Riding a Whyte Dorset at the moment as my winter road bike. So far, very impressed. It’s not a light bike (over 10kg) but given how light my carbon road bike is (just over 7kg so 3kg lighter!) I thought the difference would be much more noticeable than it actually is. The old cliche “it rides light for it’s weight” definitely applies in this case. The brakes are fantastic too (TRP Hy-Rd’s) and though it’s only got Sora 9spd and a wide range cassette, given its intended use as a winter/commuter road bike these are more of a bonus than a setback IMO. I did a fast ride a few weeks ago on it where the 11-32 cassette made itself known in terms of ratio gaps, but that’s easily changed anyway if it bothers you. As the weather turns though, and average speeds drop, it’s a blessing.
The facility to fit fill guards and up to 35c Tyres is a real bonus too, though mine will be sticking with 28’s… Just building some tubeless rims into new guns and going to run the 28c Hutchinson Sectors on mine.
FWIW I can’t wait for the KTM Revelator Sky to arrive. Lots of hype over this one, and my summer road bike is a Revelator anyway… If it is half as good as it looks, it will be ace!