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Commencal Bicycles
Supreme DH
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Submitted by
commencal07
a Downhiller
from Atlanta GA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | any thing fast and technical | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2800.00 | | Purchased At: | pinkbike | | Strengths: | rides great through rockgardens and pedals efficiently enough | | Weaknesses: | -bad service from commencal as far as getting parts (derailour hangers)
-hangers were weak and broke alot | | Bike Setup: | boxxer world cups with vivid rear shock and saint drive train on hope pro 2s | | Bottom Line: | Its a great bike but doesn't live up to it's potential with stock build and takes some tweaking and playing around with to find the best set up. I recommend building up a frame(supreme dh world cup) with whatever stetup suits the rider best and have had the best results with the boxxer/vivid set up. I only had trouble with finding a chain guide that works and breaking the rear derailour hanger (alot!- i fabricated my own to solve that problem) but otherwise it's a flawless bike and rides like butter! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cantil3v3r
a Downhiller
from Northern California, USA
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Second Hand | | Strengths: | This bike is fantastic in its adjustability to tweak it exactly to your riding style as well as to the trail/race you are riding. There is a head tube sleeve that will change the HTA from 64 degrees to +/- 1 degree. You can also purchase a +/- 1/2 degree sleeve as well. There is an adjustment to lengthen or shorten the wheelbase, as well as an adjustment for where the brakes lock onto the disc when braking to increase or reduce the amount of brake jack while riding. The suspension design and geometry of the bike make it very fluid on the trail and on races. I have taken the bike over rock gardens, through kickers, step ups and a muriad of other stuff and its been fantastic! | | Weaknesses: | They only have 2 sizes: S/M and L/XL. I am right in between the two and would have loved a size accordingly. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Nomad | | Bike Setup: | Mostly stock with MRP chainguide, Deity Dirty Thirty bars, Thompson seatpost | | Bottom Line: | This is a fantastic bike with plenty of suspension and tuning capabilities to be your favorite DH/FR bike. You can slack the headtube out to 63 degrees and lengthen the wheelbase for super fast races or tighten it up to 65 with a shorter wheelbase and do some more tight techy freeride with it. I run a 38 tooth up front with a 11-32 cassette out back and it actually climbs pretty well. I won't be doing any marathon XC stuff but I am more than happy to take it to trails I need to climb when the DH is nice. It is a super fluid bike with everything that I could ask for. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ked0r
a Weekend Warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Åre | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong, fast, agile, eats small stuff and kills bigger stuff | | Weaknesses: | None, if it's used for what it is intended for. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky 07 | | Bike Setup: | Commencal Supreme DH Team Replica, stock | | Bottom Line: | Most impressive bike, I usually ride "light DH" with those ocassional rock gardens and really rough stuff. At our local trails it has performed way beyond my imagination, it's truly amazing. As other has mentioned, you won't feel that it has "only" 7" of travel, it feels more like 10" thank to the amazing contact system. It sticks to the ground and pedals really easy through stuff. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
COMMENCALguy
a Downhiller
from Canada, ontario
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4000.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Grips, handles and plays in the air well | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | none as good do they shall not be mentioned | | Bike Setup: | high end fox vanilas, got this chain guide i forget what brand and a bash ring i forget the brand also | | Bottom Line: | this bike handles perfectly grips supurbly. with ths bike ou can do anything you want to. i strongly recomend it. all you need to do is save up money for 2 weeks and you can get one of these beautiful machines | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
atown420
a Downhiller
from braeside, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | calabogie, local ones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | ....second hand | | Strengths: | Light, nimble, great in the air. | | Weaknesses: | Several to say the least.
The frame cracked in not one, not two. but three places, Poorly welded frame.
Extremely unimpressive warranty service.
You can only run the factory chainguide comfortably.
| | Similar Products Used: | a supercycle.....durability wise | | Bike Setup: | Sram, Race face, Sun ringle | | Bottom Line: | If you want a light nimble race ready bike, that you intend on only racing it twice a month and wont change anything from factory. Then go for it, But not too tough, I ride narmal dh very well, I dont crash or abuse bikes. This is just poorly welded | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
colin
a Downhiller
from dublin ireland
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | boneshacker carrick mont genevre | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | got this boy after my cove second hand wanted an ironhorse from england but this came up on one of the forums decinded to go for it well thank god an amazing bike amazing handling one of the nicest bikes in the air just floats | | Weaknesses: | not great mud room so dont stop in the muddy sections u wont stop by the way ull be pinned on this bike | | Similar Products Used: | cove ih sunday 222 socom | | Bike Setup: | 888s 05 ones baby saints e 13 hope motos ya know the staples of DH | | Bottom Line: | ill admit i thought i made a mistake the first week i bought it i was fallin of every were this isnt a begginers bike you need to know basic skills and beyond to get the best out of it
its defo one of the best tho and the 09 is said to be better | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jhon
a Downhiller
from sheffield
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | inners | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4200.00 | | Strengths: | cornering, jumping, everything! | | Weaknesses: | It hasn't got any | | Similar Products Used: | Intense m3, sunday | | Bike Setup: | fox 40's, Xo, hussefelt cranks | | Bottom Line: | This bike is one of the best bikes money can buy, It is soo good at every aspect of downhilling and free-riding. since i have got this frame i haven't looked back once. My riding has improved dramatically because of it and the more i ride it even after a year the better it gets. I cannot recommend it more. Better yet buy one and see for yourself. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Davie
a Downhiller
from london
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | fort bill | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Strengths: | corners like it is on rails, jumps effortlessly, is really light and strong frame | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | 224, intense M3 | | Bike Setup: | fox 40's, SRAM x0, truvativ cranks and bb | | Bottom Line: | This bike doesn't compare to anything else i have ridden it is truly in a class of it's own, some people think that 180mm isn't enough but the way the travel is set up it feel bottomless and much better than previous bike with more suspension. I would recommend this bike or frame to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Hanley
a Downhiller
from Herts, England
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Crans Montana, Swiss Alps. Rheola! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bikeactive.com | | Strengths: | Grip is amazing and it corners very well. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | 223, 224 | | Bike Setup: | VIP frame, 40's, Saint, Hope 6ti/M4 | | Bottom Line: | This bike grips so well it gives the rider time to think about lines instead of fighting the trail. Alot of people might be put off by the fact that it only has 7" but this never an issue as it never feels out of its depth. If anything it is a plus point as it doenst feel wallowy. It also feels very stable in the air and it whips round corners due to the short back end. Another great Commencal product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean warry
a Downhiller
from bristol,uk
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | gethin/stil/dirt merchant | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | team richochet | | Strengths: | grip,grip,grip..can get on to off camber with total confidence even in the wet...handles lovely in the air too..stable confidence building bike | | Weaknesses: | no back up in the UK at time of writing..limited to only roox rollercoaster chain device (not that big a prob)... hubs dont seem too strong | | Similar Products Used: | coyote, runs on mates machines..konas,vp free,s,demo 8,s etc | | Bike Setup: | 2005 setup..888,s/fox dhx 5/maxxis...downhill equipment basically | | Bottom Line: | as i said at the beginning..GRIPS like no other...stable as hell...handles lush in the air..as gracia is finding out..very quiet... I love it despite the lack of back up by commencal in this country..can,t see me changing my mind too soon..gets better every time i swing my leg over it...get one and see your smile grow | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
raiden higa
a Downhiller
from lethbridge alberta canada
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | muff | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | technology, research. weight and balance. the bike loves to go fast. | | Weaknesses: | lower bottom bracket height than other bikes i have ridin | | Similar Products Used: | vp free rockymountains cannondale | | Bike Setup: | fox 40 dhx5 xo drivetrain, juicy 7 brakes diabolis crank easton bar and stem, 729 rims on hugi freeride hubs | | Bottom Line: | if you like to go fast and enjoy a bike that is more technical and stable then you are, this is an awesome bike. By far the best bike i have ever owned. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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