Commencal Meta V5 Custom Build!

Video of building my Commencal Meta V5.
Spec list and thank you’s -
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Frame - ‪@COMMENCAL-BIKES-SKIS‬ Meta V5
Fork - Fox Factory 36 Grip 2 160mm travel
Shock - Fox Factory Float X
Wheels - ‪@forgeandbond‬ AM 29 Can be purchased here...www.avantlink....
Cockpit and Dropper post - ‪@PNWComponents‬
Drivetrain - Sram GX
Seat collar clamp and headset cap - ‪@DeityComponents_MTB‬
Hubs - I9 Hydra
Brakes - Magura MT7
Rotors - Sram HS2 200mm front and rear
Tires - Front: Schwalbe Hans Dampf, Rear: Schwalbe Nobby Nic
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[@MILTONATOR]

Watching this for the third time and I’ll likely watch it a few more lol Great job on the video man. Love the bike

[@havenoutdoors584]

Thanks a lot man! Much appreciated! Waiting for my wrist to heal so I can go ride the thing! I wrecked riding E-bike at the end of December and banged up my wrist pretty bad.

[@LVCMTB]

bellissima bici, saluti dall'Italia

[@havenoutdoors584]

Grazie!

[@a.sonetwo4547]

Commencal for life 💪🏻🤙🏻😎🤪

[@stamenmarkov4853]

Grate job man! I am planing on building a bike soon to!

[@havenoutdoors584]

Nice! What bike are you thinking of building up?

[@stamenmarkov4853]

@@havenoutdoors584v10 still waiting for the frame

[@edwinjamotillo1550]

How did you get the Chalk Colored frame? thought they are only selling that color as a complete bike

[@havenoutdoors584]

It does look like a bit like the chalk color on video. It’s actually the clear silver color. It’s a high gloss with a bit of a champagne color to it. It’s beautiful in person! ❤️❤️

[@lightmode4173]

What a beauty❤

[@havenoutdoors584]

Thanks! Stoked on how this one turned out.

[@mikeborges31]

hi do you like it ? climb well ? can u give the weight please ..

[@havenoutdoors584]

Hey Mike. I love it! It climbs really well. I would say it climbs just as good as my Ripmo AF that I used to have. This bike feels a good bit lighter than my Ripmo AF for sure. I still need to weigh it. My guess is 33-34 lbs as it sits now? Climbing is very efficient. Seated climbing is super comfortable and out of the saddle sprints are great. I feel like most of my energy is going right into the pedals and not getting soaked up by the suspension. I think my Ripmo AF may have had a bit more traction climbing technical stuff, i.e. rocks, roots, ledges, but I did have a coil on the Ripmo which helped. I'd say when the Ripmo had an air shock it climbed up technical stuff about the same. I will be doing a review video as the trails dry up a bit or get down to southern Utah. Also, I buggered up my wrist pretty good and haven't been able to ride for about a month. Almost healed up though!

[@mikeborges31]

@@havenoutdoors584 thanks for ur answer mate

[@havenoutdoors584]

Just weighed it today at 33.6 lbs.

[@topchoice1621]

My favorite mountain bike

[@havenoutdoors584]

You have good taste! 🤙

[@natesinaccurateadventures]

Was that the stock cable tube housing or did you buy it separately?

[@havenoutdoors584]

If you’re asking about the internal tubing in the frame, that comes with the frame from Commencal. If you meant the cable housing for the shifter cable, I bought that separately. When you buy The GX transmission, it doesn’t come with housing.

[@mtbpaint2066]

Did you order the built bike option or is fited headset standard when ordering the frame?

[@havenoutdoors584]

I order it as frame only and not the build option. I also put my own headset on this bike. The one Commencal sends with the frame is the internal routed headset. I honestly hate that thing. It’s on my T.E.M.P.O and it’s a pain. At least with the V5 you have the option of running cables through the ports on the side of the frame. The reason you see the headset, shock and bottom bracket on the bike when I start filming the build is I didn’t have a press, so I had a friend at my local bike shop put the headset, bottom bracket and shock on while he had it.

[@stefanfrenchmusic]

Is this the 'clear silver' frame color? Gorgeous bike. Congrats!

[@havenoutdoors584]

It is. It’s such a rad color. It kind of changes depending on the lighting from a gray to kind of a champagne tint. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@lelev760]

Clear silver is beautiful.

[@INSTASTABZ]

what size frame? how u liking the 150 mm travel? is it enough?

[@havenoutdoors584]

I’m on the XL frame. I’m just under 6’4”. The 150mm rear travel on this bike feels deeper than my Ripmo AF which had about the same travel at 147mm. On big hits and drops my Ripmo AF felt like it would get a bit hung up and run out of travel, but on this bike it never seems to feel that way. I’m about halfway done with a review video I’ll be putting out in the next couple of weeks to get my full thoughts on it though.

[@INSTASTABZ]

thats nice to hear, i am also 6,35 with a canyon spectral, i recently overstroked it to 162mm rear travel and it feels great, i just wanna pull the trigger on v5 but scared 150mm might not be enough i am in greece and its got gnarly rocky trails @@havenoutdoors584

[@samajier2566]

Nice bike

[@havenoutdoors584]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@cliffordrichardc]

dream bike

[@havenoutdoors584]

So far this is my favorite bike I’ve owned! Stoked on how this thing turned out!

[@iancarlson-w8m]

Berd spokes buddy..... You'll never go back.

[@havenoutdoors584]

Unfortunately those were out of the budget.

[@jacoponordera7201]

Nice build! What is the weight of the finished bike?

[@havenoutdoors584]

Thanks! Haven’t weighed it yet. I’ll have to check soon because I am curious actually. Maybe I’ll do another video and show the final build weight.

[@havenoutdoors584]

Just weighed it at 33.6 lbs.

[@jacoponordera7201]

@@havenoutdoors584 thank you!

[@iancarlson-w8m]

I always build my own wheels. That's the most interesting and important part, Otherwise it's mostly turning allen wrenches. Meh....

[@havenoutdoors584]

I’d like to learn to build a wheel one of these days. On my list. 😁

[@tomasmacalik2760]

Nice bike, but the tire combo definitelly decrease the ability... That Schwalbe's HD + NN are so average...

[@havenoutdoors584]

Ya, totally agree. This tore combo doesn’t match the bike’s ability. I’ll be swapping these out for sure when summer comes. When I built this all of the trails I usually ride were buried in snow and these tires are good for the ones that stay rideable during the winter here where I live. Also, I picked them up for super cheap. 😉

[@CopperCityPatriot]

What's Custom about it?

[@havenoutdoors584]

Custom meaning I bought the frame and picked all the parts myself vs just buying one of the complete spec’d builds from Commencal.

[@nicolozappa3437]

why the sram disc with magura breaks?

[@havenoutdoors584]

I’ve had better bite with the SRAM rotors than I have the maguras.

[@deibyruiz5021]

Cuanto vale una sicla así en precio colombiano?

[@havenoutdoors584]

I’m guessing 31,640,480 Colombian Pesos?

[@hwacheon4169]

Trash