First Look | The sixth generation Pivot Firebird adds more adjustability than ever

The previous iteration of the Pivot Firebird has been around since 2022 and sat as the long-travel enduro rig from the Arizona-based brand. It saw a reasonable amount of success under the Pivot Factory Racing program, claiming the top step of the Tweed Valley EWS by Morgane Charre in 2022, along with the win at the 2023 Val Di Fassa Trentino Enduro World Cup by Matt Walker.

And while the fifth iteration of the Firebird was a favourite amongst the racers and weekend warriors alike, the team at Pivot felt it was time for a refresh. On the surface, the 2025 Firebird might seem nearly identical to its predecessor, but a closer look reveals subtle yet significant updates, unlocking a new level of adjustability for the Firebird.

2025 Pivot Firebird
The 2025 Pivot Firebird shares a similar silhouette to its predecessor but with a sizeable list of frame updates

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An overview of the Pivot Firebird

The Pivot Firebird is a long-travel enduro bike with its sights aimed at dominating the rowdiest descents while maintaining efficiency on the climbs, and the sixth iteration maintains this stance. As a premium high-end offering, the Firebird is only available in carbon fibre and similar to the previous iteration, the rear wheel sports 165mm of travel that is controlled by a DW-Link suspension platform. This is paired with a 170mm fork up front, but according to Pivot, it is also compatible with a 180mm fork if you’re chasing a bit of extra squish or slacker geometry. Single-crown forks only, folks — the Firebird is not compatible with dual-crown DH forks; take a look at the Pivot Phoenix if that’s your jam.

The frame features geometry adjustability in the form of a high/low flip chip, which alters the BB height by 5mm and head angle by 0.5°. The new Firebird sees the addition of a shock progression flip chip, allowing riders to choose between a more progressive or linear leverage rate and tailoring the ride for coil or air shocks.

Pivot has added a two-position chainstay length adjustment at the dropout, which changes the rear-centre length by 8mm, further allowing riders to tailor the bike to their preferences. To add to all of that adjustability, the 2025 Firebird is compatible with both a full 29in or mullet (29/27.5in) wheel configuration. Shorter riders will have to make do with a smaller rear wheel however, with the extra-small frames only accepting a 27.5in rear wheel.

First introduced on the Vault gravel bike, Pivot’s downtube storage solution, dubbed the ‘Tool Shed’, made its mountain bike debut on the Trailcat launched earlier this year. As we’d predicted, this has been brought across to the new Firebird.

Other frame features include a ZS56/ZS56 headset that does not see the cables run through the upper bearing, ISCG05 chain guide mounts, a press-fit BB92 bottom bracket, and 200mm post mounting for the rear brake. Pivot has remained firm in adopting the 157mm ‘Super Boost Plus’ rear wheel spacing, claiming a 30% increase in rear wheel stiffness thanks to the 14mm wider hub flanges.

Pivot Firebird geometry & size chart

It would appear that the team at Pivot were pretty happy with the geometry of the Firebird, with most of the figures either remaining identical or within a few millimetres of its predecessor across the five different sizes. New for 2025, however, is the inclusion of an Extra-Small size, which as mentioned earlier, will not be compatible with the 29in wagon-wheel out back.

Comparing the full 29in geometry figures, the most notable change is the slackening of the head angle to 63.8°, a mere 0.2° decrease from the previous iteration, and that’s about as dramatic as it gets.

The small and medium sizes maintain the exact same reach as their predecessors, while sizes Large and Extra-Large shorten by a few millimetres to 485mm and 505mm, respectively. Out back, we have size-specific chainstay lengths ranging from 431mm to 438mm in the short setting, which can be increased by around 8mm with the dropout adjustment.

Pivot Firebird Geo
Geometry numbers in the full 29in are almost identical to the previous generation, with only a few tweaks here and there.
Pivot Firebird Geo
Like the outgoing fifth-generation Firebird, the 2025 Firebird has the ability to run as a mullet setup, which naturally slackens the geometry figures. Pivot recommends running the geometry flip-chip in the High setting to correct for the smaller rear wheel.

Pivot Firebird price & specs

The Firebird will be offered in a whopping 14 different build configurations, which will range from $10,999 to an astonishing $22,999 AUD for the top-dog XX Eagle spec with Fox Live Valve Neo and carbon wheels. Many of these build kits share similar component lists, with the exception of upgraded carbon wheels or Fox’s Live Valve Neo rear shock. To save everyone from endless scrolling, we’ve compiled a list of all the available kits, along with a detailed breakdown of four key models.

Available build kits & pricing

Initially, there will be three colours available – YOLO (Yellow), White-Gold, along with a limited edition Purple-Galaxy. If the latter takes your fancy, we’d suggest getting in quick, as there will only be 200 units shod in the sparkly black and purple. At launch, there will be no option to buy the Firebird as a frame-only; hopefully, as the year goes on we will see this becoming an option.

Only 200 units of the limited Purple-Galaxy frames are being produced – get in quick!

Pivot Firebird Team XTR

At $14,999 AUD, the XO Transmission build is by no means cheap, however it sports a very tidy build package

Pivot Firebird Pro XO Eagle Transmission

Fancy the beep-boops, but don’t want to drop $20k? GX Transmission packs almost identical performance to its more expensive counterparts at a more palatable (but still big) price tag

Pivot Firebird Ride GX Eagle Transmission

The workhorse build-package; solid and dependable

Pivot Firebird Ride SLX/XT

Stay tuned! We’ll be swinging off the 2025 Pivot Firebird just like this once our test bike arrived

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