Pivot Bikes

Pivot Cycles was founded in 2007 by Chris Cocalis in Phoenix, Arizona. Cocalis had spent the previous 17 years building Titus Cycles — which he founded in 1989 and sold in 2006 — before starting Pivot with a renewed emphasis on carbon frame engineering and suspension performance. Pivot entered carbon manufacturing in 2013 and established its Factory Racing team in 2011; Chloe Woodruff competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics on a Pivot. In-house R&D is led by prototype specialist Bill Kibler, who has worked with Cocalis since the Titus days. Phoenix’s red rock trails double as the test track — the same terrain that breaks lesser bikes is where every Pivot platform gets refined. Learn more at Pivot Cycles’ official website.

RA Cycles stocks the full Pivot lineup across every riding discipline. The Trailcat LT is Pivot’s long-travel trail and enduro platform ($6,199–$13,299). The Trail 429, Switchblade V6, Shadowcat, and Mach 6 cover mid-travel trail riding at various geometry and travel targets. The Mach 4 SL V3 handles cross-country, the LES SL covers XC and light trail, and the Firebird is built for enduro. The Shuttle AM and Shuttle SL e-MTBs ($5,499–$13,099) bring Pivot’s chassis engineering to assisted riding without ballooning the weight. Gravel options include the Vault Pro GRX and the LES SL Dropbar.

Browse the full Pivot range at RA Cycles by discipline — mountain bikes, e-bikes, and gravel bikes.