Bikes up to 60% offWe monitor over 40,000 bikes daily to find the best prices
Today’s Deals2021 Commençal
META AM 29 Frame
A 29″ aluminum frame full suspension enduro frameset.
Manufacturer Price
$1,499| Frame | Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full |
| Wheels | 29″ |
5'2" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'7"
🐐 Estimated
Summary
The Commençal Meta AM is a highly capable enduro bike that excels in descending with confidence-inspiring stability and modern suspension performance. It's praised for its efficient climbing, playful handling, and value, though some note its weight and size may be overkill for less aggressive riders. The bike's geometry and suspension refinements across generations have consistently improved its ride quality and rider comfort.
Confidence-inspiring descender
Efficient climber
Modern suspension performance
Good value
Playful handling
Heavy
May be too much bike for less aggressive riders
Rear brake line placement risk
No carbon option
Are all these other bikes way over-engineered? After having spent some time on the Meta AM 29, I think my answer would be: Yes. Yes they are.
BetaParty time! The direct handling of the META AM delivers hard to beat fun!
Enduro Mountainbike MagazineThis bike is like purchasing riding talent.
Singletrack WorldFeedback?
View all reviews
Mar 2022
bike #mtb #commencal Here's my Commencal Meta AM 29. In this video I talk about all that I love about this bike and the few ...
Nov 2021 · Andi Sykes
Commencal went ultra-long and slack for the newest Meta AM 29, so does that make it to enduro for everyday riding?
Aug 2021 · Ryan Palmer
Let's go ahead and call it a well-rounded bruiser
Simple, clean design
Efficient climber
Exceptionally confident descender
Good value
Not as hovery through high-speed chunk as a modern high-pivot
No carbon option
Rear brake line exits chainstay close to rear rotor, increasing chance of melting the hose on the rotor (which happened on this bike)
Nov 2020 · Scotty Prendergast
After all these years of throwing our legs over countless trail slaying machines we are consistently amazed at how good bikes are today in comparison to how good they were 10 years ago, even 5 years ago! And just when you think things can’t get any better think again people. [R]evolution HQ was lucky enough to get our hands on the all-new 2021 Commencal Meta AM 29er and to be quite honest the crew at Revolution were to say the […]
Oct 2020 · Christoph Bayer
Sad but true: the 2021 COMMENCAL META AM 29 ended up last in our race bike group test. However, the result could have been very different.
Capable suspension
Fair price
Excels on high-speed tracks and steep terrain
Unbalanced handling in L and XL
Tiring in tight sections
Wide rear triangle gets in the way
Jun 2020
A week ago today, Commencal released the 2021 Meta TR 29. Then, this past Thursday, we got news of the Meta HT AM 29. As we relayed the news on social
Jun 2020 · Jessie-May Morgan
We analyse the big geometry changes for Commencal's 2021 META AM 29; it retains the 160 mm single-pivot platform but gets long, steep and slack for MY21.
Jan 2019
When I first hopped on the Meta so often would my thoughts drift back to my first legit mountain bike, a Giant AC1. It was silver, coil-sprung and opened my youthful eyes to nastier terrain. The Meta AM reminds me of this with its raw silver splendor and readiness to chew up the chunky stuff. Sure, most of my reminiscing is simply aesthetic with the Meta’s silver aluminum image and beefy stature. Plowing through questionable rock piles on the Meta would conjure fond memories and assert the bewilderment of hanging onto a pile of metal through such twisted sections of trail. Present components and geometry are a far cry from that decade-old steed. Rather than stopping trailside and removing a linkage bolt to change the suspension and drop the seat, the Meta offers on-the-fly rear suspension lockout and seat dropping among other modern standards. Its aluminum skeleton is molded and formed in unique ways that offers much intrigue, possibly more so than freshly molded carbon creations. Later as I sought to compile the riding characteristics of this bike I discovered that the word ‘meta’ means after or beyond in Greek. There’s no doubt that this bike and build can push one to their limit and possibly beyond and I truly felt that aboard on descents. It’s been on a podium tear piloted by Commencal’s Cecile Ravenal, too, who’s been nearly unbeatable in the Enduro Wordl Series these past couple seasons. While there’s a 29-inch version of the Meta AM on the horizon this is the tried and true original and shows no signs of fading away.
First added June 23
Last updated March 28
Not listed for 1,160 days