Max is hard at work.

Prototype Commencal DH bike spotted at the Vigo, World Cup. A source states that this is the "2009" DH frame. It sports a squatter swingarm, lower shockmount all squeezed together with a more compact linkage system. The shock is mounted to the top of the down tube and sits farther forward than previous. The top tube seems to be round and meets the downtube earlier for a larger weld surface. You can really see the differences compared to this years frame, pictured next to it.