Free carbon wheels worth £1149 with Privateer complete bikes

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For the ‘Black Friday’ season (now until early December basically), Privateer x Hunt Wheels offering a Proven carbon wheel upgrade on all complete Privateer Gen 2 141 and 161 bikes.

Anyone who orders a complete 141 or 161 will receive the latest HUNT Proven Carbon Enduro H_Core wheels as a totally free upgrade.

The idea behind the offer is to give customers a set of wheels with a lifetime crash replacement policy that will complement the “rugged and bombproof nature” of this year’s Gen 2 release range of mountain bikes.

We’ve had a browse around and can’t find another sub-£4,000 mountain bike with a comparable level of spec – plus carbon wheels with lifetime crash replacement. It’s a pretty compelling offer.

Hunt Proven Carbon Enduro wheels

The H_Core wheel is a completely new-for-2025 wheelset with a new rim design and new H_Core technology plus an updated hub.

  • New H_Core technology with incredible impact resistance
  • ‘Tuned’ front and rear wheel carbon layups (front for tracking and compliance, rear for strength)
  • Lifetime Crash Replacement policy
  • Upgrade value of £1,149.00

What is H_Core technology? “H_Core is made up of a pair of pre-cured, pultruded, carbon-dense, reinforced rings, which are added to our carbon moulds prior to layup. The H_Core rings are added to increase strength in the join between the rim bed and sidewall, and to ensure consistent carbon compaction and resin flow in this high-stress area.

“H_Core guarantees improved and more consistent compaction during the manufacturing process at the rim bed/sidewall junction; poor compaction in this area causes porosity to be present, producing weaker spots (stress raisers) to be present.”

Check out the Hunt Proven Carbon Enduro H_Core MTB wheelset

The complete bikes

Privateer 141c Gen 2, £3,949

The trail bike. Rear centre flip-chip. Proportional chainstay lengths. Full complement Enduro Max bearings. External cable routing. Forged one-piece linkage.

  • 6061 T6 alloy frame with 141mm travel
  • Fox 36 Performance Elite fork, 150mm travel
  • Fox Float X Performance Elite shock, Custom Tuned
  • RaceFace cockpit
  • OneUp dropper seatpost
  • Hayes Dominion A4 4 piston brakes
  • SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed drivetrain
  • Maxxis Assegai and Minion DHR II 3C tyres
  • HUNT Proven Carbon Enduro H_Core wheelset
  • Check out the Privateer 141 Gen 2

Privateer 161v Gen 2, £3,989

The enduro bike. Rear centre flip-chip. Proportional chainstay lengths. Full complement Enduro Max bearings. External cable routing. Forged one-piece linkage.

  • 6061 T6 alloy frame with 161mm rear wheel travel
  • Fox 38 Performance Elite fork, 170mm travel
  • Fox Float X2 Performance Elite shock, Custom Tuned
  • RaceFace cockpit
  • OneUp dropper seatpost
  • Hayes Dominion A4 4 piston brakes
  • Shimano SLX/XT 12-speed drivetrain
  • Maxxis Assegai and Minion DHRII 3C tyres
  • Check out the Privateer 161 Gen 2

Bikes are in stock and ready to ship.

Offer is available for UK and US customers at this time and will be made available to EU customers once stock lands.

Designed by Privateer, for privateers

Privateer: “At Privateer we have a really simple but extremely important moto ‘if you’re fixing your bike, you’re not riding your bike!’ and of course, we want you to be out riding come rain or shine. We’ve built the latest range of Privateer Bikes, each featuring massive, fully weather-sealed, 42mm Enduro Max full complement bearings, easy-to-service and maintain external cable and hose routing and a handy tool/accessory mount. We’ve even made all the hardware on the Privateer 141 and Privateer 161 single-sided, meaning you only need a couple of hand tools to work on your ride.”

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    bitmuddytoday
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    Is anyone else struggling with the word “free”?

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    Tom-B
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    There’s no such thing as a free lunch…..

    timc
    Free Member

    If your experience of hunt wheels turns out like mine you will be without a bike for 18 months of 2 years…

    bikesandboots
    Full Member

    “Free carbon wheel upgrade”

    But can we just appreciate the proper spec on these bikes, they’re wanting for nothing and not wasting money on anything. Performance Elite suspension, OneUp Dropper, all-GX drivetrain, Hayes Dominion A4 brakes, MaxxGrip front tyre.

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    cookeaa
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    There’s no such thing as a free lunch…..

    Good point, but you really shouldn’t try eating a pair of Carbon rims, or aluminium for that matter, whatever you paid.

    When you think about it, it’s probably just an extra couple of hundred quid on the actual COGs for the bike, obviously they’d normally supply a wheelset with Al rims by default, if they’re paying more than ~£100 per carbon rim wholesale from the far east I’d be surprised, otherwise there’s not much difference.

    It’s not a bad loss leader “Worth £1149” just means the RRP that mugs pay, but the actual dent to margin wouldn’t be that much, possibly a good deal of you’re after a new MTB.

    reeksy
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    True … but god forbid a bike company should be allowed to make a profit!

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    mashr
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    Given the somewhat lukewarm (at best) reception the new Privateer line-up got, they might well be struggling to do just that

    Mister-P
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    ““Worth £1149” just means the RRP”

    Those wheels are currently discounted by 35% on Hunt’s website to £746.86 so the whole “worth £1149” is nonsense.

    honourablegeorge
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    Mister-PFree Member
    ““Worth £1149” just means the RRP”

    Those wheels are currently discounted by 35% on Hunt’s website to £746.86 so the whole “worth £1149” is nonsense.

    And they are instead of the standard wheels, not in addition to them.

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    weeksy
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    Only on here could a British bike company do something nice and be torn apart.

    So maybe the title is slightly misleading, but they didn’t write that

    Upgraded wheels may be a better choice of phrase, but it’s still a good thing surely if you’re in the market for a Privateer.

    mashr
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    It’s possibly worse in their wording. This states that the upgrade is worth £1149

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    joebristol
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    I think we’re picking at Privateer here. They’re just saying they have upgraded the wheels from alloy to carbon essentially. Yes the RRP is a lot and they’re often reduced – but nevertheless it’s what most companies would quote to make it sound the best case possible.

    I wonder if they’re struggling a bit with the new 161 and 141 (and the ebike actually) as they’ve been knocking out some cheap deals vs other manufacturers on stuff (real prices not comparing rrp).

    seriousrikk
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    I wonder if they’re struggling a bit with the new 161 and 141

    I suspect this may be the case. They may be excellent bikes but they don’t have the universal visual appeal that the old 141/161 had.

    I fully accept judging a bike on looks is quite vain, but I am sure I am not alone in this.

    squealer
    Free Member

    It’s lucky that the hunt wheels have a good warranty support as in my experience you’ll need it.

    cokie
    Full Member

    I didn’t realise Privateer had their Gen 2 bikes out. They look awesome!
    I never liked the Gen 1 bikes visually so not paid much attention to them since.
    The 141 has made it on my shortlist though.
    Love the design, the spec & the price seems reasonable.. especially with the free carbon wheels 😉

    Edit: 17kg/37.5lbs for a 150/140mm Trail bike! How did they make it so heavy?! That’s a shame..

    chakaping
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    Do you get to keep the original wheels as well, as a spare set? Then the RRP is maybe relevant.

    Yes they’re obviously struggling to sell the new bikes which are even heavier than the chonky old ones, plus much more visually challenging.

    Hope that doesn’t sound harsh, I just don’t understand what they were thinking signing off on such a heavy frame set.

    sharkattack
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    My 141 Ohlins edition was a very impressive bike and I thought it looked mint but it was over 17.5kg with the Enduro wheels and coil shock. I swear the weight doesn’t make as much difference as people think it does but I wasn’t expecting the new one to be even heavier and more expensive.

    The hammering they got in the comment sections for the looks was second only to the Cotic e-bike. They’re not that bad if you squint. The bent top tube ruins it for me, the rest is pretty regular.

    mashr
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    I just don’t understand what they were thinking signing off on such a heavy frame set

    Apparently these are the first bikes designed in-house, but yeah you would’ve thought “not heavier” would’ve been a requirement.

    I fully accept judging a bike on looks is quite vain

    Unfortunately the reviews haven’t been all glowing either, so it’s a double-whammy

    seriousrikk
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    The bent top tube ruins it for me, the rest is pretty regular.

    Same for me. And that is the bit I couldn’t understand – why do that when it looks like they could easily have just made it straight.

    honourablegeorge
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    cokieFull

    Edit: 17kg/37.5lbs for a 150/140mm Trail bike! How did they make it so heavy?! That’s a shame..

    The trail bike comes with their 2100g Enduro wheels, which doesn’t help. The carbon upgrade saves 100g, but they’re still heavy

    mashr
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    I went back to have second glance at these – 40% progression, ooft. Even half price I’d be wasting my time with that.

    I was a fan of the old model and would likely have had one if I didn’t end up buying from the Chiggle fire sale

    halifaxpete
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    I’ve been riding my gen1 141 for a good few years now and still love it. They don’t feel like heavy bikes when you get them going. TBH the gen2’s looks have grown on me a tad, and I like the fact it can be mulleted ect.

    sharkattack
    Full Member

    They don’t feel like heavy bikes when you get them going.

    That’s what I used to say about mine. They’re a hefty lump when they’re sitting still but they fly when you’re riding them. Tyres make way more difference to speed/efficiency.

    People on here are old and still have the 30lb weight limit in their heads.

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