Commencal Electrifies Their Enduro Bike ｜ 2025 Meta Power SX 400 First Look

Commencal has an all-new type of e-bike they're calling the Meta-P SX400. Now I'll explain what all those words and numbers mean in a second, but essentially they've taken their Meta-SX enduro bike and then paired that with Bosch's lightweight e-bike motor. Runs on an aluminum frame, has mixed wheels, 170 millimeters of travel front and rear, and the motor has 55 newton meters of torque. There are just two build kits in the Meta-SXP lineup. Those are the Essential for $5,500 USD and this one here the Signature for $7,400 USD. They both use Burley Enduro parts. This size medium weighs 22.3 kilograms or about 49 pounds. Okay let's break down that naming scheme and get into some of the frame details then. So P stands for power and then 400 comes from the watt hours of the battery. SX means that it runs on mixed wheels and the really neat thing about this bike is it's the first time that Commencal has used their VCS suspension on an e-bike before. In the past all their full-powered e-bikes those have used a single pivot with a linkage driven shock. This uses a dual link layout very similar to their Meta-SX enduro bike. It gets 170 millimeters of travel and runs on the aluminum frame as I mentioned. Now for the motor the Bosch SX has 55 newton meters of torque. It has the same mini remote controller on the handlebars that's wireless and still has that top tube LED power and assist display. And how about the geometry? Well it's virtually identical to the Meta-SX, the non-assisted bike. This one here we're riding is a size medium. It has a 460 millimeter reach, a 64 degree head tube angle, a nice steep 77.5 degree effective seat tube angle. Okay let's get into specs then. So there are just the two models, the Essential for $5,500 and then there is the signature model that you see here. That one goes for $7,400 and that comes with Fox factory suspension, SRAM Maven silver brakes, as well as Burley DT Swiss wheels and a SRAM GX transmission drive and that runs on its own battery. It's not wired into the bike at all. But how does it ride? Well back in August I was lucky enough to go visit Commencal in Andorra and I actually got to ride one of the team riders bikes which was really cool. And the first takeaways were that the bike was incredibly sensitive especially under braking. The suspension is very active and remains very neutral too so supple and then doesn't pitch forward at all under braking. And then second of all I was a little bit surprised or hesitant I guess on some of the steeper tracks especially over there there's a lot of tight bench to switch back set up corners as well as here in Squamish you kind of go straight down the hill. The bike doesn't really feel as slack as some of the other bikes I've ridden in this category especially for something with 170 millimeters of travel. But I would say that despite the longer chain state it's also pretty easy and quick to maneuver. It does ride a little bit lighter than expected. And then the motor this is actually my first time riding the Bosch SX and I was a little bit underwhelmed to be honest compared to the CX which is the full powered one from Bosch. It's a lot whinier especially at a higher cadence. It also rattles quite a bit on the descents which is a surprise because the CX is a standout for being a very quiet descending motor. Now these are just first ride impressions on the Meta P SX 400 but we'll be keeping it around for a full length review. We'll get into lots of suspension chat in there as well as battery and motor performance. Let us know in the comments below what you think of these light powered e-bikes. Is this too heavy for one? Or maybe you'd like to see Commencal build their VCS suspension onto one of their full powered e-bikes as well. That's it for now, be sure to stay tuned for the full review and more content coming from Pinkbike.