High Pivot Mountain Bikes

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High pivot mountain bikes.

The pivot trail 429 is a short travel 120mm trail bike with the relaxed geometry and sturdier parts of longer travel bikes. A higher placed pivot can alleviate this problem by creating anti squat as a result of the rear wheel pushing the bike forward at a point close to or below the main pivot and this is probably what is putting this design back in the spotlight once again at least in the downhill world. It s more stable capable and forgiving than an xc race bike and. World class athletes from high school league racing to the olympics pivot cycles believes deeply in supporting athletes at every level of the sport.

Keith picks up this race ready pivot 429 while dave the mechanic was back in town to build the bike for him rick is a regular on our shop ride and this mach 4 is an awesome bike for him bruce s pivot trail 429 makes a great bikepacking bike send it tobias with this awesome pivot trail 429. The resulting rearward axle path moves the rear wheel away from impacts maintaining forward momentum. Tired of what is really the same old bikes year after year. Laura s new ride is a pivot mach 6 carbon.

The effect of the high pivot point on the trail is profound. Founded by engineers highly innovative pivot cycles influences a whole new generation of mountain bike design and carbon frame manufacturing. First the high pivot then the high pivot gearbox with a low center of gravity. The high pivot is said to bestow descending capabilities far greater than what you might expect from a 140mm travel bike.

With 160mm of travel it can conquer just about any terrain. Pemberton and beckett have both been in the mountain bike industry for many years now and pemberton actually had a large role in one of the newest high single pivot downhill bikes that recently. The highlander is equally at home covering ground on an epic journey across a mountain range or smashing out laps at your local bike park. The guys at deviate say a chain idler has allowed for precise optimisation of the suspension characteristics for potent climbing calibrated for pedalling efficiency without compromising downhill performance.

This for us is the ultimate ascending and descending machine. The highlander conceived and tested in the wild highlands of scotland is an all conquering warrior of a bike. There is a reason that high pivot.