The updated Liv Pique Advanced cross-country bike has a bit more travel for 2024, improved performance, and a new look.
Previously a straight, 100/100mm travel front/rear XC bike, the latest Liv Pique Advanced gets 120/115mm of travel front and rear. This places the bike toward the more aggressive end of XC race bikes and gets pretty close to downcountry territory, though the geo is still XC-oriented for the most part.
2024 Liv Pique Advanced geometry
The Liv Pique Advanced has a slacker, 67° head tube angle for improved descending and a steeper, 76° seat tube angle that more than compensates on the climbing side. Reaches are longer across the board while the chainstays are shorter for more nimble handling.
| XS | S | M | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat tube length | 380 | 410 | 440 | 470 |
| Seatpost insertion | 203 | 233 | 263 | 293 |
| Seat tube angle (Degrees) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Top tube length | 555 | 570 | 585 | 600 |
| Head tube length | 90 | 95 | 105 | 115 |
| Head tube angle (Degrees) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| Fork rake | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Trail | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
| Wheelbase | 1121 | 1137 | 1154 | 1170 |
| Chainstay length | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| Bottom bracket drop | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Stack | 599 | 603 | 612 | 622 |
| Reach | 406 | 420 | 432 | 445 |
| Standover height | 748 | 767 | 770 | 791 |
| Handlebar width | 760 | 760 | 760 | 760 |
| Stem length | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 |
| Crank length | 165 | 170 | 170 | 175 |
| Wheel size (front) | 29″ | 29″ | 29″ | 29″ |
| Wheel size (rear) | 29″ | 29″ | 29″ | 29″ |
Frame features
Liv managed to drop nearly a third of a kilogram (297g) off the weight of the Pique Advanced while also improving the frame’s stiffness. The brand says the bike is both torsionally stiffer and delivers 10% more pedaling stiffness thanks to upgraded carbon materials.
This time around the Pique ditches its bent top tube and goes straight. This gives the bike a more modern look, though it does give the bike a significantly higher standover height that smaller riders may not appreciate. For example, the XS bikes previously featured a 693mm standover; now it’s 748mm as you can see from the geometry chart above.
Size XS frames now feature a set of water bottle mounts while larger sizes include two sets of mounts. Four builds will be available worldwide; in the US buyers can choose from the Advanced 29 1 and Advanced 29 3 builds, priced at $7,500 and $4,500 respectively.
Singletracks product tester Chris Scheiffer has a Liv Pique Advanced in for test. Look forward to her full review this spring.
