Pivot pulls the covers off the new breed of Firebird
Premium brand's enduro bike gets longer, slacker, lower and more adjustable.
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The Firebird is Pivot's long-standing enduro bike. After a couple of years bringing updates to the Switchblade, Shuttle LT and the introduction of the Trailcat, Pivot has turned its hand to the Firebird, tweaking its geometry and throwing a heap of adjustability to the bike. Here's everything you need to know.
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Despite being an all-new bike, there are a few points Pivot has kept the same, one being the suspension travel. As before, it gets 170mm of suspension up front paired with 165mm at the rear. That rear suspension is then delivered by a dw-link linkage that's become part and parcel of a Pivot mountain bike.
2025 pivot firebird dropout.jpg, by Liam Mercer
Where things begin to depart from the outgoing bike is in the new Firebird's raft of adjustability. At the rear, the bike utilises Pivot's 'Swinger' dropout system that allows for 8mm of chainstay adjustment. Importantly, this bike still uses a UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger) dropout. That adjustment is done via an adjustable driveside dropout and a flip-chip at the non-driveside.
The second area of adjustment focuses on the bike's geometry and wheel configuration. This is the same flip-chip we've seen on Pivot's prior models. It slackens and lowers the bike and allows the fitment of a 650b rear wheel without negatively affecting the geo.
2025 pivot firebird flip chip 2.jpg, by Liam Mercer
Finally, the new Firebird provides adjustability to its suspension's progression. With yet another flip-chip found at the lower shock mount, riders can pick from 31.8% and 15.6% progressivity.
Adjustment doesn't stop there, however, as the bike features an oversized but straight headtube compatible with large 56mm headsets (ZS56/ZS56). This makes the bike compatible with aftermarket angle-adjust headsets. The headset is also compatible with reach-adjust headsets, allowing +/- 5mm of adjustment.
2025 pivot firebird flip chip.jpg, by Liam Mercer
Just like the Trailcat, the Firebird has been kitted with Pivot's new Toolshed downtube storage system and, like most Pivot bikes, it gets the Dock Tool system, which is a fancy name for an accessory mount that sits under the top tube or on the downtube, just above the bottom bracket. The Firebird also boasts the new cable port design that was introduced with the Trailcat, promising easier routing with integrated cable clips hidden inside the Toolshed. Then, for protection, the whole of the downtube is coated with a rubber pad.
2025 pivot firebird cable routing.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The Firebird also marks the introduction of a new 35mm rise bar and the Phoenix Team Enduro V2 stem, bringing higher rise and more stiffness to the mix.
Wrapping up with the geometry, the Firebird gets a 77-degree seat tube angle, a 63.9-degree head tube angle, and a 435mm chainstay on a large frame. That same size benefits from a 485mm reach. That's in the low setting, where the high setting steepens the angles by 0.8 of a degree.
Four builds are coming to the UK, and prices start at £7,000 and go up to £11,700. Expect a range of Shimano XT/SLX/XTR and SRAM XO and XX drivetrains.
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