Art’s employee: Calvin Giannini
Position: Retail Sales
Bike: Pivot Firebird Pro
About the rider:
Height: 5’11”
Inseam: 32”
Weight: 135 lbs
Years riding: 1 year
Riding style: Racer/Aggressive
Calvin entered the world of two-wheels at a young age; a typical weekend for Calvin consisted of traveling to compete in either a BMX race or a Freestyle BMX competition. Following his years racing and competing in BMX, Calvin took up motocross racing. As time went on, the expense and time commitment of racing moto led Calvin to search for more affordable and accessible excitement.
Calvin found mountain biking roughly a year ago and has yet to look back. Why would he, as plentiful trail access had him hooked, and his skills learned from BMX and Motocross had him ripping! You’ll find Calvin racing throughout 2018 at various stops of the California Enduro Series.
About the bike:
Since Calvin’s gasoline-powered history made him comfortable riding at high speed, he wanted a bike that could handle anything he’d throw at it while still performing well on the climbs. Calvin’s Pivot Firebird Pro XTR/XT build comes stock with Shimano’s workhorse XT group, and Fox’s X2 shock and 36 fork—ready to race right out of the box.
The build:
-Frame-
Frame: Firebird Carbon 170mm travel Boost 148
Size: Large
Color: Blue/Black
Weight: 30bs 9oz
-Suspension-
Shock: Fox Float X2 black (147 psi)
Fork: Fox 36 Factory FIT4 27.5″ 170 Kashima Boost 110QR (67psi 1 token)
-Wheels/Tires-
Hubs: DT Swiss M1700 32h w/36T star ratchet
Hoops: DT Swiss M1700/Stan’s Arch Ex
Front Tire: Maxxis Minion DHF WT 27.5X2.5 (20psi)
Rear Tire: Maxxis Highroller 2.4 3C (22psi)
Tire Insert: Cush Core
-Components-
Bar: Phoenix Carbon Riser (780mm)
Grips: Ergon GA2 (Black)
Stem: Phoenix Trail Enduro
Brakes: Shimano XT M8000
Rotors: Shimano RT81 Ice-Tech Center Lock
Shifter: Shimano XTR M9000 11-spd
Cranks: Race Face Aeffect SL 175mm
Chainring: Race Face NW Cinch DM 32t (Blue)
Pedals: Deity TMAC Flat Pedals
Rear Der: Shimano XT M8000 11-speed GS
Cassette: Shimano XT M8000 11-46 11-speed
Post: Fox Transfer Performance Elite 150mm (Black)
Saddle: Pivot WTB Vigo Race
Mud Guard: AMS Mud Guard (Red)
Headset: Pivot Precision Sealed Bearing