Coming May 31st, according to Pivot website. Any ideas what it is?
My old Titus Switchblade was one of my favorite bikes ever.
My old Titus Switchblade was one of my favorite bikes ever.
Pivot Switchblade
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Chalk it up to good bolt design.Managed to shear the head off of my suspension mount bolt.
The bike had developed a creak and I isolated it to the shock mount. Set my torque wrench to 10Nm (bolt reads 13Nm) and SNAP.
Off to the LBS with my tail between my legs. I hope it's not too much trouble to extract the bolt.
I should never have trusted this wrench, Venzo, stay away.
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The head sheared off leaving just enough drive behind to coax it out.
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Same thing happened on my Mach 6. Same torque wrench, don't think it was the wrenches fault. These things break pretty easy. Shop got it out in about 10 seconds like it was confirmed. The more frustrating part was paying close to $50 from Pivot for a new bolt and matching one for the other end. That was incredibly frustrating.
My LBS had the bolt in stock, $10 and out the door in 10min.
FWIW, Outdoor Gear Exchange in Burlington, VT has an outstanding bike service dept., great Pivot support and a decent in-house demo/rental fleet.
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Happened to me as well, I really think its a weak bolt and not the wrench.
I ordered it from Pivot, which took forever and cost a fortune
I ordered it from Pivot, which took forever and cost a fortune
Managed to shear the head off of my suspension mount bolt.
The bike had developed a creak and I isolated it to the shock mount. Set my torque wrench to 10Nm (bolt reads 13Nm) and SNAP.
Off to the LBS with my tail between my legs. I hope it's not too much trouble to extract the bolt.
I should never have trusted this wrench, Venzo, stay away.
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Nice upgrades!
Where did you get the RaceFace oval chainring?
I have been trying to find one with no luck.
Where did you get the RaceFace oval chainring?
I have been trying to find one with no luck.
A couple more upgrades, a 170mm One Up Dropper coupled with a Wolf Tooth Lever (perfection!), Raceface Oval Ring (32T) and a One Up Chain Guide. Looking forward to getting out on it this weekend! [emoji4]
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Thanks! I ordered it from Silverfish who are the U.K. Raceface distributors.
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So, I've done few things to my SB.
I got Vorsprung Luftkappe and installed it myself. It wasn't difficult but the golf clamp from aliexpress was all but useless and I had to drop by my LBS to use their aluminium shaft clamps. On the positive note I feel the fork is really better now. It could be the fresh service or added negative volume but it performs very nicely. I might even install angleset and extend it to 160mm.
I also got 50mm Syncros XL 1.5 stem to replace stock Pivot 35mm stem and I find it better. Bike has less tendency to wander off and climbs better and with more weight on the front, there's less chance of front end wandering off. Since I'm riding XL, it's really good idea not to go crazy short with stem. This gives me roomier cockpit and still quick handling.
I haven't ridden Luftkappe that long but so far it harmonizes with X2 very well, but I do wish head tube was bit slacker. Hopefully angleset will do the trick.
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I got Vorsprung Luftkappe and installed it myself. It wasn't difficult but the golf clamp from aliexpress was all but useless and I had to drop by my LBS to use their aluminium shaft clamps. On the positive note I feel the fork is really better now. It could be the fresh service or added negative volume but it performs very nicely. I might even install angleset and extend it to 160mm.
I also got 50mm Syncros XL 1.5 stem to replace stock Pivot 35mm stem and I find it better. Bike has less tendency to wander off and climbs better and with more weight on the front, there's less chance of front end wandering off. Since I'm riding XL, it's really good idea not to go crazy short with stem. This gives me roomier cockpit and still quick handling.
I haven't ridden Luftkappe that long but so far it harmonizes with X2 very well, but I do wish head tube was bit slacker. Hopefully angleset will do the trick.
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No worries.
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Is it possible to mount a 203mm rotor on the rear of the SB? If so what adapters do I need to do that and mount a 203 up front? If only a 180mm fits out back what adapter do I need for it? Also, what size of DPX2 shock fits the SB and what hardware is needed to mount it? Thanks.
"Is it possible to mount a 203mm rotor on the rear of the SB? If so what adapters do I need to do that and mount a 203 up front? If only a 180mm fits out back what adapter do I need for it? Also, what size of DPX2 shock fits the SB and what hardware is needed to mount it? Thanks."
https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/bike-switchblade-carbon-1#faqs
https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/bike-switchblade-carbon-1#faqs
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Straight from the website link you posted:
The Switchblade is designed to fit a 180mm rotor without an adaptor from 2018 on. 2017 Switchblade swingarms are designed for a 160mm rotor but a 180mm can be fitted with a direct mount/post to post adapter.
The eye-to- eye shock length is 7.875 inches and the stroke length is 2 inches.
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I was a bit cryptic in my response, but yes the link you posted answers the original question.
Your link piqued my interest as I remember there was a change to accommodate the larger diameter rotor in 2018, hence why I copy and pasted the language from the link you posted.
Interesting side note, same stroke on the shock for both 5.5 and Switchblade.
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My SB is 2017 so I will move the front 180 to the back with an adapter and get a 203 and adapter for the front. Also thanks for the shock info. Much appreciated.
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