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PRIVATEER 141 SLX/XT

It was only during repeated back-to-back testing of our top-scoring bikes that the Privateer missed out on a podium spot. We’ll come on to why that is a little bit later in this review, but the 141 highlighted just how good trail bikes are these days.

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