'13 Pivot Cycles

How do you take something known for its incredible ride, weight, and stiffness and make it better? Building it from carbon usually does the trick. Pivot's Mach 429 Carbon rocks a light, stiff carbon frame and dw-link suspension to give you unrivaled climbing traction and bob-free acceleration. And this thing is seriously stiff, too, with a 92mm-wide BB, stout 142x12mm rear through-axle, tapered head tube and a 1-piece carbon rocker, all of which combine for a bike that responds and corners like a dream. Plus, a 120mm Fox fork, Shimano's solid 2x10 XT/XTR group, zippy DT Swiss wheels and Shimano XT discs let the 429 rip like a purebred racer and descend like a true trail bike.