 420 mm | 445 mm | 470 mm |
Commencal is releasing 4 complete builds of the Meta HT, and there are also 3 frame only options available for riders wanting to put their own bike together.
Complete Meta HT bikes range from €1,199 – €2,149 while frames are priced at €449.
Visit the Commencal website for more details.
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Well that’s gone to the top of my list for a new hardtail build.
Sure those reach figures are right? Really short for that style of bike?
Has something of the classic SC Chameleon about it, and that can only be a good thing.
It’s not that long. But then I’m not 100% sold on the longer/slacker geometry on a hardtail. Happy to be proved wrong though
That looks filmed around Zona Zero/Ainsa to me?
Looks like the lovechild of Askrigg and McAskill
Edit – the rider not the bike!!
Head is still 3 degrees too steep and seat tube 3 degrees too slack 🙁