Commencal Launches its 2009 Bike Lineup

by Jordan Holmes
Jun 3, 2008

Commencal recently launched their 2009 bike line up at the Andorra World Cup. Pinkbike.com was lucky enough to have a highly secretive spy in the area at the time that managed to snap some pictures.

So check out what we had to see, and what Commencal has to offer for 2009.

Commencal recently launched there 2009 product line at the Andorra World Cup, and as you know Pinkbike.com loves the french, so we got our fingers in the dirt first. So here's a sneak peek at the 2009 product line up for Commencal.

We will start this off by introducing the hardtails for 2009. This is going to include the Absolut, Max Max, and Skin.

Absolut Complete Bikes






Max Max



Skin XC Bike




Next up we will showcase the XC Dual Suspension bikes for 2009. This will include the Meta 5.5.1, Meta 6.1, and Super 4.1.

meta 5.5.1




Meta 6.1




Super 4.1




And last but not least, what we have all been waiting on, the Downhill and Freeride bikes. This will include the Supreme DH, Supreme DH Team Replica, The Furious, and Supreme Racing 1.

Supreme DH



Furious



Supreme Racing 1



Supreme DH Team Replica


Well folks, that's all from our high tech Pinkbike.com spies. Stay tuned for more information on the complete 2009 lineup for Commencal, and for previews on other companies' 2009 bikes.
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66 Comments

  • + 17
flag fantaman (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:33)
 what's with the grafic's on the 2009 marzocchi,those are eaven hidious than the 2008.
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flag martin-kennedy (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:31)
 Holy shit, they keeping gettin nicer! Love how the colours on the headtube are different from the main paint job, looks soo gdSalute
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flag duncanp (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:32)
 looks like everything's getting vibrant for 09
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flag Gridders (Jun 3, 2008 at 15:31)
 Those bikes are mint! Oh and incase you missed it - they just got 3 gold medals in the World Cup at the weekend, piloted by Gee, Dan and Rach Atherton. They must be good!!
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flag olidh (Jun 4, 2008 at 4:19)
 oh yes they are...
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flag erik74 (Jun 4, 2008 at 3:38)
 so far my prediction is right, were going back in time! love the vibrant colours. the absolut is looking sick, i like the green one Smile

keep up the great work!
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flag gadmack (Jun 6, 2008 at 1:45)
 I don't like the colours but that's superficial and can easily be changed. For me function comes first, and on the new Supreme DH the Athertons were 10 seconds faster on Commencal's two and half minute test track in Andorra, and pretty much dominated the Andorran World Cup.
I can't certainly argue with Max Commencal's track record so I don't see any reason why I shouldn't have one of these bikes.

Ah, 2009. Another year of ever more debt!!
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flag Mangoman (Jun 3, 2008 at 14:44)
 The best commencal paint jobs are the ones on the 08 VIP frames but the 09 paint jobs are still awesome
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flag hendu (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:34)
 nice those are pretty sexy bikes
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flag snowshore (Jun 3, 2008 at 16:55)
 Anyone else think the furious paint job looks very like the Darren Berrecloth Sx Trail from a few years ago? Still v slick tho!
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flag killerimpulse07 (Jun 4, 2008 at 0:03)
 looks so nice. wish I had the money for one of those freeride bikes, and that I didn't live in Illinois.
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flag dv8416 (Jun 28, 2008 at 8:44)
 Too bad none of the listed Commencal "dealers" in Toronto actually have any in stock to look at. Anyone know of any north american online retailers?
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flag airbornmtnbiker (Jun 25, 2009 at 11:55)
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flag gavind (Jun 3, 2008 at 16:23)
 Looking forward to seeing the prices. They have always made great bikes, but I need both my kidneys, so can't afford to sell one.
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flag The-Hamster (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:38)
 gotta love commencal,awsome graphics and design, but i prefered the look of the previous dh bike, but then again the new one is suposed to be alot better...
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flag skawt-1 (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:57)
 Don't like that supreme DH team at all it looks a bit clumsy
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flag makripper (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:47)
 yea yea, zochi has gone with sex pistols style. cool, but its been done! on skis
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flag doconnor (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:48)
 furious = perfection (at least looks, and probably the ride too)
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flag stefanb (Jul 27, 2008 at 7:54)
 anyone know the Canadian msrp for the meta 5.5.3?
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flag kamloopsrider3 (Jun 4, 2008 at 18:44)
 why are they usung brakes that scrach the shit out of your rim instead of a disc
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flag sirbikealot (Jun 5, 2008 at 8:31)
 that bike is $599cdn retail, and for that kind of money if you put disc brakes on a bike it means somewhere else the money has to be saved. Commencal is 100% behind building the best frames possible and that means putting more money into frames at this price point.
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flag Whoinventeduphill (Jun 3, 2008 at 15:45)
 THE TEAM DH SUPREME IS SO SEXY1!!!! omg. way better than the older ones (i have one)hehehe
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flag DB-TigaS (Jun 4, 2008 at 9:42)
 so a suspensao k têm..............fonix!
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flag highley (Oct 6, 2008 at 13:41)
 the colour of the max max is awsum Razz
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flag b0zero (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:38)
 I don't like the colours.
The colours on Furious are prety much the same as on the Giant STP 1
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flag gregrobertson (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:09)
 yeh but unlike the stp1 the furious is awesome!
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flag samgf1993 (Jun 4, 2008 at 5:12)
 with bikes like thos, dan and gee and rach are gonna kill it...
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flag fantaman (Jun 4, 2008 at 8:18)
 don't forget CG he's pinning it to the max just like the Athertons.Good year for the whole Commencal factory team and the season has just started.
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flag Kowan (Jun 3, 2008 at 15:24)
 Love the colors of the dirt jumping bikes!!!!
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flag boltondhr (Jun 3, 2008 at 14:42)
 the colours are rad this year!!! i love those bikes so much!! just wish had the money to get them!!
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flag valtra (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:04)
 at least Fox keeps their grafix sleek and good looking. Marzocchi's new decals do look good on other bikes though, Im just not feeling them here
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flag ilikebikes1 (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:26)
 those marzocchis are hideous man they have such stupid graffics now and the arches look retarded
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flag fantaman (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:30)
 the best grafics are the 2007 marzocchi,i agree those grafhics on the new marzocchi are bud ugly.Still the forks are the bomb
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flag nouser (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:58)
 Ugly... 80's flash-back ~ lol... Paint must have been on special!
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flag sharkyboy (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:20)
 commencals are f*cken awesome

Commencal Animal is in prodiction, gonna be best DH bike ever!!!!
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flag freerider1057 (Jun 3, 2008 at 18:01)
 is their a commencal dealer in BC or do you have to special order one
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flag sirbikealot (Jun 3, 2008 at 18:05)
 There are 6 Commencal dealers in BC

Kelowna Cycle
No Hype
Bike Brewery
North Shore Bikes
Fine Line
Cycle Logic
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flag nobrain (Jun 3, 2008 at 21:05)
 it's looks like early 90's paint job that's funny
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flag lewdvig (Jun 3, 2008 at 14:32)
 Its 1989 again! Bring on the flouro tri color Kuwaharas!
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flag Quuk (Jun 3, 2008 at 14:44)
 wiiiihiiii

Razz
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flag drdust (Jun 6, 2008 at 0:16)
 i saw the supreme last week and took a test-seat - like this bike!
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flag NORTHSHORETYLER (Jul 19, 2008 at 10:34)
 i love the absolut and the furious the best!
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flag RafiiNiii (Jul 18, 2008 at 12:27)
 woww maxmax pinkmaxmax.com xD jajajaj
realy prety bikes Big Grin!!
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flag riley7 (Jun 4, 2008 at 14:18)
 f*ck yea man! Let;s get some more colour in this industry! Nice bikes!
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flag ralf888 (Jun 3, 2008 at 15:32)
 I must get that bike (supreme dh). Wicked paint work.
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flag RedzNC (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:02)
 I'm really liking the black and white fox forks
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flag fireball-92 (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:02)
 i love commencal
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flag cthorpe (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:15)
 they need to lower the top tube on the supreme DH, then it would be dialed!!
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flag sirbikealot (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:27)
 its actually lower than the 2008 bike, because it is straight it may appear that it isn't but beleive me I've ridden the 2009 and its lower
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flag ghburdon (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:39)
 wow looking good commencal, little early isnt it? also those 2009 marzoccis look sick imo! "trekrules" dont know what youre on about!
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flag tomcaffry (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:47)
 every one say "amen"
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flag fantaman (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:33)
 i'm talking about the new grafics on the marzocchi forks,they are hidious and still i like the 08 better but the 07 are the best.Still love marzocchi forks
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flag caleb-doane (Jun 4, 2008 at 10:18)
 that is right because it is function before style and the zocchis are the best!!!
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flag colston (Jun 3, 2008 at 16:20)
 so sick! I really want to see their new slopestyle bike as well.
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flag rincon (Jun 3, 2008 at 17:07)
 allready?
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flag kevinthelilbiker (Jun 3, 2008 at 18:02)
 goina end up being a model year ahead of the real year like cars at this rate
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flag gregarious (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:35)
 those bikes are all so dialed
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flag pyrotechnician32 (Jun 17, 2008 at 19:04)
 the furious looks sick
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flag herbst (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:53)
 sexy
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flag keswickbikes (Jun 4, 2008 at 12:36)
 love the pink max max
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flag k1gibbons (Jun 3, 2008 at 13:39)
 those are so FAT
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flag nouser (Jun 5, 2008 at 2:16)
 WooHoo holy god!!!!
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flag lukeneil (Jun 3, 2008 at 20:43)
 im excited for 09
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flag z-man (Jun 3, 2008 at 11:34)
 looking more like my session 10
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flag fantaman (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
 only the commencal misses the 10.5'' i2i shock,CTE,Adjustable drop outs and a bigger swinger arm.
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flag sirbikealot (Jun 3, 2008 at 12:52)
 Commencal has a 9.5" i2i shock
They have had fully adjustable dropouts on their DH bike since 2007...
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