Pivot Trail 429 Race XT Review

The Pivot Trail 429 is a zippy, xc-minded, trail bike with very impressive climbing abilities. For 2019, the Trail 429 has replaced the popular Mach 429 model in the Pivot lineup. The Trail 429 adds a small amount of travel, slacker angles, and a slightly more airy cockpit. Three professional mountain bike testers spent ten days riding this new bike as much as humanly possible. The Trail 429 is a great bike for those who like a sporty short-travel bike with tight handling and tremendous climbing abilities. This bike is best riding terrain with intermittent technical features. It carves and slashes its way down singletrack with impressive composure. Things are less pleasant in longer rock gardens. The 429 can navigate boney and technical terrain, but it requires some finesse and a good bit of precision. Climbing abilities are very impressive and we don’t hesitate to call this bike one of the best climbers we have ridden. We tested the Race XT build kit which features a mixed bag of components.
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