COMMENCAL Absolut 2014

Throughout his youth he spent hours and hours riding a hardtail bike. He tells us that this set the foundations of mountain biking for him and that it’s certainly the best way to learn to ride fluidly, with a clean technique. With a hardtail you can do everything - DH, XC, enduro, dirt. Amongst mountain biking’s best, Nicolas Quere is known for his whacky and sometimes extrovert side. Except here it’s impossible to say that he’s exaggerating. So there’s no additional chat needed in order to...

Gee Atherton and Thibaut Ruffin, DHV3 testing session in Andorra (November 2010) - www.commencal.com

3 days spent with COMMENCAL RIDING ADDICTION team during training in Salagou lake area (south of France) / April 2012. Additionnal footage during DH World Cups by Thierry Neau / Fastlines Productions

The Commencal Supreme FR might be the perfect 'Brendan Howey' bike - it's flickable, twistable, and playful on trails; it's a downhill bike you can x-up. It's a lighter, freeride version of a World Championship winning downhill platform. It's as capable in the bike park as it is in the back country. You can jump it on Saturday and race it on Sunday. In Howey's hands it's the ultimate weapon.