Cross country racing is an arena defined by max heart rates, aerobic thresholds, and lactic acid; where minimizing mass matters more than anything else. In the past, this singular focus has led designers to make compromises in suspension performance, chassis stiffness, handling integrity, and ride quality. With the introduction of the new Mach 4SL, Pivot is pleased to announce that they are scrapping that playbook.
The goal here was uncompromising performance. With the Mach 4SL we’ve achieved a weight and responsiveness target that is World Cup worthy, but we’ve also built a fully active, highly tractable, exceptionally efficient dw-Link suspension that is light years better than any flex-stay bike out there. Make no mistake, this bike is a rocketship!
Chris Cocalis, founder & CEO of Pivot
Pivot’s proprietary Hollow Core carbon fiber molding technology produces a frame that carves a whopping 300-400 grams off the previous version, bringing complete bike weights under 23lbs with dropper seatpost! (size small, World Cup XX-SL). The sculpted minimalism of the rear shock’s rocker link is testament to how no stone was left unturned in the quest to shave weight. Geometry is revised to mirror the design goal of “World Cup focus, but let it punch above its weight.”
The head angle has been relaxed, reach and wheelbase has grown, and seat angle has steepened. Class leading traction and performance will be served up in two flavors; the World Cup builds can deliver 95mm or 103mm of travel easily adjusted via a flip-chip on the rocker link, while all other builds offer 106mm or 115mm of travel to squeeze as much fun out of the singletrack while still going as fast as lungs and legs allow.
Pricing, Specifications, and Availability
The Mach 4SL will be available in Seafoam Green and Ice Blue colors and can be purchased in eight different complete build options from Shimano and SRAM, including lightweight World Cup builds and carbon wheel options priced from $6,199 to $11,599. Available now, in sizes XS through XL, at key Pivot dealers worldwide.
For more information visit: global.pivotcycles.com/products/mach-4-sl
About Pivot Cycles
Unlike our bikes, culture cannot be engineered: it grows from within. When Chris Cocalis founded Pivot Cycles in 2007, he had a vision for a company committed to designing and building the world’s best performing bicycles. Engineers, designers, athletes, industry veterans, and storytellers joined him one by one. The Pivot Cycles vision became a shared vision, and the mutual desire to push the mountain biking performance envelope tied all of us together in a way that can only be described as, well, a family. As a company, we have our own list of family values, and it begins with “people”.
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