At the end of the stroke, the bike absorbs big shocks and remains comfortable through impacts.” Tech detailsĪs in the previous generation, both Meta v5 & Meta SX v5 are built from triple-butted 6061 & 6066 aluminum in Taiwan for strength and durability.
Dynamic and lively, it allows the rider the ability to constantly play with the terrain to gain speed and flow. It handles easily and pedals efficiently in technical areas so the rider can focus solely on sticking to the line. ( Watch how the suspension moves in animations here.)Ĭommencal explains the new 3-phase virtual pivot kinematics saying, “ The bike is reactive at the start of the suspension travel to promote grip and to cope better with ever-changing terrain. It looks like a virtual pivot point that would start just in front of the top of the chainring at the start of the bike’s travel, then virtually move the pivot backward as the suspension compresses. And then an almost vertical upper link that connects a pivot in front of the middle of the seattube with the pivot at the uppermost point of the rear triangle. The design uniquely places its relatively horizontal short lower link forward of the main lower pivot on the middle of the seattube (hidden behind the mini chain guide). The standout new feature of the 5th generation Metas is their new 4-bar VCS suspension design with a 1-piece rear triangle connected to the front triangle with two short linkages, better optimized for “real life riding situations”. And it seems that tease might suggest that there’s more to come than just the two versions of the new Meta Commencal has already shared… OK, so what’s new? all images c. There we got the general low-down on the new suspension design, but the “Virtual Contact System” (VCS) details were still under wraps, as was the bike’s actual travel. Last summer we got a solid sneak peek at the 5th-generation Commencal Meta being raced at EWS Tweed Valley.
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