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 |