Commencal Meta 6 VIP build

Another bike from the Commencal stable. This is a Meta 6 VIP. It's their 160mm travel frame and the model, VIP, comes with a carbon swingarm to stiffen up the rear end and make it hold it's line much better than the all alloy model and climb much more efficiently as well.

There is a pair of 2011 FOX 36 Float 180's hanging off the front, which strangely don't make the bike feel to far from what it would with a standard pair of 160mm travel forks. As you can see, the fork lowers hang below the axle, meaning lower ride height.
The rest of the build is XTR/Saint/XT drivetrain and brakes, hand built wheels with Hadley hubs and Sun EQ31 rims. The bike is off to Whistler soon for a few weeks of big mountain fun.