Pivot Cycles has two new additions to its line-up for this summer: the 429 Trail is a brand-new trail-oriented 29er that makes use of the latest frame standards, while the Vault gets upgrades intended to take it beyond traditional cyclocross racing.
Mach 429 Trail details
- 116mm of rear travel
- Designed around 130mm travel forks
- 148x12mm rear thru-axle spacing
- Complete bikes ship with 15x110mm spaced Fox 34 forks
- Frame with Fox Float DPS shock retails for US$2,499
- Complete bikes range from US$3,999 to US$7,699 (UK and Australian pricing TBA)
- Frame weight of 2.67kg / 5.9lb for a medium frame with shock
- Available in sizes S, M, L, XL
- Shipping the first week of July
The 429 was made more race-oriented with the introduction of the 429 SL last December. It shed grams, thanks to the use of higher modulus carbon, and added Di2 compatibility. This race-focused version of the 429 made it apparent that the company needed to develop a more well-rounded 29er that retained the pedalling performance of its predecessors in a more progressive package.
The new 429 Trail is more than just a longer travel 429 SL. Company founder Chris Cocalis set out to design a short travel 29er trail bike in the same spirit of the Mach 4 introduced last summer — it’s low, slack and makes use of the latest frame standards for maximum stiffness.
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A new upper linkage design is intended to give the 429 Trail a bottomless feel
The 429 Trail gets a slight uptick in rear travel from 100mm to 116mm, but more importantly, the bike gets a revised dw-link design that borrows heavily from the Mach 6 as well as from the Phoenix DH. The lower link is tucked cleanly behind the junction of the seat- and down tubes. Pivot developed a new upper link design intended to adjust the shock rate to make the bike feel it has more than just 116mm of travel.
Pivot Vault details
- Clearance for 38mm tyres
- 142x12mm rear thru-axle
- 100x15mm front thru-axle
- Compatible with Shimano direct-mount rear brakes
- Compatible with electronic and cable-actuated drivetrains
- Framesets will retail for US$2,999
- The single complete model will retail for US$3,899 (UK and Australian pricing TBA)
- Available in sizes XS, S, M, L,
- Shipping the first week of July
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