I’m a dyed in the wool PP hardtail fanboi.
I demoed a PP Shan No.5 at the steel is real demo day a while back but I’ve already got a Cotic Rocket for bouncy duties and the No.5 did nothing better than the Rocket performance or looks-wise, so I have opted to keep the Rocket.
The hardtails though are fantastic. Never ridden anything that comes close to the ride quality of my pp hardtails and I’ve had both the . Shan and the Oka.
My Oka in 26” wheel classic paint mode
[url=https://flic.kr/p/KRSArb]2016-09-02_09-45-34[/url] by blackteaonesugar, on Flickr
My Shan 917
[url=https://flic.kr/p/TKWpny]The Slab, Dalbeattie[/url] by blackteaonesugar, on Flickr
The Shan No.5 I demoed
[url=https://flic.kr/p/CPzBWG]Steel is Real demo day, Forest of Dean, October 2017[/url] by blackteaonesugar, on Flickr
My Oka as it is now in 650b and powder coated a less boring colour.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/JVGV5H]POka. December 2018[/url] by blackteaonesugar, on Flickr
Amazing bikes.