If you are around in August, why not pop along to Llandegla for one of their famous Thursday Night BBQ's in partnership with the Commencal Owners Club?

There will be folk around all day, but the BBQ starts at 18:30 and runs until the centre kicks out at 9pm.

Food, Music, Good Times and lots of Commie owners ( many of the centre staff ride Commie bikes both to teach and to have fun on )

Just the start of Owners Club events....more details  .... Read More

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What do you get when you combine a European World Champion bike brand and one of North America’s best ski resorts? A world class downhill and freeride bike destination, of course! This week Angel Fire Resort and Commencal USA announced plans to jointly promote the expansion of the resort’s bike park.

Angel Fire, voted #1 for 2008 in a recent online poll ranking winter sports terrain at North American resorts, has big plans to duplicate its winter success by expanding its lift  .... Read More

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In another momentous day for Team Animal Commencal and the Downhill Mountain Biking scene, Gee Atherton and his younger sister Rachel Atherton took top honours at the 2008 World Downhill Championships in Val Di Sole, Italy. Both were naturally piloting Commençal Supreme Downhill bikes and have done themselves, their sponsors and the UK right royally proud.

Check out the two winning runs here: Gee and  .... Read More

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Last week I gave you all the heads up on what's new in the 2009 Commencal range, this week it's a heads up on the rest. Some tweaked, some tuned, some left untouched.

The Other Stuff Pt. 1. The Meta 5.5

Since it's inception in 2005 every year have seen the Meta5.5 change in one way or another, the 2009 Meta is no different.

It's sometimes forgotten that the Meta 5.5 is only in it's forth season. It's now  .... Read More

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From our man in the bar, sorry I mean pit lane.... Albie S.

"Hi All,
 
Apologies for the delay in getting this to you - internet in Scotland is rarer than hen's teeth!
 
Well, that was the spectacle that is Fort Bill. For those of you absent you missed a cracker. Not only was the racing action packed, the weather was awesome (I'm nursing a proper 'redneck' as I type this) and the Commencal Superteam  .... Read More

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Commencal make a big deal out of the fact that they are based in Andorra, a quirky little country based in the middle of the Pyrenees mountains, meaning they have some amazing trails on which to test new bikes. With the Vallnord Bike park a short bike ride away from Commencal HQ they really are spoiled for prototype testing grounds, but what they’ve never mentioned is the fact that once you go slightly off the regular runs the trails bear a striking resemblance to those in the  .... Read More

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Just in from our man in Fort Bill, "Albie "more beer" S ;-)

Hi All,
 
Dan finished 3rd overall in last night's 4X finals - moving up to 2nd in the overall standings. Race report and pics attached. I'll keep you posted on the DH.
 
The Ti hardtail looks awesome guys - great job. It's getting so much interest!

Some pictures for you:
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Your not going to be able to get away from this one for a while...a family and Commencal clean sweep at a World Cup event ( and the Commencal home event ). Check out the footage on www.freecaster.tv and smile knowing that you are in the same biking club!

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