Mountain Bike Rider

BEN’S PRIVATEER 141 ÖHLINS

£4,499 • 29in • privateerbikes.com

This is the first bike I’ve ever spent any time on that comes with a coil shock. And I’m quickly finding out that, whatever the benefits in performance and ride feel may be, they come at the cost of convenience and ease of set up.

As standard, the Öhlins shock on the size P3 Privateer 141 comes fitted with

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