The Pivot Mach 5 is deceptively simple looking. The idea is to set the suspension and go. Let the Mach 5 provide firm pedaling when you want it, smooth the terrain when you need it, and corner like it is on rails, all without twisting travel dials, pushing platform buttons, or flipping remote lockout devices.

Test quote: "Where the Mach 5 makes up ground is over rolling, flowing singletrack, where its lightweight and energetic acceleration seem to urge the rider to give every rise an extra effort. The Pivot's ride-from-the-center balance and easy feel around corners helps to maintain momentum and encourages its pilot to stay off the brakes. The feel of the Mach 5 on an extended singletrack ride is like skimming the surface of the forest."

Stoked:
Descending is a hoot
Spectacularly fun bicycle to ride
Respectable weight

Bummed:
It is expensive

Bottom Line: If you are cut from cross-country cloth, yet possess the skill set of a master technical rider, the Mach 5 is custom tailored for you. If you wrote an order for a lightweight, long-travel bicycle that climbed like a hardtail and descended like a seven-inch-travel all-mountain machine, Pivot's Mach 5 will get you closer to achieving your impossible dream than any other trailbike out there.

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