Metka, come and play
6. april 2009
Come and play je naslov teksta v prednovoletni številki revije What Mountain Bike (št. 89, november 2008, stran 120).
Every time we ride a Meta series bike from Andorra-based Commencal, we come away with two things: a stupid grin, and a feeling that we ought to nip back and tidy up the trails after shredding them to bits.
Any darts player will tell you that it's hard to hit the bullseye with one arrow, but that's what Commencal managed with its Meta range - it nailed great geometry with a suspension feel that's taut under power, but bottomless when under pressure.
The Meta underwent a radical rear suspension overhaul a year ago on what was already a great working design, but even that failed to blunt the point of the Meta. It's a bike that makes you feel it can out-handle any other hardcore trail bike on the planet - with one drop-out tied behind its swingarm.
Tema je bila 2009 Metka 5.5.2. Nekaj se jih že podi po slovenskih trailih. Razvoj '09 Mete 5.5 se je začel januarja 2007. Od januarja do septembra tega leta je petica obstajala samo na papirju. Konec devetega meseca (2007) so prvi prototipi zagledali luč sveta. Nato so Commencalovci skoraj devet mesecev tesali izključno vzmetenje, okvirje podvrgli mučenju na - za ta namen izdelanih strojih - in po ovrednotenju Met letnika '08 začeli s proizvodnjo serije 2009 (bolj natančno, maja ter junija). Se pravi, da je razvoj najnovejše Metke trajal dalj od enega leta, skupaj z devetimi leti podlage (ko sta Olivier Bossard in Max Commencal podpisala pogodbo, so se Metke praktično začele oblikovati..). Odtod stabilnost in odtod odstavek, ki je zaključil test:
The Meta 5.5.2 is an outstanding trail bike right out of the box. It's the kind of machine which the pioneers of the sport probably fantasised about while waiting for their runs down Mount Tamalpais on their rigid Klunkers. It's good all over the mountain, but with a distinct emphasis on allowing you to nail each and every root, rock or rise that rears its head on the trail...