We followed Pivot Founder and CEO, Chris Cocalis, around Pivot’s Phoenix HQ to see everything that goes into making some of our favorite mountain bikes. From the original Pivot prototype bike to World Cup downhill bikes, there’s plenty of cool machines to drool over.
Chris provides a behind the scenes look at everything from the assembly line to the R+D lab, and even the Pivot Factory Racing Wall. Pivot’s testing facility is among the most rigorous in the industry, with advanced machinery that allows them to make tube-and-lug prototype frames for quickly testing many different geometry configurations.
Do you own a Pivot? What model would you go for? Let us know in the comments!
Check out our Inside The Brand | Pivot Cycles video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT5_B4H43xc
Check out our Mach 4 SL video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwm8ynHKZk
Check out our Mountain Bike Buying Guide: https://www.backcountry.com/explore/how-to-choose-a-mountain-bike
Check out the products featured here:
Pivot Mach4 SL: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/sc/pivot-mach-4
Pivot Mach 4 SL World Cup XX T-Type Carbon Wheel Mountain Bike: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-mach-4-sl-world-cup-xx-t-type-carbon-wheel-mountain-bike
Pivot Mach 4 SL Pro X0 T-Type Mountain Bike: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-mach-4-sl-pro-x0-t-type-mountain-bike
Pivot Mach 4 SL Pro XT/XTR Carbon Wheel Mountain Bike: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-mach-4-sl-pro-xt-xtr-carbon-wheel-mountain-bike
Pivot Mountain Bikes: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-mountain-bikes
All Mountain Bikes: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/mountain-bikes
Everything Bike: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/
Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:27 – Demos & Athlete Bikes
1:48 – Pivot Factory Racing Wall & Customer Service
2:37 – Assembly Line
4:31 – R+D Lab
6:27 – Design & Engineering
8:18 – History Wall
9:29 – Outro
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