Mountain Bike Rider

JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO

Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability

£8,200• 29 in • saddleback.co.uk

Most riders like to begin a relationship with a new bike on local trails, taking the time to ease into things while feeling out the lay of the land. Not me. The Firebird and I started our time together with what can only be described as a baptism by fire. I picked up the bike from Saddleback HQ on

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