Fork | Fox 36 Float, Factory Series, GRIP2 Damper, 44mm Offset, 160mm Travel.Frame | 6066 Triple Butted & Heat Treated Alloy, Single-Pivot Suspension Design, 140mm Travel.2021 Commencal Meta TR 29 Signature price & specs We’ve been testing the top-dog of the range, the Meta TR 29 Signature. There’s a Shimano XT groupset, DT Swiss wheels, and a KS dropper post complete with the lovely Southpaw lever. For $7,699 AUD you’re getting a Fox 36 GRIP2 fork and a Float X2 shock, both Kashima-coated for maximum bling against the understated ‘Dirt’ frame colour. The bike we’ve been testing is the top-banger of the range the Meta TR Signature. The three base models are equipped with a 150mm travel fork and in-line shocks, while the two higher-end models get a 160mm travel fork and a piggyback shock. All models are built around the same alloy frame with 140mm of rear wheel travel and 29in wheels. Of course weight isn’t everything, but that’s a significant increase over its carbon counterparts, including the Canyon Spectral 29 CF (3kg), Specialized Stumpjumper EVO (2.75kg) and the Giant Trance X (2.5kg).Ĭommencal offers five different spec levels in the Meta TR range, starting with the $3,499 AUD Meta TR Origin. Commencal claims a Meta TR frame weighs around 4.1kg including the rear shock. It’s one mighty buff frame, both in appearance and on the scales. The Meta TR gets a whole new frame for 2021, and it’s one beefy number.
The seat tube is also shorter and fatter too – it now accommodates a 34.9mm diameter dropper post, an increasingly common size we’ve seen used by Specialized, Norco and Trek. There’s no more hockey-stick top tube, and the seat tube doesn’t kick back nearly as much, simultaneously steepening the effective seat angle while improving seatpost insertion depth. The hydroformed tubes are much straighter than the previous generation frame, with less curves and sharper angles. Not that we mind, because the Meta TR is a very good looking piece of hardware, with a reassuringly tough look about it. If you’re hot for carbon you’ll have to look elsewhere, because Commencal doesn’t do carbon – it’s metal-only around these parts. The Meta TR has received an all-new chassis for 2021, which is made from triple butted and heat treated 6066 alloy. Mick and the Meta TR where they’re at their best – foot out, flat out! Commental Meta TR overview
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