Pivot Mach 5.5 Carbon Team XTR 1X Complete Mountain Bike 2018

Pushing the envelope with progressive geometry that's longer, slacker, and lower for increased composure at high speeds over aggressive terrain, the Mach 5. 5 Carbon Team XTR 1x Complete Mountain Bike represents a new school reincarnation of Pivot's legendary Mach 5. 7 Carbon. Its reinvigorated design handles anything the trail throws your way, from chunky, rock strewn climbs to blistering descents with square edge hits, steep rock rolls, and root latticed singletrack just begging for action. Pivot places it firmly into the trail category, with a secondary focus on all mountain exploration. To be frank, we just call it damn capable and stupid fun, making it a worthy rig for aggressive riders demanding their bike climb like a goat and descend with remarkable composure across the rough stuff. The Mach 5. 5 Carbon retains the sought after attributes of the DW Link suspension platform, namely the ability to claw up the steepest, chunkiest climbs and soak up square edge hits with unbelievable composure on the way down. Once you've reached the summit after a lengthy climb, 5. 5 inches of rear travel gobbles up loose rocks and smooths out successive square edge hits when you're bombing downhill at high speeds. It's all party up front, with 6 inches of travel instilling confidence for rallying over rough sections littered with boulders, loose rocks, and speed impeding root sections. This 20 millimeter disparity between front and rear travel gives you a bit more efficiency for pedaling, but with extra plushness up front for cleaning notoriously technical stretches of trail. Realizing the industry is ever shifting, it makes perfect sense to see the Mach 5. 5 Carbon with a slacker, longer, and lower geometry for riders seeking unflappable composure at high speeds. The 66. 5 degree head tube angle offers stability on descents, without being overly slack or wandering excessively on sustained climbs with steep, punchy sections. Just a tick shorter in the front than the n...