Carbon Frame Manufacturing with Pivot Cycles // Made With Love
Mountain bikes are without question the most capable they’ve ever been, yet they can still be better. This notion is what drives innovation. Pivot Cycles has long been committed to this evolutionary process. Through a quest for superb quality, the company has established some of the industry’s most stringent manufacturing standards and continues to push itself in creating the best bikes it possibly can. From the first aluminum prototype, to the in-house carbon creation, to the factory-made final product, every Pivot carbon frame is part of an evolutionary process.
Manufacturing-most people don’t think of it as glamorous, but there is an allure to it that inspires and drives creation. The process and production behind modern mountain bikes and their associated products is an art form in itself, one that captivates both bike nerds and bike jocks alike. Made With Love is a series designed to capture the literal nuts and bolts upon which our sport is built: The components and people that bring bikes from the assembly line to trail.
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man that alloy test mule looks good!!
Watching a video like this makes the prices of today's high end carbon mountain bikes a bit easier to swallow... especially for a premium brand like Pivot. The QC inspection, facing, alignment check etc. is definitely not something some other brands do.
I used to work in a bike shop that was a Pivot dealer, I've yet to see any major bike manufacturer have a QC as in depth and complete as these guys. When we did have a legitimate issue, one of the guys from the factory would jump in the truck and deliver a replacement part/frame same day or next day at the latest. Wish more companies operated like this. The colors, finish, and decals are amazing, only thing I don't like is that massive spare tire of a chainslap guard on the rear triangle lol
@@joecee6862 This should be the norm when you are paying so much for a bicycle that costs as much as a used car.
Such a great bike company. I love my Pivot. I hope they bring the entire manufacturing process to the USA!
Ibis is doing this with the Exie. It costs $1000's more though.
This is exactly why Pivot got my money again this year for a 2021 Switchblade! I was an early adopter of Chris’ ideas back in 2009
Broooo show this on your channel, love a bit of rc and mtb stuff on the channel
Top drawer content and great insight into a premium brand, so pleased I bought a Switchblade.
Been riding Pivot Bikes for the past 5yrs. Started with Mach6 currently on Firebird29. Once you try DW-link, you’ll never look back. Not to mention I got a good warranty when I broke my rear carbon triangle for the mach6 which I received after a month. I was riding mach6 so hard on the downhills. I am a Fan of Chris Cocalis. Legit geek engineer that loves to ride bikes. Truly happy with their products and if money wasnt an issue. I’d probably get everything they make from DH bike Pheonix, Ebike Shuttle, Switchblade, 4x Point, Trail 429 and Vault.
Because of Pivot's reputation for quality and performance I test rode and bought a '22 switchblade xt/xtr. Love the blue with silver letters and trim. So much fun! Only bike I need for the park and trails. Great investment for my health.
Yes! 🙌🏽 I still get compliments for my Phoenix 650b of 2016. Good job, Mr. Brown! 😉 And I still dig the shapes of this beauty every time I come into my bike room, take it out of a trunk or unpack it from its bike bag 🤙🏽 Thx Pivot 👊🏽
Seeing that alloy test frame makes me really wish Pivot sold some kind of a cheaper model but I understand why they dont. Great looking bikes and really high quality stuff and thats coming from another CNC machinist in the aerospace industry. Great job Pivot!
Wow very nice work quality.
serously good vid
Dream job.
Such a sweet look inside!
Культура производства на высоте, молодцы!
Engineering IS art, it's a passion to create beautiful functional products, you can see the devotion I feel the same, design is a lifestyle
Really enjoy the Made With Love series of vids!
Thank you 🙌
Amazing insight and documentation on a top shelf machine. I was lucky to demo a Switchblade for a ride a few years ago. I can't stop thinking about how amazing that bike was. I also wonder what happens to all those prototypes, I would love to get my hands on that aluminum frame
Excellent work people. Kudos to the people at Pivot Cycle!
I enjoy my 2021 Pivot Switchblade! My Team XX1 AXS size large Switchblade weighs 31 pounds with pedals and that's with a lighter rear tire than specced. That bike costs around $11,000. To be competitive and survive in the coming years, Pivot needs to make their bikes even lighter than they are now. Their future high end Enduro bikes should weigh no more than 29 pounds (with pedals). I believe high end bike customers demanding weight savings is an unstoppable trend.
Love this vid! Seriously great job capturing the passion of your craft.
my dad has been selling pivots for 9 years, im 17 and my last three bikes have been pivots, and this is why
Don’t forget the employee discount!
Great video! Awesome to see the effort and attention that goes into the product.
Love my 429, great video!
The proto looks sick
this was well done
Wonderful video! Always excellent, quality content from you guys!
Thank you Austin 🙏
Great video !!
time to bring carbon manufacturing back to the USA!!
Good video's.....next polygon bikes👍
I have a green Pivot I love it!!!
Recently purchased a Pivot Switchblade and have no regrets for paying the premium price! Had to slap on a RideWrap to protect the gorgeous carbon frame. If only the frames had a lifetime warranty...
Transitions have a lifetime warranty on their 2020 and up carbon frames
Make raw aluminum versions. That mule looks too good. I’d love one with a high end build kit. I’d spend about $6k for something like that. Especially if it was a new Firebird that follows similar to the design aesthetic of your newer model years.
Super sick video
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Eu amo a Pivot
Do bicycles come fully assembled
É so conseguir o visto para eu poder ter uma pivot!
After watching this I can understand why companies like Pivot charge such a premium for their bikes.
Why do some pivot bikes have cable rattle when new?
Beautiful bikes. I wish i could afford one. 😪
Best bikes money can buy!!!
Evil? Hehe
@@abassi1173 Very good bikes, however, the frame quality of Pivot bikes is from an other planet...just take a look on their enduro rig, the Firebird, with its huge stiff tubes, and you will see what I mean. Not to mention that awesome pedaling effectiveness due to the DW Link suspension, across all Pivot models!
@@ioannisparaskevopoulos1120 yep makes sense Evil makes great riding bikes but the frame quality is alright. I noticed it’s not as nice as Santa Cruz’s CC forget about Pivot lol. I just like the way Evil’s ride 😊. Dave Weigel is the man, be it with his DW link or DELTA
@@abassi1173 Both brands have the best pedaling platforms for sure!
@@ioannisparaskevopoulos1120 yessir although I heard from my friend who has both that DW link climbs a little better.
I want that alloy frame something fierce
how do you guys remove the foam core when making raw carbon frame, i cant figure that out, and it is torturing me
The foam core shrinks down during the curing process, it is then removed via the head tube, bottom bracket and seat tube.
I own 2. 2019 Mach6 2018 Firebird. Best fun I've ever had since I found girls. But decades later.. Girls are come and go. Bike on the other hand leads you into the future.. #KeepPedaling
Still waiting on my new Mach 6 Coil.......... Hello!
These are sweet. I have the poor mans version Trance Advanced
Made with Love…in Asia
Now I know why Pivot bikes are so expensive.
Are all Pivot frames made in house ?
Pivot's prototype frames are made in house the production frames are made in Asia
@@freehubmag tnx for fast reply.
Been rocking the Firebird 29 since day 1...amazing bike! Just needs slightly steeper 67* headtube angle, 10mm longer chainstay, and 63* headtube angle and it will be perfect! 😉
so it needs a 67 headtube angle aaand a 63 headtube angle?
Great bike , rides smooth kzhead.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L I added a bigger spring loaded seat to it . Takes a bit of adjusting cables to get brakes and shifting to perfect . I've owned quite a few bikes in the past that were absolutely uncomfortable to ride and they always ended up as garage wall decor . I'm not seeing that with this one. It's pretty light I've only ridden it a few miles but I like it . As for the pedals falling off in the other reviews , the pedal arms are aluminum along with the pedal studs look to be also . I would not overtighten them. I can see it would be very easy to overtighten them and strip the threads right off . All in all I think it's pretty good quality besides the aluminum pedal thing .
They should sell alloy bikes
It's nice to finally put a face on the tech who over-torqued my derailleur hanger from the factory. Bought a 2020 Trail 429 and when I pulled the hanger off the threads came out with the bolt.
What a dream Job/business. Only second to getting paid to ride a bike. I wish the production factories were here in the US tho....But I also like more affordable bikes....As long as the bikes aren't made by CCP owned factories....Pivot is risking intellectual property theft if they produce in CCP run countries .....Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand made would be preferable to me.
99% sure pivot uses a Taiwan factory
@@clarkie005 good to know. Thx
I want an alum Phoenix 29 so bad for beating up in the bike park
Eu se chamo Daniel pretendo oferecer uma Nova Marca para fábrica Pivot fala com Migo
I have a pivot firebird, overall quality is excellent except for paint. My top coat chipped and peeled within a year.
Sorry to hear that,..Ride wrap would have prevented that. Ride wrap every bike when new is a time capsule for the frame.
@@jmyers6175 it was wrapped. parts that were not covered started peeling off. As soon as i took the wrap off, the clear coat also peeled off. Warranty for cosmetics is void when wrapped.
Phil Shampoo 🧴
Great bike but when a mtb cost as much as a ktm 300 there is something wrong all the big manufacturers are there to make money and rip you off it doesn't cost that much to build a bike so un fair how much these companies make it impossible for normal people to have a quality bike
That's a long advertisement
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Extremely expensive for an Asian frame
Pivot makes great bikes. However their absence of frame only sales, adoption of super boost hub standards, and conservative geometry have kept me from buying one in the past years. Last one I had was a mach 5.5. Nice ride but those super short chainstays have their downsides.
According to store.pivotcycles.com you can purchase a frame in the "Select Build Kit" menu. Mach 5.5 will run you $4k.
So, another bicycle made in China.
You lost me at made in Asia
Wearing masks ruined this video for me, but, I still bought the bike, and love it ;-)
Watch it again without a mask on and see if the video is any better.