Customer: Mark S.
Bike: Pivot Mach 6 Carbon
About the Build: At Art’s Cyclery we pride ourselves in selling top of the line frames spec’d with high performance component packages to suit the needs of every rider. Once in a while however, you have to leave it up to the customer to design their dream bike. The customer is always right after all. We get really excited when a customer wants to build a bike from the ground up because they have the potential to create something really rad. Case in point: This custom Pivot Mach 6 Carbon in Electric Blue.
Mark started with a Pivot Mach 6 frame, an Enduro racing machine known for conquering aggressive trail, and dressed it up in a mixed XO1 and XX1 kit. The 11-speed drivetrain keeps shifting simple with no front derailleur and as quiet as a church mouse. The Rock Shox Pike offers 160mm of front end suspension, a perfect match for the Fox Float X CTD rear shock, and is arguably the best fork on the market right now. Pick a bike at random from the Art’s Cyclery staff and it most likely has a Pike on it. Custom built wheels feature Stan’s No Tubes ZTR Flow EX for stiffness and strength and Hope Pro2 Evo hubs with superior engagement and low maintenance. The Rock Shox Reverb offers infinite height positions and is topped off with a WTB Devo SLT saddle for maximum comfort across disciplines. The icing on the cake for Mark’s dream bike is an Easton Havoc Carbon Handlebar, which he better hold onto tight because we know a number of people that would love to call this bike their own.
If only everyone could have a bike this cool…oh wait you can! Check out the Art’s Cyclery Pivot Mach 6 Carbon Bike Builder to build up one of your own.
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- The Rock Shox Pike is arguably the best fork on the market. At least 7 employees at Art’s run them on their bikes.
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- Mach 6 looking good in electric blue.
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- A lightweight XX1 crank is a smart upgrade.
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- 11-speed has never looked so sexy.
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- The Fox Float CTD X shock is geared towards more aggressive riding.
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- The Mach 6 has such devastatingly clean lines.
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- ODI grips locked onto an Easton Havoc carbon bar.
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- We’ll be sorry to see this bike leave the shop.
Tech Specs:
Frame: Pivot Mach 6 Carbon Electric Blue
Fork: Rock Shox Pike RCT3 27.5″ Solo Air 160mm
Rear Shock: Fox Float X CTD, 160mm
Wheelset: (Custom)
Rims: Stan’s No Tubes ZTR Flow EX
Hubs: F: Hope Pro2 Evo Front 32H, R: Hope Pro2 Evo Rear 32H 40T
Spokes: Phil Wood DB Stainless Black with DT Brass Spoke Nipples
Tires: F: Maxxis High Roller II Tire, R: Maxxis Ardent Tire
Brakes: Avid X0 Trail GS Brakes
Crankset: Sram XX1 Cranks Q168 GXP Carbon 175mm
Chainrings: Sram XX1 11-Spd Chainring 30T
Cassette: Sram X01 XG-1195 11-Spd Cassette Black 10-42
Chain: Sram PC-XX1 11-Speed Chain
Bottom Bracket: Sram Truvativ BB92 GXP Team Bottom Bracket
Shift Levers: Sram X01 Trigger Shifter 11-Speed Red
Front Derailleur: Oh hell naw
Rear Derailleur: Sram X01 X-Horizon Rear Derailleur 1×11 Red
Seatpost: Rock Shox Reverb Stealth Dropper Post
Saddle: WTB Devo SLT Saddle
Stem: Race Face Turbine Stem
Handlebars: Easton Havoc Carbon Handlebar
Grips: ODI Rogue Lock-On Grip
Weight (w/o pedals): 26 lbs., 12oz.
