WHY CHOOSE AN ELECTRIC BIKE?


Have you ever dreamt of having a bike that allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want and with total ease? Our ebike range is ideal for exactly this! 29 or 27.5, long or short travel… Our adult ebike range is made up of some very distinct models. Whilst each of these models has a Shimano engine, each also has its own characteristics. There are various differences between them and their capacities and therefore, each has its own personality.

Not all ebikers have the same reasons nor the same expectations, and riding can be different from region to region and trail to trail. These are also factors to take into account when deciding which ebike to buy. Whether it’s long travel, a powerful motor and long-lasting battery, our electric bikes are an excellent choice for beginners as well as those who are most experienced and want to get straight out adventuring!

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WHAT & WHO ARE OUR ELECTRIC BIKES FOR?

All our ebikes are designed for different types of person, riding and terrain, which is why our electric range now consists of the META POWER 29, META POWER SX, META POWER TR and the MAXMAX POWER.

META POWER 29


Wheel sizes: 29
Travel: 160/170mm

With its large wheels and long travel, the POWER 29 represents performance in its purest form. A monster on technical climbs with a disconcerting ability on the down slopes. As much a friend to those who go up as those who come down, this bike helps the rider through difficult sections and finds flow where there shouldn’t be any!


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META POWER SX


Wheel sizes: 27.5
Travel: 180/165mm

The SX is legendary at COMMENCAL. It retains the fluid aesthetic lines it always had and the DNA and love of downhill haven’t changed, making it the "edgy" model of the ebike range. It’s a bike made to lap and lap, catch some air and try the steepest chutes with!


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META POWER TR


Wheel sizes: 29
Travel: 150/140mm

Super Trail, Pure Trail Bike, Trail Centres, TR, Trail… We certainly use the word in many contexts! Here is our META POWER TR. Quite simply our version of what Trail means; up, down, jump, play and repeat, again and again. This is the responsive and lively POWER that we wanted, the perfect bike to have fun on the majority of trails around the globe! With 140mm of travel on the back and 150mm at the front, it's made for those who believe that having fun is the most important, whatever the terrain!


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MAXMAX POWER


Wheel sizes: 27.5+
Travel: 150mm

Clean, discreet, refined… The MAXMAX POWER is like one of our mascots! With a semi-rigid frame and shorter travel than our META POWERs, the MAXMAX is built to go anywhere. Getting around town or to work on weekdays, going for family adventures on Saturdays or hitting the trails on Sundays, this is a really versatile hardtail! It's simple yet effective, with large 27.5+ tyres that bring comfort and grip.
 

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WHAT IS AN ELECTRIC BIKE AT COMMENCAL?

As you can imagine, an electric mountain bike has a motor and a battery that assist the rider via different power modes. In their early days, the majority of ebikes on the market were heavy because of this extra tech. So, the geometry and design of the frames had to be adapted accordingly.

Today, thanks to the work of our engineers and the experience from designing our early-stage models in recent years, we know how to design electric models that are no longer too different to their non-battery powered counterparts. Their behaviour in practice is in fact very similar. We work hard every day on the geometries and kinematics and carefully choose all the components so that they are suitable for each specific purpose (wheels, tyres, brakes, suspension etc.)

The switch to an integrated battery (in 2020) on the META POWER has enabled a significant improvement in its performance. In 2021, thanks to all the testing we’ve done, it’s even more effective particularly since the new 630Wh battery increases capacity tenfold. The result is a very manageable META POWER which is stable and designed before everything else to cope with the most technical single track, uphill and downhill.

 


IS AN EBIKE FOR ME? 

Whether you are a beginner or a pro, if you love to ride a bike the chances are you will enjoy riding an electric bike. One of the advantages of ebikes and even more so since our bikes have 630Wh batteries, is that they can go further for longer.

Your chances of riding for longer, travelling further and linking up different trails are multiplied. The battery power helps you reach heights and explore places that you would never have imagined going to before. If you are an avid adventurer, our META POWER is perfectly suited! It is also a great training aid for downhillers who just want to lap.


CAN THE EBIKE BE USED AS A MEANS OF TRAVEL?  

Yes! The MAXMAX POWER is an excellent commuter: road, urban obstacles, paths, trails… It can go everywhere and is an excellent car replacement for journeys to work. With 2.8 tyres, the MAXMAX POWER is all about comfort. These tyres as well as the 150mm travel fork also offer more excellent opportunities to ride as much uphill as downhill.

It’s simply the ideal tool for those who want a practical EMTB during the week but who are also looking to let their hair down on the trails at the weekend with a fun and easy ebike! In addition to saving on fuel or public transport and helping the environment, traffic jams will quickly be a thing of the past! You'll get to work without a single bead of sweat being shed!


CAN AN EBIKE HELP KEEP ME FIT? 

Contrary to popular belief, ebikes allow you to improve your skill and fitness levels. Handy, stable and agile in the air, weight is no longer an issue behind these bars. The electrical assistance allows less technically skilled riders to feel easy because the assistance increases ability to climb uphill, together with the travel, geometry and high-end, carefully chosen components.

Ebikes aren't just for lazy people! COMMENCAL employees use them every day here in Andorra.

“Riding an electric bike is as physical as a conventional mountain bike. The main difference is that with an ebike, you can go for longer, go higher and take trails that you would never dare to take on a ‘normal’ MTB. In the end, you pedal as much if not more. We can cover so much more over the same period of time, especially here in Andorra where everything is very steep and difficult. More climbs, more descents... For training, that's great! I am just as tired after an ebike ride than I am if I take my non-motorised META” explains Matthieu Beaube - Product Manager.

A study carried out by Brigham Young University and published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research in 2019, tends to prove this theory saying, “Even if the practice is not the same and the effort also seems different, riding an ebike requires a physical effort relatively similar to a classic mountain bike. In this way, the ebike could allow "sedentary individuals" to experience regular physical exertion and would be just as beneficial for cardiovascular health as riding a conventional mountain bike.”

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