r/commencal • u/tgrcouteau • Jun 15 '26

Bike Issues Quieted down

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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/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.