Another MTB brand makes the move to road racing: Pivot unveils the Pravia, its first race bike

Pivot Cycles, one of the most recognized brands in mountain biking, has just taken an important step outside its usual territory. The American company presents the new Pivot Pravia, its first road bike, with a carbon frame weighing only 895 grams, an aerodynamic aesthetic, and builds starting at 5,999 euros.

Pivot enters the road with a competition bike that seeks to combine performance and comfort

Pivot has built much of its identity around mountain biking, especially in disciplines like XC, trail, and enduro. However, the Arizona brand has decided to expand its catalog into a segment previously unexplored by it: road bikes.

The new Pivot Pravia marks its debut in this category and does so directly in the high-end range, with a bike developed for competition, UCI approved, and equipped with some of the solutions found in the most advanced models on the market.

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But Pivot did not want to limit itself to developing a competition bike with an extremely aggressive geometry. Its proposal is to offer the stiffness, lightness, and aerodynamics typical of a racing bike, but with a position that allows for good performance over several hours.

Chris Cocalis, founder of Pivot, explains the approach of the new Pravia:

"The Pravia offers cyclists the performance and precise handling of a true competition bike, without accepting the idea that one must choose between a brutally aggressive race position and a truly fast bike."

The statement, published by the brand itself, summarizes one of the main differences that Pivot wants to establish compared to traditional competition bikes: a less demanding geometry for the cyclist, without sacrificing sporty behavior.

A 895-gram frame that leverages Pivot's experience with carbon

Although this is its first road bike, Pivot has been working with high-performance carbon frames for years. Part of that experience has been directly transferred to the Pravia, which uses the brand's Hollow Core Molding manufacturing process.

This system, also used in its mountain bikes, allows for optimizing the internal structure of the frame and the distribution of carbon. According to Pivot, the result is a construction that combines low weight, stiffness, and durability.

The frame has an announced weight of 895 grams, although the brand does not specify which size that figure corresponds to. In its lightest build, the Pravia declares a total weight of 7 kg.

The bike also incorporates tube profiles developed with aerodynamic criteria, a carbon fork with optimized shapes, and a threaded T47 bottom bracket.

One interesting detail is that Pivot does not use exactly the same carbon structure in all sizes. Both the shapes of the tubes and the arrangement of the carbon layers are adapted to the dimensions of each frame to achieve a more homogeneous behavior among the six available sizes, from 47 to 60.

Up to 40 mm tires and integrated storage in the frame

The Pravia incorporates some features that expand its possibilities beyond perfect asphalt, although its approach remains clearly that of a road bike.

It comes standard with 32 mm tires, but can accommodate tires up to 38 mm with a double chainring and up to 40 mm with a single chainring. This capability allows it to be used on deteriorated roads and even tackle sections of mixed surfaces.

It also accepts chainrings up to 48 teeth with a single chainring and has an option for an extended front derailleur mount to use double chainring combinations of up to 60 teeth.

Another unusual feature in the purest competition bikes is the integrated storage compartment in the down tube. Pivot includes two internal bags for carrying tools and spare parts without the need for an external bag.

The bike also features mounts on the top tube for installing a small bag and fixing points for fenders.

Regarding the seat post, Pivot has developed a specific design with a D-shaped profile and no virtual setback. The brand claims that its controlled flexibility helps absorb some of the vibrations and small irregularities of the asphalt.

All of this outlines a bike that seeks to maintain the performance of a competition machine, but that can also be used on long days on less cared-for roads.

Pivot Pravia: builds and prices starting from 5,999 euros

The new range consists of three builds, all with SRAM AXS electronic transmission, power meter, and carbon wheels. The announced prices for Europe are as follows:

Pivot Pravia Team Red AXS – 11,999 €

• SRAM Red AXS group with power meter.
• 50/37 development and 10-36 cassette.
• DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut wheels of 55 mm.
• Continental GP5000 S TR tires of 32 mm.
• Integrated Vision Metron 5D Evo 2 handlebar.
• Fizik Argo V2 R1 saddle.
• Announced weight: 7 kg.

Pivot Pravia Pro Force AXS – 8,499 €

• SRAM Force AXS group with power meter.
• 50/37 development and 10-36 cassette.
• DT Swiss ARC 1400 Dicut wheels of 55 mm.
• Continental GP5000 S TR tires of 32 mm.
• Vision NS 5D SMR cockpit.
• Fizik Argo V2 R5 saddle.

Pivot Pravia Ride Rival AXS – 5,999 €

• SRAM Rival AXS group with power meter.
• 48/35 development and 10-36 cassette.
• Vision TC60 carbon wheels of 60 mm.
• Continental GP5000 S TR tires of 32 mm.
• Vision Trimax Aero aluminum handlebar.
• Vision NS SMR-II stem.
• Fizik Argo V2 R5 saddle.

The Pravia is offered in Purple Prism and Carbon Gloss finishes, with the option to purchase the frame separately.