Description
In this special episode of the Velo Podcast, Chris Cocalis, Founder of Pivot Cycles, joins Mike Levy to discuss a new project from the Arizona, based brand.
Most people know Pivot for forward thinking mountain bikes, but now the brand is getting into road bikes with the Pravia, a bike Pivot is calling ‘a race bike built for humans.’
Intrigued? Us too.
This is actually a return to road bikes for Pivot. The brand partnered with BH years ago on road bike product development and design from 2007 to 2012. Fast forward to today and Pivot has decided the time is right to get into this category under its own name.
“I just thought we could have a cutting edge product that was better,” said Cocalis.
Settle in for a great episode of the Velo Podcast.
This episode of the Velo Podcast presented by Pivot.
Learn more about the Pravia : https://www.pivotcycles.com/en-us/bikes/pravia
Velo's write up of the bike: https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-gear/pivot-enters-road-bike-world-with-pravia/
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:30 - Why Is Pivot Making a Road Bike Now?
00:11:09 - Competing in Both Road & Mountain
00:14:28 - Tangent: The Fat Bike Project
00:16:50 - Fat-Tire Road Bikes & Tire Clearance
00:21:16 - Into the Details: Designing the Frame
00:29:13 - Frame Iterations & Sizing for Smaller Riders
00:32:36 - Ride Feel, Vibration & Compliance Testing
00:38:01 - How Carbon Frames Are Actually Made
00:44:51 - Balancing Stiffness, Compliance & Fit
00:48:00 - Chris’s Road History & the LeMond Days
00:53:17 - Solving the Squeak-Free Door & Internal Routing
00:56:03 - Price, Materials & the Three Build Levels
01:01:18 - Who This Bike Is For
01:06:01 - What’s Next?