New Switchblade dropped.
https://pivotcycles.com/en/bike-switchb ... ldAndPrice
160mm Fox36 forks
142mm rear travel up from 135 on the last one, with all models getting a DPX2 stock
29/27+ compatible
$5500 to start.
So a few notes on the changes they made.
1) New linkage is good, it solves 2 problems. The first being rocks getting stuck in the upper link and smashing into the frame, damaging it. That's not a problem anymore since the linkage is protected by the seat tube. Second thing it solves is you can fit a real person water bottle in the frame triangle now. Hopefully this shock change makes its way through their lineup. At the demo day they didn't even have water bottle cages in the Mach 6 frames because they wouldn't fit. The Mach 5.5 I tested had one but the water bottle didn't fit with the piggyback shock so blah. This is a much better design.
2) BB is actually raised a tad. Bikes like this were getting pretty low, with common complaints being a lot of pedal strikes. So maybe that'll help.
3) Still has stupid "Super Boost" rear hub.
4) "High" setting is last year's "Low" setting, so that's cool.
5) Cleaner cable routing at the BB area. Last one had a cable running straight out the bottom, this puts it to the side.
This looks like a really REALLY nice bike. I thought the last Switchblade was pretty cool when I was just pedaling it around. Felt nimble and handled nicely, very plush. But still pedaled really well. Maybe the old ones are on fire sale now?