George Budd seals first win aboard Pivot

With lashing rain and deep, claggy mud the stage was set at the first round of the Gorrick Brass Monkeys winter series for an epic battle through atrocious conditions. Our athletes Rich Pennin, Paul Flynn and George Budd were all racing the 4 hour class, all aboard the Pivot LES hardtail. 

George started the race with a few teething troubles: a few small bike and clothing adjustments were called for after 2 laps. He pulled in, working quickly to remedy the issues and set out with one goal in mind: catch fellow Pivot rider Rich. With an hour to go George caught Rich and managed to fend him off for the remainder of the race clinching the win. Rich and Paul rounded off the podium to bring in a Pivot 1, 2, 3.

So what did George think of his virgin race experience on the LES27.5?

"It's a remarkable blend of stiff and comfortable"

"The other big thing I noticed was its refusal to slip sideways on a flat corner"

"It feels like you really sit 'in' in the bike"

"In short, the geometry really is absolutely nailed"

Safe to say George is loving the bike and it's going to be a good season!

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK Team

Pivot VaultCX makes RCUK100

Upon opening the first ever copy of the RCUK100 we were chuffed to bits to find that our VaultCX bike had made the cut.

In a double page spread you can see the full beauty that is the VaultCX, in it's complete build form. Builds and frames in all sizes are available here on our B2B and can be ordered through your local dealer.

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK Team

Pivot Factory DH team end of season edit

Check out this awesome end of season edit from Bernard Kerr and his DH team! It showcases a year of fun, speed, racing and laughs!

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The Pivot UK Team

Roslynn Newman bags Scottish Enduro Series title

Photo Credit: James Robertson Photography

After a frantic year of racing the Scottish Enduro Series has at last reached its climax. It's been a great seasons racing and despite many great riders all vying for the overall title, Pivot athlete Roslynn Newman completed a hugely successful season by clinching 1st place at the Dudes of Hazzard This is Enduro Now event.

Credit: Sportograf.com

Here at Pivot we're proud to see Roslynn aboard the Mach6C on the top step, and wish her the best of luck in the 2015 season.

Love what you ride

The Pivot UK Team

Ireland Demo Day: Revolve Bike Shop

For all our Irish Pivot Fans our good friend Peter at Revolve Bike Shop is holding a demo day in the Wicklow Mountains this Sunday.

This exclusive event will give you a chance to throw a leg over a range of boutique Pivot demo bikes: there will be the Mach4C, Mach6C, Mach429C and LES27.5 plus an brand new show bike: the PhoenixC!

Call Peter on 353 53 948 3100 to get information and book a demo ride! Don't forget to let us know your experiences of the bikes and demo afterwards on Twitter, by email or phone!

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK team

Urban Downhill: Taxco, Mexico

With the World Cup DH season over and the World Champs having been played out in Hafjell, the racers turned towards the off season and alternative events that offered a different way to keep their eye in to racing.

The most iconic of this is the Taxco Urban Downhill. Situated deep in the midst of Mexico the weather is perfect in mid October to catch some sun before a winter of hard training. Our athlete Bernard Kerr travelled out to this unique event to compete with the best in the world.

His race started less than ideally as a nasty crash on the stepdown in his first practice run meant he barely knew the course prior to his final race run. Despite this Bernard threw down an unbelievable run flying into 5th place and squeezing onto the podium. Speaking to Bernard after the event he said "I was hurting but still knew I could put down a good run if I went hard". He more than proved this to us as not only did he pick up one of the fastest times of the day, he also did it with style, throwing down one of his trademark whips!

It was an incredible event: we can't wait for next years, and neither can Bernard. 

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK Team

Mach4C review: WMB and the "Next Generation"

It's been an excellent month for our Mach4C trail bike. Our 2 demo bikes have been doing rounds of the country visiting a combination of athletes, dealers and magazines. The upshot of all the travel is that several reviews will be making their way into the media over the next couple of months, the first of which being WhatMountainBike's "Next Generation" review.

First ridden at Interbike in Vegas the Mach4C left a lasting impression upon it's reviewers. The combination of light weight and future proofing in the form of Di2 compatibility instantly drew people to the Mach4C. The progressive geometry of class leading standover and short chainstays for helping you "scythe through turns" just further the enjoyment factor when riding the Mach4C.

You can read the full review below or alternatively pick up the November copy of WhatMountainBike.

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK Team

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