Pivot Phoenix
Got a bit of ride time in on it so far and also tried the ccdb (did not like it on there).
Corners very well, pedals great and does feel a bit like the Sunday when. Landing or ripping around the latter part of the travel doesn't go void like the Sunday did. I liked the Sunday so I was basing the feel off it even though others say it is totally different I didn't feel it. What I did feel was refinements to the Sunday. It has the same feel ripping in corners and out light on the back.
It handles chop and square edge hits a but different then the sunday did by not going regressive on the deeper stuff which is nice.
It doesn't blow through the nasty stuff like a jedis rearward arch but it definently doesn't hang up on stuff either there doesn't seem to be a forward kick when it hits sharp stuff.
It is very lively and was easy to get used to right away, it whips around easily.
The ccdb had a really bad packing up feeling on the bike, I adjusted stuff back out and gave it a shot but just not for me on this bike the rc4 is a way better fit for this frame.
Not a huge fan of all the stickers but till I decide a direction for it they will stay.
On a side note, the 2012 xt brakes are working great very impressive so far. Seem to have a solid bite. Good modulation and easy to control wheelies and manuals without snapping the front end down...levers are actually impressive feeling easy to single finger ride.
Going to swap a couple items
I am looking to go Dura ace cassette, sixc cranks, stans flow ex rims on hope evo pro II and 721s on the i9s and formula RO brakes, x0 der and shifter, Thomson bars and Hans dampf dh gravity line coming out.
2012 phoenix large
2012 fox 40 with avalanche cartridge
2012 fox rc4 with avalanche internals
Industry 9s with pimplite rims
E13 cranks
Mr g2 guide
Crampon pedals
Havoc bars
Thomson integrated stem
Thomson post
I-fly ti saddle
2012 XT brakes
Schwalbe 2.35 muddy Mary dh
X9 shift/der
Kmc xsl ti chain
Heavier sram cassette (xtr on the way)
Angle set
Ti spring #450
Just built up my rear wheel I'll build the front Tuesday... (waiting on other hoop rrrrrrr!)
Aced the hope hubs for Hadleys laced to the flow ex with db spokes
A little ride time and the 2012 Fox talas 180 on it.
Got a bit of ride time on bigger rocks and drops...
Did a east county ride with plenty of fast twisty loose over hard and rocks/gardens...
Suspension was set up like total poo (yes that's the technical term) the 180 and rc4 had way to much rebound and high speed it was like a hard tail in the rocks...(i messed with it for other reasons the other night and forgot to set it back lol) so got unlazy and dialed it back the bike opened up, it is more responsive than the Sunday to rider input as well as doesn't blow through the last bit of travel.
Thought it had a bad hang up on rocks initially on square edge then adjusted the shock and realized it was settings.
Drops are great didn't bottom on landings was super easy to manipulate in the air and whip around.it dirt jumps extremely well, corners solid I blew out a berm on a super steep section came in to hot and dove it hard back swung around and I went over...again thankfully for helmets....lol
Here's the drop from the top to the helmet is where landing starts...
The dhx 5.0 just got back from Avalanche modded with extended reservoir for the phoenix, the rc4 is on its way back to avy now.
Laced the i9's to some new mavic ex721 hoops, because the i9 hubs are lighter than the hadleys these came in at almost the same weight as the Hadley/flow ex combo...
Got a bit of ride time in on it so far and also tried the ccdb (did not like it on there).
Corners very well, pedals great and does feel a bit like the Sunday when. Landing or ripping around the latter part of the travel doesn't go void like the Sunday did. I liked the Sunday so I was basing the feel off it even though others say it is totally different I didn't feel it. What I did feel was refinements to the Sunday. It has the same feel ripping in corners and out light on the back.
It handles chop and square edge hits a but different then the sunday did by not going regressive on the deeper stuff which is nice.
It doesn't blow through the nasty stuff like a jedis rearward arch but it definently doesn't hang up on stuff either there doesn't seem to be a forward kick when it hits sharp stuff.
It is very lively and was easy to get used to right away, it whips around easily.
The ccdb had a really bad packing up feeling on the bike, I adjusted stuff back out and gave it a shot but just not for me on this bike the rc4 is a way better fit for this frame.
Not a huge fan of all the stickers but till I decide a direction for it they will stay.
On a side note, the 2012 xt brakes are working great very impressive so far. Seem to have a solid bite. Good modulation and easy to control wheelies and manuals without snapping the front end down...levers are actually impressive feeling easy to single finger ride.
Going to swap a couple items
I am looking to go Dura ace cassette, sixc cranks, stans flow ex rims on hope evo pro II and 721s on the i9s and formula RO brakes, x0 der and shifter, Thomson bars and Hans dampf dh gravity line coming out.
2012 phoenix large
2012 fox 40 with avalanche cartridge
2012 fox rc4 with avalanche internals
Industry 9s with pimplite rims
E13 cranks
Mr g2 guide
Crampon pedals
Havoc bars
Thomson integrated stem
Thomson post
I-fly ti saddle
2012 XT brakes
Schwalbe 2.35 muddy Mary dh
X9 shift/der
Kmc xsl ti chain
Heavier sram cassette (xtr on the way)
Angle set
Ti spring #450
Just built up my rear wheel I'll build the front Tuesday... (waiting on other hoop rrrrrrr!)
Aced the hope hubs for Hadleys laced to the flow ex with db spokes
A little ride time and the 2012 Fox talas 180 on it.
Got a bit of ride time on bigger rocks and drops...
Did a east county ride with plenty of fast twisty loose over hard and rocks/gardens...
Suspension was set up like total poo (yes that's the technical term) the 180 and rc4 had way to much rebound and high speed it was like a hard tail in the rocks...(i messed with it for other reasons the other night and forgot to set it back lol) so got unlazy and dialed it back the bike opened up, it is more responsive than the Sunday to rider input as well as doesn't blow through the last bit of travel.
Thought it had a bad hang up on rocks initially on square edge then adjusted the shock and realized it was settings.
Drops are great didn't bottom on landings was super easy to manipulate in the air and whip around.it dirt jumps extremely well, corners solid I blew out a berm on a super steep section came in to hot and dove it hard back swung around and I went over...again thankfully for helmets....lol
Here's the drop from the top to the helmet is where landing starts...
The dhx 5.0 just got back from Avalanche modded with extended reservoir for the phoenix, the rc4 is on its way back to avy now.
Laced the i9's to some new mavic ex721 hoops, because the i9 hubs are lighter than the hadleys these came in at almost the same weight as the Hadley/flow ex combo...
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