Build and quick review of my Pivot Vault
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Build and quick review of my Pivot Vault
I got a Pivot Vault a couple days ago and made a video of the build process. So far my impressions are this bike is awesome!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn5t...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn5t...ature=youtu.be
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Sweet!!... You should have a lot of fun on that rig.
Curious, what other grave bikes were on your shortlist before you decided on the Vault?
Curious, what other grave bikes were on your shortlist before you decided on the Vault?
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I got a Pivot Vault a couple days ago and made a video of the build process. So far my impressions are this bike is awesome!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn5t...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn5t...ature=youtu.be
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what roads are you on in the video? We're neighbors (in a relative sense) --
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I basically had to get a bike that our shop sells, as it's a demo bike that I get to ride for a year, then we sell it. Our shop sells Trek, Yeti, and Pivot. Originally I was going to get a Checkpoint, but there are no models with carbon wheels or top tier component packages. I also thought about a Domane, but I wanted something that would accept a bigger tire. The Pivot Vault only has a couple of build kits that I know of, but I really dug the Sram Force AXS group and the Reynolds ATR wheels, so that's what I went with. I just took it on a big ride today. So far, I really like it!
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It felt good. I did an almost 5-hour ride today on it mostly gravel and dirt roads with a decent amount of semi-rough single track and compared to my home-built Chromoly bike with a carbon fork, it felt like it absorbed much more vibration than what I was used to. I felt better in the shoulder/neck area than when I do a 5-hour road ride.
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all in the heart of town -- you did a good job of making it look inviting!
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Enjoy!
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It felt good. I did an almost 5-hour ride today on it mostly gravel and dirt roads with a decent amount of semi-rough single track and compared to my home-built Chromoly bike with a carbon fork, it felt like it absorbed much more vibration than what I was used to. I felt better in the shoulder/neck area than when I do a 5-hour road ride.
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Possibly. I guess it depends on the tire manufacturer, because they vary a little bit in actual measured size, but I have the stock 40mm tires on the bike now and there is plenty of room around the tires. Probably something like 8-10mm at the closest points.
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Thank you!
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Cool! I am also interested in Vault frame. Can you measure for me the distance between chainstays in the widest point near the bottom bracket and also in the point between fork legs close to the headtube? I need a very specific data to properly evaluate this bike tire clearance.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Thank you very much! It looks like 47c is a resonable choice with that frame but 50c could be like one size too far