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Sep 1, 2023 at 6:26

Sep 1, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@onawalk: no i want to build it by myself...and i dont mind paying 4k for a frame i absolutely want with a superb rear shock.

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Sep 1, 2023 at 2:11

Sep 1, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@flembake: then i have to pay a lot of money just to have their good suspension model, plus ending up with other parts i wouldn't consider.

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Sep 1, 2023 at 2:09

Sep 1, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@maybemarcusking: no i see it like an Apple phenomenon - the benefit of more stiffness is debateable (if needed anyway) in my personal experience when comparing bikes and this has been discussed/questioned in several tests / debates as well. I am surely not the first to doubt this "new standard". and...it just makes cross compatibility not easy and all just for calling it their own new standard. i am not hating on Pivot...I love their bikes and how they ride. dont get me wrong. just a few things that are not perfect. For me, those are the points where's room for improvement and that's why i stated it. just simply that.

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Sep 1, 2023 at 1:54

Sep 1, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@ihsik: that was with a fox kashima fork...i think it was 4700 euros

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Aug 31, 2023 at 5:21

Aug 31, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@Vyckinis: it used to be around 3700 back in 2017 but not 100% sure anymore.

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Aug 30, 2023 at 22:49

Aug 30, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@ihsik: and like I wrote I already own 2 wheelsets and the cross compatibility from a different company is not possible.

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Aug 30, 2023 at 22:44

Aug 30, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@ihsik: it is connected to buying a frame only version that's all...other than that you're right

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Aug 30, 2023 at 4:07

Aug 30, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@onawalk: it wasnt at my store back then several years. but i want to support my local store I have been a customer for 20 years - so i dont want to buy just a frame somewhere in the internet or used. dont hate on superboost..i bought a pivot shuttle sl this year and love it...but it still makes switching wheelsets between 2 different bikes harder...i already own several wheelsets with different tire setups...in that case i find it annoying to buy another wheel just to fit that pivot...it is just not as user friendly in that case with different tire setups. thats why i bitch about. it forces to buy just another product.

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Aug 30, 2023 at 3:59

Aug 30, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@maybemarcusking: compared to other bikes i dont have the feeling it is stiffer. other companys have short chainstays too... but i have 2 wheelsets and just cant switch between several wheels with different tire setups - no plug and play. and you have to buy another wheel just for that when owning already 2 wheelsets for 148 bikes .

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Aug 30, 2023 at 3:53

Aug 30, 2023

Pivot Factory Racing Release Limited Edition Firebird

@cole-christian: 4 years ago when i asked my shop it wasnt possible after numerous times of asking over a longer period of time after getting a 2017 firebird frame previously.