Whyte gravel bikes…

Whyte gravel bikes… when/ why did they stop doing them?

Looking at a  new bike to work scheme and  thought I’d  check out the whyte range.. only it isn’t there anymore. I always though they got good reviews?

They’ve slimmed back most of the range of bikes except eebs. The excellent 90* series of hardtails have gone too. Pretty sad but tough times.

The excellent 90* series of hardtails have gone too

Wow, thought those would have been decent sellers. They were always one of the best beginner bikes and there seemed to be plenty about.

The excellent 90* series of hardtails have gone too

What a shame! I had a 905, it was a superb bike. I sold it to my pal so still get to see it!

You’ve got to hope a lot of these “household name” bike companies make it through the current tough times.

Shame. Think Whyte has lost its way a bit. I’ve got a Gisburn. Quite old now but geometry is still ahead of most gravel bikes these days. Ride quality is quite pleasant too.

Yeah,  looking at a Friston  from pauls cycles they have both the 56 and 58 cm in stock but all the sizing info has gone from the whyte site.. i’m 6″1 so figuring the 58 would the go to size. any sizing advice out there?

The whole brand changed don’t know why. Their hybrids were brilliant for commuting, but they’ve massively cut those too

There’s an article online, from earlier in the year, about Whyte ‘rationalising’ its range and some of the reasoning behind it. They seem to have some investment capital behind them too and I don’t know how much this might be directing things.

https://bikebiz.com/how-whyte-bikes-is-engaging-with-a-new-audience-while-retaining-its-mtb-roots/

Yeah,  looking at a Friston  from pauls cycles they have both the 56 and 58 cm in stock but all the sizing info has gone from the whyte site.. i’m 6″1 so figuring the 58 would the go to size. any sizing advice out there?

Drop Whyte a line and ask for the geo chart

or check geometrygeeks

All the old catalogues including geometry are still there:

https://whytebikes.com/pages/documents

i’m 6″1 so figuring the 58 would the go to size. any sizing advice out there?

Whyte gravel bikes have rather long top tubes. I’m 6’4″ on a 56 with 90mm Redshift stem. It feels fairly stretched out to me. Bought second hand from a mate, so it’s one of the rare bikes I actually tried before buying. I wasn’t even interested in buying it before riding it. Most 58 bikes I’ve tried like a Orange RX9 or Cutthroat feel considerably shorter. Could always pair a 58 with a shorter stem but 90 isn’t exactly long for road/gravel.

I have a 2018 Whyte Glencoe and it’s fantastic. I swap between 700 and 650 wheels depending on what I’m riding. I’ve done 100 mile road rides and multi day bike packing adventures on it. Such a versatile bike

They have a load of new bikes coming soon but all embargoed at the moment. They are almost certainly working on gravel bikes too but they might be a bit further down the line.

They are long, basically a mountain bike with drop bars. The v wide bars made it even longer and it’s more comfy for longer rides with narrower ones. I’m on a 56 and I’m 5’11”.
brilliant bike for the £ at the time

Yeah, looking at a Friston from pauls cycles they have both the 56 and 58 cm in stock but all the sizing info has gone from the whyte site.. i’m 6″1 so figuring the 58 would the go to size. any sizing advice out there?

Size down, they have weird sizing. Cycle studio Redditch has a few iirc, not Paul’s pricing perhaps but you can sit on one at least

theo104

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They have a load of new bikes coming soon but all embargoed at the moment

Good to hear, I remember there was a suggestion a while ago they were struggling in the challenging market conditions – so I do hope they can stick around

Alex, the manager at Cycle studio says they will match Paul’s cycles, they have 54, 56 and 58 Whyte dean in stock

MicArms, I’m 6’1″ and had a 56cm Gisburn

Cheers for the sizing info guys, much appreciated.

RD, I’ll try to pop in later this week.

I was in there today, I haven’t mentioned you paid me for a Hand job  BiTD

What is the main attraction of gravel bikes?  Not a hater at all but curious about what makes them “better” than a short travel MTB.  I’ve watched quite a few videos of peeps doing stuff around the lakes (big hill days) and descending always appears to be more of a challenge than on a MTB.  Really curious 🙂

curious about what makes them “better” than a short travel MTB.

They’re not, they are different. And can be fun because they’re worse on technical trails.

For me it just feels more satisfying covering ground on a gravel bike, and riding easy singletrack is more engaging.

And it’s generally just a different vibe or headspace, IYKWIM.

What is the main attraction of gravel bikes?  Not a hater at all but curious about what makes them “better” than a short travel MTB.  I’ve watched quite a few videos of peeps doing stuff around the lakes (big hill days) and descending always appears to be more of a challenge than on a MTB.  Really curious ?

Its the speed. The speed you can get to a place, and back, is getting on for a road bike pace, but on or off-road, whichever suits. For me its a road bike I like riding and an off-road bike I like going places on. I used to be super sceptical, but we built some gravel bikes, and now I am converted for sure. Not exclusively, but as above its a different vibe – and a change is as good as a rest.

Cool, thanks for the replies!