I like the Privateers, I'd never sell mine, here's a picture of her with skinny slicks on, only upgrades are a Ringle bottle cage and a SDG Ventura saddle.....
Like most Privateer owners I aspired to own a Santa Cruz built frame, managed to get a good deal on a complete bike, here she is destickered and splashed with 3DV, they're great but the Privateer is a great bike too.