£3,250
Now that the Mettle full-suspension bike has disappeared from the range, Identiti has become a small but dedicated hardtail brand. So small in fact, that there are currently only two models on offer: the Dr Jekyll dirt-jump bike and the AKA trail hardtail tested here.
At first glance, the aluminium AKA frame looks much like any other trail hardtail; with its boxy seatstays bypassing the seat tube and running straight into the low-slung top tube. The frame also has a tapered head tube and ISCG tabs on the bottom bracket shell, with Identiti making full use of the mounts by fitting an MRP chain guide. No bad thing, given how much the rear end, and ultimately the chain, gets bounced around when you have no suspension on the rear to absorb impacts.
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