PIVOT FIREBIRD SERIES

This exclusive collaboration with Topeak accepts their Dock Ninja CO2, Dock Ninja Tool Box T16+, or Dock Ninja Tool Box Mini 20 Pro, each ready to be bolted right to the frame, no straps required. Rounding out the novel features of the new Firebird is Pivot’s Dock Tool System, an extra mount underneath the toptube and an accompanying suite of optional accessories. So, the new Firebird still features a flip chip to swap the bottom bracket height from 355.8mm to 350 mm and slacken the head and seat angles by 0.6 degrees. But riders be riders, and we like adjustability and customization.

A few brands, including Forbidden, Cannondale and Norco, have gone to new extremes in an effort to bring the most optimal experience to the most people. Thinking about body size in terms beyond just reach measurements isn’t new. The goal is to help riders of all heights maintain a consistent, central position over the bike. The Firebird is the first Pivot to use different chainstay lengths on different-size frames. This approach scales stiffness across all frame sizes to deliver optimal, consistent ride characteristics for all riders of all sizes. Interestingly, it employs a carbon layup technology more commonly found on performance road bikes: variable tube sizing and custom-tuned carbon lay-up. Pivot says the 29-inch-wheeled Firebird will fit riders between the heights of 5-foot-2 and 6-foot-9. The suspension kinematics are adjusted accordingly, and are also designed to accommodate the changing center of gravity that comes with changing rider sizes. The new Firebird comes with various chainstay lengths to match its multiple frame sizes. It also allows for Fox’s Live Valve integration, better water bottle clearance, a lower standover, and a progressive leverage-rate curve optimized for high-volume air shocks and the new Firebird’s optional coil builds.Īside from the shock placement, there are numerous not-so-obvious frame refinements. The most immediately noticeable change to the new Firebird is the vertical shock orientation, which Pivot says delivers a more compact, stiffer, and lighter-weight frame with a lower center of gravity. The Firebird climbs so well in the Float X2’s open setting, so flipping its little blue lever may only be worthwhile on long fire road climbs.

PIVOT FIREBIRD SERIES

Redesigned from the ground up, Pivot’s goal with the new Firebird was to create a faster bike for the Pivot Factory Racing Team as they tackle the Enduro World Series events, but also for anyone who enjoys pushing the limits of their technical riding. Pivot’s new Firebird was built to check both of those boxes. Some of these burly machines are actually versatile and efficient enough to be ‘daily drivers’ for riders who never intend to test their skills between the tape. Get access to everything we publish when youĮnduro bikes are not only becoming better tuned for conquering downhill-bike-worthy race tracks.