new face: 2018 Production Privée's Steel Framed Shan N°5

Shan N°5 Details

• Intended use: enduro / all-mountain / trail
• Rear wheel travel: 140mm
• Fork travel: 150mm
• Wheel size: 27.5''
• Frame material: 4130 steel
• 1X drivetrain only
• BB92 bottom bracket
• Single-pivot design
• 12 x 148mm Boost hub spacing
• Room for 27.5'' x 2.8'' rear tire
• Ant-rust coating
• Weight: 31lb 15oz
• MSRP: €2,915.83 - €4,165.83 (exc. VAT)

There's certainly no shortage of carbon fiber super-bikes to choose from these days, but it's slim pickings when it comes to high-end full-suspension bikes made out of steel. For those riders who enjoy something a bit different, we have Production Privée's 140mm-travel Shan N°5. Intended to be a do-it-all, bash-around bike, the steel N°5 can be fitted with a fork that has anywhere between 140mm and 160mm of travel, and it also has room for a plus-sized rear tire.

''We wanted the Shan N°5 to be an excellent performer, to be fun, simple, reliable and with maintenance reduced to a strict minimum,'' so says the spiel on Production Privée's website, which is the same brief as their popular Shan hardtail but in a more forgiving package.