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Limited Andorra Edition · Hand-built
A razor-sharp enduro race weapon.
Built for one thing — going fast when things get steep, rough, and gnarly.
Introducing the Shan 6
Every family has a black sheep.
In ours, it's the Shan Nº5 — a simple, fun, do-it-all bike. Unruly, versatile, impossible to pin down.
The Shan 6 is its full-commitment sibling. Built for speed, with serious mountain riding and enduro racing in mind. Where the 5 plays, the 6 races.
Hand-built in Andorra. Tuned by riders. Tested on terrain that eats bikes for breakfast.
Race-bred · Andorra-tested
NEUTRALITY IS A WEAPON.
Our brief was simple. Maximum neutrality. Maintain speed. Stay dynamic through changes of momentum — the kind of transitions that happen constantly in an enduro race run.
Centred
A very centred rider position, balanced front-to-rear so the bike rewards commitment instead of fighting it.
Long stays
Relatively long 457 mm chainstays for stability and grip when the trail goes from rough to absurd.
Reasonable reach
A reasonably sized front end. Big enough to plant; not so big it dulls the handling.
Moderate HTA
A moderately open 64.5° head tube angle. Slack enough for the steep stuff. Fast enough to flick.
Suspension kinematics
Linear-progressive. Predictable. Tunable.
A linear-progressive leverage curve is what makes a race bike predictable. It's also what makes it practical to tune: shock setup translates cleanly into ride feel, without surprises mid-stroke.
After several back-to-back tests and design iterations, we locked our target at 2.7 – 2.6 leverage at SAG. That's the sweet spot for the dynamic response we wanted.
Two prototype generations have been ridden hard since July 2023. Every iteration sharper than the last.
A bold choice
A 225×75 mm shock for just under 170 mm of travel.
It's a strong engineering decision, and a deliberate one. By pairing 167 mm of rear travel with a generous 75 mm stroke shock, we unlock three things that matter on a long enduro stage:
01 — Hydraulics
More shaft travel means greater hydraulic influence over the ride. The damper does more of the work, the spring does less of the fighting.
02 — Lower spring rates
A lower leverage ratio lets you run softer spring settings without giving up support — for a more supple, tracking ride.
03 — Heat management
More oil volume, less heat build-up. Critical on long, repeated runs where smaller shocks fade.
Frame construction
Steel where it bites. Carbon where it counts.
A steel front triangle paired with a carbon composite swingarm. The front triangle uses a mix of 853 Reynolds tubing and our own custom-drawn tube sets — selected, butted, and welded for the way this bike is meant to be ridden.
Finish
Raw, on purpose.
The Shan 6 ships with a raw front triangle and a black swingarm. The contrast isn't decorative — it's the point.
A painted frame is beautiful. We know — the Shan 5 Ridecaster is proof. But paint also covers things up. With the Shan 6, we wanted you to see the work: the heat tint blooming around every TIG bead, the stack-of-dimes consistency on a Reynolds 853 weld, the small irregularities of a tubeset that was drawn, butted and joined by hand.
"Raw" doesn't mean unprotected. The front triangle gets a clear powder coat — a tougher, more impact- and abrasion-resistant finish than liquid paint — so the bare steel and every weld stay exactly as they look now, sealed for the long haul. The carbon swingarm is finished in black liquid paint with a clear top coat.
Nothing hidden. Nothing smoothed over. The frame tells you exactly how it was made — and that's a story worth seeing.
Additive manufacturing
A printed BB junction, optimised by design.
For this production batch we moved the BB area — the junction between down tube, BB shell and seat tube — from CNC-machined (as on the prototypes) to additive manufacturing.
The reason isn't novelty. It's optimisation. The main BB part is hollowed and shaped with internal walls that add stiffness exactly where the loads demand it, and reduce material exactly where they don't. Same approach on the rocker mount.
It's the kind of part you can only build this way. Less weight, more rigidity where it matters, and a structure designed for the forces — not the tooling.
Made where mountains live
Hand-built in Andorra.
Each frame in this first batch is welded, aligned and inspected in our Andorran workshop. The first half of the run was welded in March — the second half follows through early june.
Race-tested
2nd place. 0.1 seconds off the top. On a prototype.
In January, Albin Cambos — winner of the 2024 and 2025 French Enduro Cup — called us about a sponsorship. We told him we'd love to support him, but only if he was convinced the Shan 6 could win on it.
He came to the workshop, picked up a prototype, and never gave it back. A few months later he raced the Enduro des 1000 Vaches on it — a stacked international field — and finished second by one tenth of a second.
Albin now races the Shan 6 as a sponsored rider for the 2026 season. The bike under him is the same one we're shipping to you.
Shock options
Pick your damper.
The Shan 6 frame kit is offered with or without rear shock. We've curated four boutique options — two air, two coil — all custom-tuned to the kinematics of the bike. Every shock is 225×75 mm Trunnion to match the frame.
Air · Italy
Formula Nebbia
Formula's first air shock. Hybrid coil-and-air negative spring for low breakaway force, bladder oil reservoir for sensitivity and cool running, and the same CTS valve system as the MOD coil — three user-swappable compression tunes (gold/orange/green) included in the box. 3-position climb switch (open / platform / firm). Neopos compressible volume spacers for mid-stroke support.
For: riders who want air-shock weight savings and adjustability without sacrificing coil-like off-the-top sensitivity.
Coil · Italy
Formula MOD
A high-flow coil damper with a 30 mm internal piston and a large-volume bladder reservoir — a deliberate choice over an IFP design for lower friction, better small-bump compliance and reduced heat build-up on long stages. CTS three-valve compression system included. 17-click LSC, 13-click rebound, two-position climb switch, moto-derived bottom-out bumper.
For: riders who want coil consistency and ground-hugging traction with a wide tuning window — and the Shan 6's heat-management story matches its bladder design exactly.
Air · Italy
EXT Aria
EXT's first air shock — built around their AS3 dual-positive-chamber air spring. Two independently tunable positive chambers (low and high) replace traditional volume spacers, letting you adjust mid-stroke support and end-stroke progression with a shock pump alone. Externally adjustable LSC, HSC and rebound, plus EXT's signature Hydraulic Bottom-Out Control on the last 15 % of stroke. LOK lever provides a separate climb circuit with blow-off valve. Custom-tuned in Italy.
For: riders who want coil-rivalling damping with the weight savings and on-the-fly tuning of an air spring.
Coil · France
Fast Suspension Fenix 2.0
Hand-built and custom-tuned in France. Three independent compression circuits — low, mid and high speed — with the mid-speed adjuster bridging weight transfers and bigger hits cleanly. The 2.0 update adds a Hydraulic Bottom-Out (HBO) circuit on the last 25 % of stroke, a more compact damper head, and an independent climb-mode circuit with blow-off. VDP piston, bladder reservoir, upgradeable for life.
For: tuning geeks. Three compression circuits is rare — and on a bike designed around hydraulic influence, it lets you exploit every bit of the kinematic.
All shocks supplied in 225×75 mm Trunnion. Frame kit can be ordered with or without shock — pricing varies by option. Contact us for current availability and tuning advice.
Performance highlights
Frame specifications.
Front travel170 mm fork
Rear travel167 mm linear-prog.
Leverage @ SAG2.7 – 2.6
Rear shock225×75 mm Trunnion
Front triangle853 Reynolds + custom CrMo
BB / rocker mountAdditive-manufactured
SwingarmCarbon composite
Wheel size29/29″ or Mullet*
Bottom bracketPressFit BB92
Rear axle148×12 mm BOOST
Seatpost30.9 mm — stealth dropper
Brake mountPM 180 mm
SizesM / L / XL (S on demand)
* Mullet conversion via lower shock mount plates — both included in the frame kit.
Sizing
Find your size.
Small*
Recommended height
< 175 cm
Medium
Recommended height
175 – 182 cm
Large
Recommended height
182 – 192 cm
X-Large
Recommended height
> 192 cm
*Small available on demand — contact us.
Geometry
Balanced, by design.
| SMALL* | MEDIUM | LARGE | X-LARGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head tube height | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 |
| Top tube horizontal | 582.06 | 609.58 | 632.09 | 654.60 |
| Seat tube length | 410 | 430 | 450 | 475 |
| Chainstay length | 457 | 457 | 457 | 457 |
| Wheelbase | 1241.22 | 1270.53 | 1294.83 | 1319.14 |
| BB drop | −30 | −30 | −30 | −30 |
| Head tube angle | 64.5° | 64.5° | 64.5° | 64.5° |
| Seat tube angle | 74.45° | 74.45° | 74.45° | 74.45° |
| Virtual seat angle | 77° | 77° | 77° | 77° |
| Reach | 435 | 460 | 480 | 500 |
| Stack | 642.56 | 651.59 | 660.61 | 669.64 |
| Max seatpost insertion | 286 | 306 | 326 | 351 |
| Fork length | 588 | 588 | 588 | 588 |
| Fork offset | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
All values in mm unless stated. *Small available on demand — contact us.
In the details
Welds, junctions, intent.
Limited Andorra Edition
50 frames. ~20 left.
Our first production batch is 50 units. Most have already been pre-ordered by our shop and distributor partners — those are being delivered now. About 20 frames remain for direct purchase here. All website orders ship early July.
Frame kit (with or without shock)
From €2,290
Without shock. VAT excluded. Frame kit includes lower shock mount plates for 29/29″ and Mullet.
Ships early July 2026.
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We make bikes with character and bold engineering choices. Questions on geometry, suspension setup, sizing, or custom builds? Drop us a line at contact@production-privee.com.