PRIVATEER 141 SLX/XT £3,149

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Following in the footsteps of its bigger brother, the 141 is the second bike to come from Privateer. As such, it shares a lot of the same DNA with the 161. Notably, the 6066-T6 aluminium frame construction, rocker-link four-bar suspension design and size-specific rear ends, not simply chainstay lengths. It also adopts P sizing, where P2 to P4 roll on 29in wheels and the smallest P1 gets 27.5in wheels.

The build kits share a similar ethos too, where the focus is firmly fixed