Pivot Cycles was founded by Chris Cocalis in Phoenix Arizona in 2007. Fifteen years later, they are still headquartered there.
At the Phoenix Headquarters, more than 30 employees work for Pivot Cycles innovating, designing, and prototyping new bikes.
The bikes themselves are manufactured in Taiwan, but the Pivot Cycles team manufactures all the necessary tools and hydroforming molds in the USA before sending them to the factories in Taiwan. This lets Pivot stay on top of quality control, while also controlling prices.
Cocalis planted the first seed of the future brand as a freshman accounting major at Arizona State University. Dissatisfied with the quality of bikes and components available to him, he patented a new bottom brack design as “Snake Cycles."
Although the brand started in acoustic bikes, Pivot’s e-bikes are just as capable as their non-electric models. In terms of the components and the overall ride feel, they’re just as good. And their spirit of innovation is still evident in every bike they make.