At this year's Sea Otter, Whyte showed off its new enduro machine, the S-150 C-RS. While carbon-framed enduro rigs are not much of a departure for the UK company, wrapping those traits around 29in wheels is definitely new.
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In true British fashion, the big-wheeled Whyte is built for muddy abuse with oversized pivot hardware, a threaded bottom bracket and rubber seals at all possible water entry points on the frame.
Whyte S-150 C-RS features
- Carbon front triangle, alloy stays
- 150mm rear travel with a RockShox Metric RS Deluxe rear shock
- 150mm RockShox Pike fork
- ISCG-05 mounts
- New pivot/bearing system — larger diameter bearings — alloy pivot hardware
- Collet type lower main pivot axle
- Flat Mount rear brake
- SCR (single chainring) — 1x specific frame design
- Boost axle spacing front and rear
- 73mm threaded bottom bracket
Whyte S-150 C-RS geometry
- HT Angle — 65.5-degrees
- CS Length — 435mm
- Stack — (LRG) 641mm
- Reach — (LRG) 474.4mm
Aiming for enduro
In addition to the 150mm travel front and rear, the S-150 has all the up-to-date enduro traits: metric rear shock, ISCG05 chainguide frame tabs, room for proper width tires (up to 2.8in if you run 650b wheels) and no provision for a front derailleur.
Even the geometry is on-point, bucking the shorter-is-better rear end trend and adding some millimeters to the chainstay length to center the rider on the frame and add a bit of stability when hitting mach speeds.
Whyte S-150 C-RS pricing and availability
Final specifications and pricing are said to be coming in July for the UK and August for the US.