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[Pedal Head]

OK so a slightly different slant on the URL but has this guy ever ridden a bike in anger?

http://www.themonkeysdidit.org/2008/12/commencal-meta-55-review/#comment-12

[retro83]

Well that's what happens when you publish a review based on one hours riding! 

[Russalf]

ermmm ive ridden up that road so many times on my meta, the road is so smooth and at such an incline you never really have to pedal hard so how he managed to get pedal bop is beyond me, i know i sure dont get it riding up there.

[kimbo]

  OUCH!

[MonkeyDidIt]

Ah, so this is where all the comments came from.

My intention certainly wasn't to personally offend anyone, it was just the opinion I came away with following an hour on the bike. I'm happy to admit a lot of my grumbles could be down to the setup on the day and the limited amount of time I had with it, but if I'm looking to shell out that kind of money on a bike, I'm going to test it first and if that's the impression it gives me, it's pretty unlikely the Meta is the bike for me.

[nickfry]

When I went to a bike shop to test ride a 5.5.2, the bike shop actually set it up for me in a couple of minutes.
When I got back from my hours test ride(with a big grin on my face), I bought a 5.5 VIP before I left and have loved every unbobby minute of it since!!!!
Nick

[mc]

I personally had to laugh at the 'review'.

Considering MonkeyDidIt currently rides a hardtail, the first full sus he rode was always bound to feel soft and wallowy, so the review is pretty much worthless. Combined with the fact he admits in his Blur LT review, that he was favouring the Blur anyway, then it was hardly an impartial review by somebody experienced with similar bikes.

If he'd of ridden the Blur first, followed by the Meta, then things could very well of been different.


Personally, I've never ridden either, and at the current moment, I have no desire to change that.

[Steve P]

....and have loved every unbobby minute of it since!!!!

You know, that's a damn good username for this forum - UnBobby - wish I'd thought of it 

Ah, so this is where all the comments came from.

Maybe not all of them - I'm only aware of two that came from here.

My intention certainly wasn't to personally offend anyone

I don't think we're all offended - we just have more experience with the bike and a different opinion of it.

if I'm looking to shell out that kind of money on a bike, I'm going to test it first and if that's the impression it gives me, it's pretty unlikely the Meta is the bike for me.

Perhaps you had a duff shock, or it was set up for someone lighter - who knows.  There's a difference though, between testing one for yourself and testing intending to publish a review.  If you're trying to publish an objective review then you need to set the bike up first, so it performs as intended.

You're right about first impressions, they really count and maybe the Meta isn't for you.  There are countless full suss trail bikes out there at the moment and somewhere there's one that will feel right to you.  The Blur LT from the sound of it - also a fantastic bike  - a touch more expensive than the Meta though.

Your review was quite readable - keep up the writing, just set the bikes up first.