Pivot Mach 4 SL Team XTR Carbon Wheel Mountain Bike
Pivot Mach 4 SL Team XTR Carbon Wheel Mountain Bike, Race bike or after-work ripper we love the redesigned Pivot Mach 4 SL for its ability to adapt to our riding style and recent improvements in geometry and capability. Receiving multiple updates from the previous iteration Pivot revamped the Mach 4 SL to be more capable without losing sight of its race origins. Featuring a slacker headtube angle a steeper seat tube angle a longer wheelbase a redesigned rocker link with a flip chip that gives us more travel and a lighter-weight carbon frame the Pivot Mach 4 SL now can take on whatever we can throw at it. Now sitting on 106mm of DW-Link suspension the Mach 4 SL makes us more confident in rougher terrain is still super efficient and incorporates a flip chip into the rocker link that allows us to change the rear travel to 115mm for more capability. With a 66. 7-degree head tube angle our wheel is further out in front of us on descents providing confidence when the trails point downwards. A longer reach and wheelbase also allow us to be more stable on the descents and a steeper seat tube angle puts us in a more efficient pedaling position to make short work of the limb back to the top. The redesigned Pivot Mach 4 SL is way more capable than the travel may suggest and with the addition of it being faster and lighter weight the Mach 4 SL is what we need to take our riding to the next level. The Team XTR Carbon Wheel build of the Pivot Mach 4 SL is top-tier and features some fo the lightest weight and most advanced components on the market. Pivot's premium carbon frame went through a weight loss program this year shaving 280 grams over the previous version while maintaining the strength and stiffness needed for aggressive cross-country racing. Shimano's XTR drivetrain is a reliable 12-speed drivetrain with a super-light carbon crankset and a 10-51 tooth cassette range to give us top-tier performance. For a pair of race-ready wheels Pivot slapped on the Reynolds Blacklabel 309/289 XC carbon rims paired wit...