{"id":19413,"date":"2021-08-20T09:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=19413"},"modified":"2021-08-30T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:25:55","slug":"new-trail-bike-pivot-trail-429-v3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/20\/new-trail-bike-pivot-trail-429-v3\/","title":{"rendered":"New Trail Bike: Pivot Trail 429 v3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For years the Pivot Trail 429 series of bikes have been a sort-of Holy Grail bike for me. The ultimate aggressive cross country \/ trail mountain bike, and something I really wanted to try. In August of 2020 I was able to spend a few hours riding v2<\/a> of the bike around some of my favorite Marquette and RAMBA trails and fell in love. Something about the bike and I clicked, and I came away wanting one. After that trip I sold my beloved Specialized Camber and got ready to buy a new bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the COVID-19 related bike industry shortages it took a lot longer than I’d hoped, but almost a year after that demo — in August of 2021 — I made a quick trip up to Bellaire (three hours each way) and picked my new bike from Patrick at Paddles & Pedals<\/a>: a Pivot Trail 429, v3, Race XT build, with the crank and wheels upgraded to high end carbon bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I hadn’t ridden this new v3<\/a> of the Trail 429, and it’s a much longer reach bike than v2, I’d stared at geometry numbers for hours, comparing it to my current bikes, and figured that a size large in this model would also be right for me. After getting the bike and swapping the usual contact points, fitting the larger rotors that I wanted, and some other little bits, it was all ready to ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the Low bottom bracket setting (the higher of the two), a 35mm stem, an upper stack height of 30mm (headset upper cover + 15mm spacer) and the 11\u00b0 sweep Salsa Salt Flat Carbon bar the RAD<\/a> ended up just 5mm shorter of the Timberjack and feels pretty good on its first ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may experiment with the Lower setting, which’d slacken the head tube and seat tube angle by 0.5\u00b0, bring the reach in and increase the stack, but this’ll likely require a 50mm stem to get the fit where I want it. At the same time, it’d bring the bottom bracket height closer to that of the Camber’s, which might be really nice. Between suspension setup and such, I’ve got a lot of experimenting to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current build details are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frame:<\/strong> Pivot Trail 429 v3<\/a>, Large, Silver Metallic
Fork:<\/strong> Fox 2021 Performance Series 34 FLOAT 29 130 (Short ID: D4SW \/ 2021, 34, A, FLOAT, 29in, P-S, 130, Grip, 3Pos, Matte Blk, No Logo, 15QRx110, 1.5 T, 51mm Rake, OE)
Fork TA Parts:<\/strong> QR15 Geared Cam and Hardware
Rear Shock:<\/strong> Fox 2021 Series FLOAT (Short ID: D9N4 \/ 2022_21, FLOAT DPS, P-S, A, 3pos, Trunnion, Evol LV, Pivot, Trail 429, 165, 45, 0.9 Spacer, LCM, LRM, CML, No Logo)
Headset:<\/strong> Pivot Precision Sealed Cartridge (OE)
Crankset:<\/strong> RaceFace Next SL<\/a> (170mm)
Bottom Bracket:<\/strong> RaceFace BB92 Cinch 30
Chainring:<\/strong> RaceFace 1x Chainring, Cinch Direct Mount- SHI 12<\/a> (32t)
Chain: <\/strong>Shimano CN-M7100
Derailleur:<\/strong> Shimano XT RD-M8100-SGS<\/a>
Shifter:<\/strong> Shimano XT SL-M8100-IR<\/a>
Shift Cables \/ Housing:<\/strong> Jagwire LEX-SL<\/a>
Cassette:<\/strong> Shimano SLX CS-M7100-12<\/a>
Brakes:<\/strong> Shimano SLX, Rotor: BL-M7100<\/a> \/ Caliper, BR-M7120<\/a>
Brake Pads:<\/strong> Shimano N04C
Front Rotor:<\/strong> Shimano RT-MT800<\/a> M
Rear Rotor:<\/strong> Shimano RT-MT800<\/a> L
Front Brake Adapter:<\/strong> Shimano SM-MA-F203P\/P (160mm Post to 203mm Post)
Stem:<\/strong> ENVE Alloy Mountain Stem<\/a> (31.8mm clamp, 35mm length)
Bar:<\/strong> Salsa Salt Flat Carbon<\/a> (750mm)
Wheels:<\/strong> Reynolds Black Label 309\/289 XC<\/a>
Tires:<\/strong> Maxxis Rekon<\/a> (29 x 2.6\u2033, 3C\/EXO\/TR)
Seatpost:<\/strong> Fox Transfer Performance Elite<\/a> (175mm, 31.6mm)
Dropper Lever:<\/strong>Wolf Tooth ReMote Light Action<\/a> (Black, 22.2mm Clamp)
Seatpost Collar:<\/strong> Pivot OE
Saddle:<\/strong>Specialized Power Expert<\/a> (143mm)
Pedals:<\/strong> Shimano XTR PD-M985
Grips:<\/strong>ESI Extra Chunky<\/a> (Black)
Bottle Cages:<\/strong>Specialized Zee Cage II<\/a> (Black Gloss, 1x Left)
Computer:<\/strong>Garmin Edge 530<\/a>, Garmin Speed and Cadence Sensors (v1), Best Tek Garmin Stem Mount<\/a>
Bell:<\/strong> RockBros Handlebar Stainless Steel Bell<\/a> (Black)
Derailleur Hanger:<\/strong> SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger<\/a>
Frame Protection Tape:<\/strong> McMaster-Carr UHMW PE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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