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2021 Pivot Mach 6 Pro XT/XTR Coil
Vital Review
Overall Review
In aerospace definitions, Mach is the ratio of an object’s speed to the speed of sound. Pivot’s Mach 6 absolutely blitzes the trail with a sonic boom, falling somewhere within the hypersonic category of fun. With nothing to hide on smaller 27.5 wheels, the Pivot Mach 6 puts it all out on the table. This bike is not shy about holding a line in unpredictably loose, steep, and challenging terrain. We couldn’t find anything to slow down this rowdy trail-loving, downhill precision missile. It managed to hold decent speed when we slammed it into the occasional teeth-gritting uphill sprint that would...
Posted by Tasha Thomas on 6/30/2021 7:23pm
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2018 Pivot Mach 429 Trail RACE X01 Bike
The Good

Great, no AMAZING rear suspension Lightweight, overbuilt frame

The Bad

Leaned towards XC moreso than trail

Overall Review
I bought this as an outdated model, new. Loved the ability to run 29 or 27.5+ wheels so i bought both in carbon. Prefered it with the 27.5+ Changed all the typical stuff, bars, crankset, to carbon, played with stem lengths. When the single track hit, this thing was FAST. But I started to notice having troubles keeping the front planted through turns, keeping the front down on climbs and serious twitchiness at speed. This is likely due to the steep HT angle and slack ST angle. Too much weight rearwards seated and and REALLY small cockpit, so when trying to shift weight fore/aft it was too small...
Posted by Mountaingoat212 on 5/13/2021 12:18pm
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