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Bike Rebuild

Alan Cole — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:17:33 +0000

Look what arrived whilst I was away. Time to rebuild my bike.

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Commencal Crack – Paint or Frame?

Alan Cole — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:44:41 +0000

Whilst cleaning my 2009 Commencal Meta 5.5 bike lately I’ve noticed some cracks in a odd place on the frame. The cracks appear to be radiating out from a drainage whole on a brace between the two sides of the main rear swing-arm. I’ve circled the drainage hole in the image below. I’m not sure...

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1,000 miles old

Alan Cole — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:05:39 +0000

I’ve just noticed that my Commencal Meta 5.5 Mountain bike has recently hit the 1,000 mile mark. Not that far in the grand scheme of things, but not too bad going for me really. It has actually logged 1,067 miles to date, so hit the 1,000 mile mark on the ClimachX Trail on February 13th,...

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Commencal Meta 5.5.1 Review

Alan Cole — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:00:58 +0000

Before I start I should point out that I’m an enthusiastic amateur so this is by no means a professional test or review. Also, this is my first full-suspension mountain bike so I’m not making comparisons to any other models here. My previous mountain bike was a hardtail, a Specialized Rockhopper, so I will be...

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