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Read here: https://singletrackworld.com/2019/04/commencal-meta-am-29-sram-edition-first-look
We've done it again! This is the first and only look at the Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition available on YouTube. In this video, Andi will talk us through the 29er Commencal Meta chassis, the SRAM Edition's specifications and his plan for the bike over the next few months.
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so a few years ago I was living in Spain
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and I went to a local bike park called
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laf fenosa where I tested the original
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comile meta 4 and ever since then I've
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wanted to get on the newer version of
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the bike well I've waited and have
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waited and now I've got the 4.2 with
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29in
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wheels so here it is the Comm andell
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meta am29 Shram Edition it's a 29 Enduro
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bike designed for the WS stages of the
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World Cup and for Riders such as Cecil
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Ravenel and Newan barelli to race on it
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looks a lot like the 27.5 in version and
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it actually shares the same head tube
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shock mount and dropouts but other than
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that everything else has been redesigned
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to make the most out of these larger
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Wheels we've got improved suspension
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kinematics for better pedal efficiency
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and we've got reduced pedal Kickback as
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well the chess is also stiffer with this
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uh seat Stay Bridge as well even inside
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the frame there are changes to make this
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a little bit better we've got improved
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cable and hose routing and there's even
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a piece of foam in the top tube so when
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you wash your bike water doesn't come
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pouring out here near the shock lots of
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nice little neat changes on the down
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tube we've got a uh down tube protector
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built in we've even got this cool little
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miniature mudu guard on the back too
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some really nice little features and
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even with a piggy back there's plenty of
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room here for a bottle cage and a bottle
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this being the Shram edition of the bike
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it's been completely built up using a
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catalog of Shram components so for
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brakes we've got code R4 pot brakes the
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code R is a really great brake it's
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really more of a downhill brake but
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obviously Endura riding deserves those
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really really powerful brakes and the
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code hour is a great one we've got a
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rock Shar Reverb dropper post this being
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a large frame we've got a 150 mil travel
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dropper on this if you went for a small
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or a medium get a 125 and if you go for
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the extra large you get a 170 mil
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dropper so you know nice little features
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there you know size specific components
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too and we even get the one by remote on
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here so it's the the more upm Market the
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newer remote there for that dropper
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gearing is Shram GX Eagle so yeah not as
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high spec as XO or x01 but it still gets
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the job done and when you smash that
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rear Mech off it's going to be a lot
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cheaper to fix we've got a Shram
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descendant crank on here that's the 7K
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Oe spec only crank we've got a a big
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eagle cassette on the rear with a 50 to
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cassette so it doesn't matter how steep
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the climbs are you will be getting up
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them so the wheels are obviously 29in
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wheels and they are spank 350 rims which
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are really good Rim they're not too
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heavy they're they're very very strong
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and those are laced onto formula hubs
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front and rear and tires are schwall
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bait uh Magic Mary and hands damp on the
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rear and that's the addict compound so
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they're super sticky tires great in all
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sorts of conditions mega mega grippy and
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they roll really well as well um the
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final touches really are this fabric
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saddle which is extremely comfortable
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Comm andile Supply their own bar stem
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and grips although I've changed them for
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my own personal preference because I
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prefer the red to match the red of the
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bike the bars themselves are 780 mil
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wide commensal Alpha bars and we've got
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a 40 mil commensal Alpha stem
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the saddle is a fabric saddle which is
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super duper comfy and great for all day
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rides as well as just mucking about in
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the woods I gone for the size large bike
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I I measure 178 cm and that's this large
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frame's got a reach of 460 mm which is
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like kind of right in between my sweet
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spot of uh 460 to 450
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mil uh the sizing on the common sty is
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quite interesting cuz the medium is much
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smaller it's 435 and I think I would
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have found that too small so I've gone
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for this larger frame but with that long
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dropper and quite low down seat tube you
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know plenty of stand over height for
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even really steep drops and uh jumps so
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the common Sal meta Shram Edition is
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available now only through common Sal it
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cost €
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3,699 and if that is a little bit too
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pricey for you there are models starting
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from just €2,000 and there are even
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models which are a little bit more
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expensive with a coil shock to choose
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from too
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I'll be reviewing this for the next few
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months so if you've got any questions
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about the Comm Sal meta am29 Shram
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Edition please feel free to ask me below
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don't forget to like the video and
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subscribe there and that's it goodbye
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