5/26/2023 0 Comments Pivot firebird![]() The same goes for rough terrain – the Firebird eats it up without feeling like it's wallowing or sitting too deep in its travel. There are a bunch of A-Line and Dirt Merchant laps on the menu in the near future (that's very important work), but so far I have zero complaints about its ability to soar off a steep lip. Speaking of jumps, I've been really impressed with this carbon bird's ability to get airborne. Even with 165mm of travel and a coil shock it still has a very satisfying of level of acceleration when you stomp on the pedals, the sort of get-up-and-go that provides the extra boost needed to power up a sudden punchy climb, or to gain some extra speed before a reachy jump. The exact traits that make a good enduro race bike are up for debate, but I'd say the Firebird certainly qualifies. Each frame size has its own chainstay length, ranging from 431mm on the size small, up to 445mm on the size XL.Įddie Masters flying sideways on the Firebird. The final geometry point to note is the change to size-specific chainstays. ![]() The reach numbers have increased by approximately 14mm per size, a change that was thankfully accompanied by a steeper seat tube angle of 77-degrees in order to keep the seated climbing position comfortable. The bike does have a 1.5” head tube, so riders looking to go super-slack do have some aftermarket angle- or reach-adjusting headset options out there. Part of me wishes that Pivot gave the Firebird a slack and extra-slack head angle after all, this is a bike designed for the rowdiest terrain possible, but I'll reserve my final judgments until I get some more miles in. 6-degrees, an adjustment that corresponds with a 6mm change in bottom bracket height. A seatstay flip chip allows that number to be steepened up by. Let's start with the head angle, which now sits at 64-degrees in the low setting, one degree slacker than before. I touched on the geometry changes already, but it's worth digging in to those numbers a little further. While it's easy to turn your nose up at a sort-of-new-standard, the amount of tire and heel clearance on this bike is impressive – even the biggest-footed riders in the muddiest zones shouldn't have any frame rub issues. Speaking of standards, Pivot were the first company to adopt Super Boost, 12 x157mm rear axle spacing, and that's still present on the Firebird. It makes sense – there's really no need for hundreds of different hanger shapes to exist, and having one design should make it much easier to find a replacement. ![]() Pivot incorporated SRAM's Universal Derailleur into the new frame, a feature that's fast becoming the norm on nearly every new mountain bike. There are also two bolts in the underside of the top tube that can be used to mount a tool or tube holder – Pivot even has their own system available that was created in conjunction with Topeak. Along with matching the look of Pivot's Switchblade and Trail 429 models, the design provides plenty of room for a full size water bottle inside the front triangle, something that was missing on the previous version. The most obvious change to the Firebird's frame layout is the move to a vertically oriented, trunnion mount shock. ![]()
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