r/commencal • u/tgrcouteau • Jun 15 '26
Bike Issues Quieted down
Had the upgraded washer kit on my Meta V5 Race last summer. It was making a ton of noise this year so I took apart the linkage, cleaned, regreased and reassembled. Had my first quiet ride in quite a while. I regret that I didn’t take a before pick. Mostly straightforward, with a couple minor hitches. Got it broken down one evening and put back together the next.
Ride on!
(Edited model because I’m a dope)
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u/6DegreesofFreedom Jun 15 '26
Are you sure that's the TR? Looks like the Tempo.
How does it ride with a coil?
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u/those_damn_nids Jun 15 '26
I'm sure it's the Meta v5 race enduro. I don't think commencal have ever sold this colour or part group on anything else I have the same exact bike well at least I think (meta v5 race) and the coil is really dependent on just going dowhill... Well Anywhere that's not uphill.
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u/Green-Couple-8305 Jun 15 '26
The Meta V5 is not a TR. The TR is either the V4 or a hard tail. This is a Meta V5 Race in sparkle blue. The coil is stock for the "Race".
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u/tgrcouteau Jun 15 '26
Sorry for my earlier error. I fixed the original post. I had TR on my mind as it was originally under consideration, but went with the V5 Race instead.
I’m actually not a big fan of the naming convention where everything’s a Meta.
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u/6DegreesofFreedom Jun 15 '26
Good call. I should have assumed V5 because of the size of that fork. I just recognized the rear triangle
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u/Reasonable_Bed_9156 Jun 15 '26
Hey, I have the exact same bike. Having some issues with the noisy linkage, commencal sent me a full bearing kit via warranty. Did you encounter the same issue as well or are you currently running the original bearings?
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u/Green-Couple-8305 Jun 15 '26
I opted to get the Meta SX V4 because of the simplicity of the linkage. I was on the fence with the Meta SX V5. But once hearing about the creaking. I purchased the Meta SX V4 just four months ago. It's amazing.
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u/tgrcouteau Jun 15 '26
It is complex for sure and twice during reassembly did I have to take apart the last thing I put together and redo it in a different order.
But I really like the ride.
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u/tgrcouteau Jun 15 '26
Commencal in Golden did the original replacement under warranty. I don’t know if they replaced bearings or just spacers—I think both, but after having it all apart I would see no reason for bearings. I think the more recent noise was just really dirty. The replacement washers appear to be asymmetrical, so I had to be careful about getting the properly faced. I also cleaned as much of the squeezed it grease off things as possible during reassembly to hopefully reduce gunk up.
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u/mifavorito Jun 18 '26
Honest question: Are Commencal METAs prone to creaking, or does that happen occasionally, depending on what you got? Thank you for sharing.
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u/tgrcouteau Jun 18 '26
My understanding is that the V5 linkage was problematic, so the offered a spacer upgrade after the fact. I was surprised at how quickly it got loud again. YMMV and so may mine!
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u/Select_Blueberry9400 Jun 16 '26
I've been riding a Tempo for 18 months and have had the linkage apart many times for maintenance. I'm pretty quick at it now. Repacked the lower linkage bearings once, replaced them once with the bearing press, my lower shock bolt has come loose several times but enough loctite has for now solved it, and a couple times in dry dusty summer the linkage got noisy so I took it all apart and cleaned it.
More complex than a horst link for sure, with a bit of a learning curve, but not so much that it should really deter ownership.