![]() It’s also on the heavy side but offers durability and a smooth ride. It doesn’t have the refined, battery hugging look of some other bikes in the shootout, and we have to dock points because of it. The Meta Power Race retails for $5,299, which is a pretty competitive price for the spec. Commencal has the recipe dialed for good times while watching your budget since they have Meta Power’s starting at $3,799. Take the time to get this bike set up and you’ll have a very fun rig. It makes the most mundane climbs fun and has the stats to hang with any bike on the downhill if you have the huevos. The Meta Power 29 is a hard charging, ground hugging, e-doping machine. The 27.5 is slightly more playful than the 29er and gets off the ground a bit easier. The large wheels handle the weight and speed well. Small bump sensitivity is heaps better and the bike offers a much better feeling overall. The decreased travel didn’t bother me as the ride quality is vastly improved on the 29er. E-bikes like the Norco Sight VLT (which took our best overall title for 2019) or the Specialized Turbo Levo have much poppier ride characteristics.Īfter spending a few weeks on the Meta Power 27.5 last season, I would say this bike is notably better. If you’re a springy rider, this may not be the ideal rig for you. Further suspension tuning may help with preload, but I was not able to get the bike to pop as much as I would like. The downside to this was that while jumps were smooth I needed a few more MPH than I would on my pedal bike. The wheels and coil shock did a great job muting out the trail. One of our favorite shuttle-DH spots was my main test ground and is littered with hard-pack braking bumps. The bike felt very balanced when hitting natural trail doubles and air sections even when landing on some off-camber rocks. When coupled with the weight of the bike and suspension, I experienced very little high-frequency chatter. They’ve got a special foam, vibration-damping material inside, and I thought they’d be gimmicky at best. Spank’s Vibrocore wheels really surprised me during the test period. ![]() Riders might want to consider upsizing though if they like a longer reach. The bike does feel fairly small when up on the saddle in climbing position due to the same factors, but that is negated once the saddle is lowered and the rider is standing. This limits the front end from lifting in steep corners and climbs, which is a very appreciated design detail. ![]() The narrower (for an e-bike) tires lent themselves well to plowing through snow and slush while still offering loads of grip.ĭue to the sitting position and a seat tube angle of 75-degrees, the rider is set forward on the bike. Once the Meta Power 29 is up to speed on the climb, there is not much that is going to slow those big wheels down. I wish I felt bad… Oh and for the record, I burned way more calories, had a better cardio workout and a longer ride than my non-battery powered friends who only got 1 lap compared to my 3. I was still maxing out my heart rate getting a great workout, but I was tripling the vertical of the rest of the group- it had to be a soul-crushing experience for them. I was able to hammer out 2 extra laps while my buddies suffered up the climb in snow and slush. But that’s where e-bikes like the Meta Power really shine. That being said, no one is in peak fitness yet. In Central Oregon, we are just melting out of an unusually snowy February and we were stoked to get out the past few weeks.
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