For those seeking a 5 inch travel bike, Pivot Cycles will satisfy your needs with its 2011 Mach 5.

The 2011 Pivot Mach 5 is built for balance. The Mach 5 features a 2.25 stroke shock on a medium frame, DW Link equaling a 30% sag. With a combination of stiffness, pedal efficiency, and just the right amount of travel the 2011 Mach 5 can handle most of the roughest terrains.

Two highlights for the Pivot 2011 Mach 5 are the welds and headset. For the welds, a combination of traditional and smooth welds are used. This achieves a smooth, snag free look while reducing stress. The headset is a zero stack standard while using cups, but is larger in diameter with the cups fitting inside the headtube. Pivot chose this setup for two reasons: to shorten the headset height and strengthen the setup.

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In 2011, Pivot Cycles will replace the Mach 5 with a new model, the Mach 5.7, which features a lowered bottom bracket and is focused towards trail riding.

Improvements is what the 2011 Pivot Mach 5.7 is all about. Comparing to the Mach 5, the 2011 Mach 5.7 weighs almost a half pound lighter, travel has been increased by 1/2″, slacker angles, tapered head tube, and DW-Link suspension plus a carbon upper link. As of now, a release date and MSRP has yet to be announced.

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Pivot Cycles unveils the Phoenix 2011, its first downhill mountain bike. Although it may have similar leverage ratio curve with the Iron Horse Sunday, it has 207mm travel and provides a different feel on suspension and spring.

The Phoenix is made with aluminum, hydroformed tubes and machined pieces. It uses Dave Weagle’s DW-link suspension design and has pivots that run on EnduroMax bearings. The lower link is 17mm and upper link axles are 16mm.

It features a headtube with 64 degrees slack that can be modified by +/- ½, 1 or 1.375 degrees. The dropouts are replaceable and permits chainstay length and bottom bracket height tuning. The chainstays are set at 17.25 inches while the bottom bracket is at 13.6 inches.

The Phoenix features Fox RC4 shock and 83mm bottom bracket. ISCG mounts are in place with a 12mm-through rear axle. It weighs 16.8kg and colors are black and white….

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