Upgrading my Commencal Meta SX to attempt the Scariest Jump
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Parts seen in the video:
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EVAN IS A CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Noooooo! 😭😩😭😭😩😭😩
No he not. He’s smarter than you
@@1975normal haha Heath I asked for this comment based on what I did at the end of the video
@@1975normal bruh did you watch the video?
Evan is a 🐔
The Commencal looks fantastic with the new shock on dude, a piggyback shock just looks proper on an enduro bike. Don't know about the red levers, not my bag but if you like 'em, keep 'em! Great to see your progression. At 41 years young I started a fitness program a few months back and I'm smashing PRs and even taking the odd KOM off the local kids 😆🤘
Way to go for hitting that step-up Evan! Great video 🤠 I vote:
- Keep the red accents
- Yes to the suspension do-dad
Id say dump the red and go full bore on the chrome stealth bomber look
Sick video Evan! Its very cool seeing you not only upgrade bikes but also progress your skills. Also all the chrome parts look soo sick. Keep the great work up!
Thanks ZKX! That's been a blast tying everything together
@@EvansMTBSaga awesome! I can't wait til I can afford a trail bike or Enduro bike.... So many bills and stuff now, but I will get back into this sport . I feel like bikes have saved my life more than once
The shim is actually not a problem, I have been running one on my meta for 3 years and a lot of professional ews racers all run them
hi that shock is a good looking upgrade.
one note to consider is that the shock might not have an optimal tune in it for you meta;s kinamatics and leverage curve.
I know on fox stuff thre is a code on suspension to check set up on valving and suck thats in parts.
Not sure on rockshox but im sure there is one as well.
Would love to see the suspension telemetry data, over the whole price range from budget to where does it stop to matter for your riding syle
Bro used the fortnite sound
As far ass I know that is an air shock, it is not filled with oil. All the piggy back is for is increasing the volume size of the negative chamber to give softer compliance off the top and increase mid-stroke support.
That video was using oil to show how the pistons work for illustrative purposes only.
On a motorbike coil shock a piggy back will increase oil volume to keep temperatures down.
I highly;y doubt you are capable of overheating a shock on a mountain bike.
Dampers have oil bud. Your comment was alright til the end.
Man, i got the same bike and would suggest you change the Maxxis Exo tires for a double down ones (could be schwalbe or even Maxxis), it will allow to reduce the rebound produce by the tires while allowing to put lower pressure on those. it will absorb all those nasty vibrations coming from rough terrain. If you decide to reduce the pressure on those Maxxis Exo you will end up with a broken rim or with a flat tire certainly. Good pick for a bike though!
That's a great recommendation and I've been meaning to pull the trigger on some thick casing tires
Love the retrowave&synthwave music in backround.
I have met Gwin 6 times. He trains at Windrock Bike Park in knoxville, you should do a video to go there and meet him and the trails there are gnarly and fun. The red bull drop is there too and maybe you could hit that and do a how too conquer fear video. Seth alvo has done one and I think you should too because his was a big success. Let me know if your going because I would love too meet you and maybe tow you into the red bull drop.
Good video aswell!
Evan can you do a head to head of a specialized status 140 with the alchemy 140? It will be cool to see the difference between kashima shocks with more settings than cheaper ones, and you can ride another mullet (Im incentivising you to make this happen) Also nice video!
Great stuff man! I knew you could make that. I'm 42 and just had my first season at the bike park last year. Started MTB in 2020 at 39. I'm finishing building up my 2nd Trek Slash this week and i'm more excited than ever to get riding after a winter full of season ending injuries. Looking forward to your review on those handlebars as well. Went with the OneUp myself so i'm hoping to kill my bike park hand pain this summer.
Sorry to hear about your injuries, but glad you're back and fired up more than ever. I just like the spring feeling of the bars, Ive never had hand pain or arm pump, but I don't hold onto my bars very tightly. I'm not sure if that'd help your situation, but I hope you can figure it out
@@EvansMTBSaga You know, that could be an issue for sure. Usually at the top where I start the bike park, there is lots of washboard action from the ‘kids’ that slam their brakes coming into the corners so I’m hoping the handlebars, grips and 38’s I’m installing today will help. Great channel you have man. I’ve been enjoying your content. You have a good personality that will get you lots more viewers in the future for sure. It would be cool to see you and Seth do a couple vids together eventually too. Happy riding man!
Every time I get a new seat I loop my bike out
You should definitely try onyx vesper hubs sometime
Haha I have them on my Berd wheels! Check out that video of me building up some Onyx Vespers with hook flanges for the Berd spokes.
Best bike honestly you need to ride it more🙏🙏
That's MTB is all about, progression, and seeing u clearing all these lines since the day i subscribed to ur channel, its inspiring bro 🔥
Thanks Hafiz! That's what I've been excited about with these videos. I hope you get out there and can achieve some cool things on your bike too!
Quarq (SRAM) have a suspension reader thing for about $400. I think it is called a ShockWiz
The seat is as much as my own bike😳
It's amazing how much working out translates to riding a bike, even just doing downhill and bike parks. Older I get the more important flexibility is too. I was never flexible, but started daily stretching about a year ago. Only takes 5-10 minutes, and its really improved my overall health. I feel better just getting out of bed, and it puts me in a better mental state to start my day. Daily stretching, 20 minutes of weights and 20 of cardio 3-4 days a week, plus a healthier diet is not only manageable, but its made mean happier person and better rider.
The shim for the seat post is a myth. Been using mine for a very long time with no damage on the frame. I can also move my dropper post from bike to bike. They just dont want you to be doing that and buy every dropper post for each of your bike.
Evan might be a chicken but if he is the chicken then i am the god damn egg
if your an egg then i havent evean left the mother chiken
My PNW Loam dropper I have used continuously for over a year is still working flawlessly (even though I should probably service it) love it! Definitely Recommend!
For the suspension telemetry you can usually rent those from a bike shop rather than buying one outright and save a bunch of money. Surprised you didn't put a coil on the Meta
Working on get my Fuji up to speed fixed sticky forks a crack in the rear swing arm and soon rear shock rebuild plus 100hr service monarch RL 216 and new cable for the cane creak dropper
Love to see progress at 30+ years. Keep going!!
Stoked for you evan!!! I havnt been able to ride my bike in months due to some parts i cant afford right now. Ill get out soon i hope, watching your vids help me come out of my comfort zone a little😂🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼😎🙌🏼
1:55 Evan bringing out his true character
Good job on the step-up gap! I know this was a sponsored video from a fitness company, but it is 100% spot on. If you are riding and not lifting weights/focusing on fitness off the bike, you are giving up performance on the bike. Far too many people spend money on bikes/parts/gear in the hopes of getting faster. They should be focusing on strength, losing body fat, and improving skills. Keep putting out these great videos!
Wasn't the reason the industry shoved 35mm down our throats was because bigger = stiffer & stronger & better? I refuse to accept 35mm, I swapped the 35s off my new bike for some new 31.8 carbon bars. And I'm about to buy new 31.8 vibrocore bars for my other bike. 31.8 for life!!!
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Yo, Title cockpit is the only way for me to go. I had tried other premium bars with premium stems and ended up making a order for all my bikes and the dirt jumper I am building on my bike rack as well as the new slope bike i am building immediately after the snow starts to fly to keep my mind off the trail or big air in the park. You can ditch the red highlights all you want, I am straight up adding red here and there on my 2023 meta sx V4 commencial champagne paint with equal pops of black and browns with Red Stem ,Red handlebar, and red pedals switching out the silver Zeb stickers for Red and the rear air is coming of and coil is going on
I've been riding this bike for 7 years now! ruclips.net/user/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L It was a great bike the day I got it, put it together, and went on my first ride; more importantly it's an even better bike today. I've ridden trails, street, and skatepark all on this bike. I have replaced almost every part on the bike. Some stuff has broken: derailleurs, wheels, shifter. Everything else were upgrades. The only ramaing original parts are the frame, bottom bracket, and crank set. BB and cranks will be upgraded soon. The geometry isn't great but that is really the only draw back to how good a value this bike is. Even after all the money I've spent upgrading it's still a more affordable bike than I'd have bought from a proper bike shop, especially with full suspension. I've also learned a lot about bikes working on it over the years. It really is one of the best perchases I've ever made and hopefully it'll still be around for another 7 years.
Get a shockwiz, best $300 you'll ever spend. It will transform your bike because unfortunately, non of us really understand bike suspension enough.
Sweet upgrades.
Nothing wrong with not doing that drop. Its better to actually stop only do features that you are comfortable with. Rather than just send it and hurting yourself and not being able to ride.
I dislocated my finger doing a drop that I wasn't expecting...my bike season was cut short 2 month. And took 6months to heal up.
So yeah better to be a smart biker than a wreckless one.
Got rid on my commencal Meta for the yeti SB165. The yeti enduro is insane. So glad I made the move. Just my opinion 🤷
10:39 Another reason to not buy this bike. This is a major flaw, they need to dress this, many brands have, but many have not.
simple solution, just have a straight tube in front of the BB, but yet at a steep angle, just like on my Large Geometron G1. I could fit 200mm, I currently have a 185mm. There is no reason to not do it.
I might be stupid here but how’re you running Shimano deore levers with Magura callipers? And as it clearly works, why?
hey acctulay magura makes some of those metallic Calipier ring cover things in silver. they came stock on my magurra mt sport trails, I broke them sadly. they actually matched my nuke proof horizon rear wheel perfectly.
What was wrong with the One up? We did not return to the top, because that is a common problem mud or no mud the seals in the return pressure chamber aren’t good they were manufactured by another company can’t remember who it is but they have the same problem just not as bad. I had a one up and loved it until I didn’t because yes it would not return to the top I would have to pull it up manually by hand. I could take it apart and put more air in the chamber but within a day it would be back to where it was. It’s sad because one up should be better quality than that I think.
If youre looking for a saddle that suits people with large backsides, try the Charge Spoon, i have them on all 4 of my bikes and my arse is huge!! 😂
You need to get a blade for carbon. If you use a normal hacksaw blade your tarring the fibers and not cutting them. You also need to use a mask. DO NOT breathe in carbon dust.
He was on a super tight budget of only 14,000 US Dollars...per part 😄
Evan is a chicken! Nah but seriously. Good on you for conquering your fear of that step up!
Once again Evan, spectacular video, you're getting really good with the production and style. I gotta ask, can you do some episodes of flip bike? I would love to see one of those
Do you have any ideas on how I could spin that idea? As of right now, the used market is so bad and it's really hard to sell bikes. It seems no one is buying
i think he said he quit that series or something
Nice build, and you made that step up look easy! Awesome!
11:41 That chest protector is interesting, a lot of ventilation. I currently use Poc System Torso, but it's does not have as much ventilation on the chest plate. But I won't I will get one as it does not cover the back all the way down. I can clearly see this at 13:12.
But shim is so long anyways, so long as minimum inserrt length... So maybe just better in some cases with some frames, and some frames have shims original
Congratulations, although like you say it’s not that big it’s barely longer than a bike length. Maybe 8 feet lip to landing?
Specialized pro mirror 3d printed saddle 155mm thank me later. Also yes, the price is horrendous.
How do some people have so much money to spend on bikes, if I even want to get new goggles or something I have to sacrifice so many things just so I have some money to spend on goggles
I 100% agree pnw so awesome yes lil play but cant feel it or hear it on bike ergon saddles measure ur sit bone so comfortable
You should do a 100 subscriber bike giveaway, it would boost your Chanel a lot!
keep those red accents, they break the bike up a bit, if you were to get rid of them the you should use a different color. love the content!
You should try out a shockwiz instead. They're a lot cheaper. 😊
is no talking about the drop being hit on his ragley and not the commy?
not sure how it would make thr frame crack also commencal sell droppers with the shim
it is so sad that in India a full suspension bike costs around 4000 usd and we don't have trail
can you do a hardcore hardtail mtb for only 300 dollars video lets see
if you can do it
Bock bock bock. (I’ve never hit a jump In my life)
have you tried specialized seats they're really comfy for me
One day I hope to find my favourite most comfortable seat too!
Hey Evan, you need to try out a Charge Spoon saddle. They are only $30 - $40, super comfy, and come in a lot of nice colors.
Oh sweet thanks for the recommendation! Good price too
I love my charge spoon so much that i bought them for all my bikes (I'm also a very big guy, don't know if that relates to sit bones)
@@banana122049 I got the brown Charge Spoon with some brown RaceFace grips to give my MTB that old fashioned look and I have been very happy with the outcome!
@@RuezgaDaniel i did the same thing! Such a classy look
Hated the charge spoon, way too curved a profile for me. I have a relatively wide sit bones, so a flatter profile with 148 to 152mm width is what I use
Wtf...that looked like the edge of the trail to nowhere..didn't get a good look but is that a legitimate drop?
Bike looks sic too.
Yup it's a legitimate drop that just hasn't been maintained much in 5 years
Ummm, Evan.....
May be a nitpick, but....
You don't have HANDLEBARS on your bike. BAR, ONE BAR.
Two handles
With all those pads you’re ready for a Windrock bike park trip!!!
Heck yeah I wanna make it out there
Shim is a politically incorrect word😂😂
Title MTB FORM. FUCK YEAH! I have both OneUp and Title MTB and I’ll choose Title everyday! Title sources their carbon from Japan. Must be the radiation that makes them so good!😊
Oh dang I didn't know that. I really like the sharp shape of the Title over the OneUp. Coolness factor ^2 for sure
You’re not a chicken. Congrats on the achievement
I would love to see a backyard build series :)
My backyard is flat haha
@@EvansMTBSaga pumptrack?
With your high level bmx experience you need to kick the imposter syndrome. You’re a better technical rider than my 25 year Mtb experience. Would like the telemetry more than the bar testing (did I miss you give feedback on them). If I was buying parts from scratch I wouldn’t go red. I’d go black or relive the 90s and go purple. Lol.
Thanks for the props! I held off on giving bar feedback until I take them to the shuttle park. But they have a familiar feeling to what I was used to with the one-ups
Bro pls change this break on silver hope pls ❤
Yeah sorry to disappoint but that feature is no way near the scariest jump in Bentonville... if anything one of the easiest if you know what you are doing. There is a line further up called Masterplan, has a gnarly 25ft gap jump that requires all the meat to send it. Give it a try next time 👌🏻
Haha I was going to include that double in the video but had to cut it because of time constraints.
This bikes perfect..... Ugh I need one
Hey Evan, just subscribed and loving the vids. I've been looking into the Meta Sx for my next bike too. How tall are you for the medium. I'm 173cm tall with a 177cm arm span and looking at the medium? 76kg or 168pounds geard up.
Bike's looking SWEEEEEET....! Ha!..Wonder what my Ragley would look like all Polished up...hmmm !
Super ça
Try a coil suspension. And a Marin bikes
Will you weld a frameee in the future?😼
Where are these companies coming from? First time hearing of Title. Looks like quality stuff. Great vid
Haha new companies pop up all the time. I think Title has been around for a little while. I've seen there stuff for at least a year
what was that chest protector? I want to buy one too!
Veey awesome achievement 🤘
What is the reasoning for the Shigura brakes? More power then Magura? More modulation then Shimano?
More power than Magura with the on off feel of Shimanos. But I'm going to change my stance on that soon
I think that the red acents are really cool
I’m thinking of buying the same bike but becouse it has 160mm travel in the back do you bottom out easy
Never have tbh
Hey Evan, ur local specialized dealer should have a device that can measure your “sitbones” and get u the correct size saddle for ur bum. Plus the specialized saddles are pretty comfy from my experience
Hello, Evan i noticed that you were running a sram gx type 3 just like me.
i was wondering if you are having any chain retention issues and or lots of chain slap.
my derrailluere was set up at shop with all the adjustments made properly and also the chain lenght and it just slaps everywhere adn i was wondering if thats normal or its jst my problem
Pls do a bike restoration. Please 😊
OneUp bars are the best. Period.
Evan is a chicken! Seriously though, the bike looks great. Don’t steal any parts off of it
Haha thanks dude! Yeah I'm going to try to not steal any but no promises!
Ditch the red levers, go polished
You need the Title MTB seat collar to match. The Title MTB saddle only comes in one size, not so good for my big ass.
Oh dang I didn't even see that they made one. i probably would've bought it. I always like when a company isn't greedy and sells a seat post clamp for less than $20
i would defiantly want to see a suspension telemetry test
I know right! I'm thinking about the BYB Telemetry, but I couldn't find a decent clip to add to this video to show what I was talking about.
evan is a freaking chiken
I had problems with seats too because of my wide hips.
I ended up buying an adjustable BiSaddle and tried a bunch of different setting to find what worked for me. Then it's just a case of going out to find a saddle that matches my BiSaddle settings. Would strongly recommend!
Hey, i love that raw aluminum frame. It makes for such s simple bit beautiful look. The fox factory suspension would look amazing on that bike. Keep up the good work!
the new shock is lookin crispy
bwauk bwauk , chicken boy 🐥