Lightweight, Capable and Perfectly Balanced
The best trail bikes are neither whippy nor overbuilt. They are, in a word, balanced. We sweat the details—painstakingly developing the precise mix of resins, composite fibers, lay-orientation and frame shaping to create a chassis with the perfect blend of strength and stiffness.
We’ve also given the Trail 429 many of the same strength and stiffness-enhancing features that you’ll find on our gravity-oriented bikes, including a double-wishbone rear triangle, Super Boost Plus rear axle spacing, ultra-wide suspension linkages and burly bearing assemblies. With the Trail 429, we’ve upped the ante on downhill performance without any loss in versatility.
Tuned for the Trail
Dave Weagle’s dw-link™ design is renowned for providing great traction and downhill control without adding energy-sucking suspension bob or “squat”—that’s also why it’s the heart of the Trail 429.
We’ve paired that class-leading dw-link® suspension with custom-tuned Fox Float DPS (Dual Piston System) that give the Trail 429 120 millimeters of smooth and controlled rear suspension. The metric-sized Fox DPS shock features an extremely positive “firm” position that makes easy work of long fire-road climbs. To match the Trail 429's deep-feeling rear suspension, we’ve equipped each model with a 130mm Fox 34 suspension fork.
- Full carbon frame featuring leading-edge materials and Pivot’s proprietary, hollow core, internal molding technology
- 120mm of smooth-yet-efficient dw-link® suspension, tuned for trail handling
- Compatible with both 29 and 27.5+ wheel sizes
- Class-leading mud and tire clearance
- Ultra-short, 430mm (16.9”) chainstays make easy work of the tightest trails
- Long-and-low geometry for a confident, stable stance
- Metric-sized Fox Float DPS and DPx2 shock options
- Designed to work with 130 to 140mm-travel forks
29" Wheels | XS | S | M | L | XL |
(A) Seat Tube Length (C-T) | 35.9cm | 39.7cm | 42.8cm | 46.0cm | 49.7cm |
(B) Top Tube Length | 55.1cm | 58.1cm | 61.4cm | 63.6cm | 66.0cm |
(C) Head Tube Length | 8.3cm | 8.8cm | 10.1cm | 10.9cm | 11.9cm |
(D) Head Tube Angle | 67.0° | 67.3° | 67.3° | 67.3° | 67.3° |
(E) Seat Tube Angle (Eff.) | 74.5° | 74.0° | 74.0° | 74.0° | 74.0° |
(F) Chain Stay Length | 42.9cm | 42.9cm | 42.9cm | 42.9cm | 42.9cm |
(G) Bottom Bracket Height | 34.2cm | 34.2cm | 34.2cm | 34.2cm | 34.2cm |
(H) Standover Height | 66.8cm | 70.1cm | 70.3cm | 70.6cm | 72.9cm |
(I) Wheelbase | 1110cm | 1130cm | 1163cm | 1186cm | 1211cm |
Stack | 58.6cm | 59.4cm | 60.4cm | 61.2cm | 62.2cm |
Reach | 39.1cm | 40.8cm | 43.9cm | 45.9cm | 48.0cm |