NBD: Commençal Meta V5 SX, Deviate Claymore Artist Edition, Ibis HD6…

… Canyon flat pedals, Thok 3D-printed e-bike, HUnt XC Wide Wheelset. Here’s a compendium of the more interesting things to arrive in our Inbox this week.

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NBD: Commençal Meta V5 SX, Deviate Claymore Artist Edition, Ibis HD6…

Wow, that Claymore is amazing! You have to feel sorry for the Ibis; sandwiched between that and the Thok, it looks a bit plain.

I think the Claymore and the Thok are minging. The Ibis looks nice.

Does that Claymore belong to Colin at Deviate? He likes ALL the colours!

Ah, that Commencale. A lovely looking bike, but WOW! That Claymore! Yeah, many colours, but it is a weirdly nice thing, a piece of art as much as a nice looking bike.

Not keen on the eBike, but the Ibis is also pretty nice.

I think I need to head to Bridge of Allan in the morning to go and look at that Claymore.

To quote a friend from many years ago in a shop with a Santa Cruz Superlight tricked to the nines…”Do you mind if I lick the top tube?”….

Looks like somebody ate too much mexican food with too many cocktails and threw up all over a deviate claymore.

Thok me it’s a bicycle!

Commencal – classy, understated
Claymore – not so much

That paintjob is incredible, don’t think I could bring myself to ride it!

 

Also the Ibis… in a completely different way, but I really really like that green/black Ibis, which is odd cos I don’t usually like that kind of style so much, but that is one drool-worthy bike. 😍

Did anyone else look at the Claymore headtube and think “Ooh, made by Citroen”?

That claymore is very impressive!

Is the price of the Hunt wheels quoted per pair? Feels very reasonable, or am I just becoming desensitised to the cost of carbon superhoops

They are reasonable, but they aren’t carbon.

Yeah, sorry I meant that I’m used to seeing £1k+ carbon wheels reviewed that skews my perception of good value, even when they are ally.

I like building my own wheels but I’d be hard pushed to look past them if I was in the market for some new ones.