Show us your Whyte bits

[kefconstruction]

New seat on her now

 

[Clubby]

My Whyte journey came to an end today. Combination of being a bit too small for me and preferring 29ers these days, saw my V1 E150 off to a new home. Been a fun three years but time to move on. Having a wee break from E-life for the moment but I can see a SL in my future once the tech settles a bit.

 

[militantmandy]

Looks like my deluxe will be going on. The Bomber appears to have shat itself

 

[Clubby]

Looks like my deluxe will be going on. The Bomber appears to have shat itself

It’s the shock yolk. Extra leverage is known to kill coil shock. Fox/Marz won’t warranty coil shocks used with a yolk.

 

[militantmandy]

It’s the shock yolk. Extra leverage is known to kill coil shock. Fox/Marz won’t warranty coil shocks used with a yolk.

Shop has a shock with exactly the same issue on a non yolk bike.

 

[Jamze]

Still got mine Exploring Coombes today

 

[militantmandy]

Question for you Whyte e160 folks. As mentioned above, my shock has popped itself. It's been offered a loan of an air shock from a pal, but it's 60mm rather than 57.5. Pros/cons? Look like plenty of clearance.

 

[militantmandy]

It’s the shock yolk. Extra leverage is known to kill coil shock. Fox/Marz won’t warranty coil shocks used with a yolk.

Warranty approved. Should have it back by the end of next week.

 

[militantmandy]

Still waiting for shock. In the meantime I've been running the original deluxe. Honestly I think it feels better than the coil. I am not sure if that's because the bike just suits air better, or if I did not have the correct spring rate on the coil. I'll do some experimenting when it's back.

 

[Jamze]

Loving the weather

 

[Stoffel]

Had some new brakes fitted this week. Looking forward to giving them a good test this weekend.

 

[Defmech]

Had some new brakes fitted this week. Looking forward to giving them a good test this weekend.
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Nice. Was wondering what those brakes looked like on my bike. And that’s basically my bike.

 

[Stoffel]

Nice. Was wondering what those brakes looked like on my bike. And that’s basically my bike.

Thanks. I just noticed your thread asking about better suspension for your bike. I upgraded mine after 18 months of riding to a Rockshox Super Deluxe Ultimate Air RCT 2023 shock and upgraded the Zeb fork with the charger 2.1 damper.

It was definitely worth doing especially the shock but as others have said it depends how hard you ride the bike.

Also I have zero regrets of choosing the E160s and not the E160RS, I much prefer the frame colour and I wanted to upgrade it to exactly how I wanted it over time.

 

[Defmech]

Also I have zero regrets of choosing the E160s and not the E160RS, I much prefer the frame colour and I wanted to upgrade it to exactly how I wanted it over time.

Yeah. I didn’t like the RSX. It was some murky green colour. The bike has served me well so far. But maybe time for some new bits.

 

[peter brown]

2023 E-160RS MX

 

[militantmandy]

Have been absolutely loving the bike recently, especially with the amazing run of weather over the last week. My Bomber is finally back from warranty too.

Question, if you had a "spare" 170mm Factory 38, would you give it a go? I am pretty happy with the charger 3 Zeb, but the Fox is calling me

 

[peter brown]

Have been absolutely loving the bike recently, especially with the amazing run of weather over the last week. My Bomber is finally back from warranty too.

Question, if you had a "spare" 170mm Factory 38, would you give it a go? I am pretty happy with the charger 3 Zeb, but the Fox is calling me

I have the 160mm 38 and love it, so smooth. Yours would be even better to setup with the factory grip 2 damper

 

[Zaskar02]

My e504

 

[bmxerdan]

My e-160 S MX. I absolutely love it and have no regrets getting the S over the RS, I wanted the blue frame not the yellow, would have been nice to have the wireless gears but hey. It's my first e-bike and I don't think I'll ever go back.

I didn't like the Zebs that came on it so got myself some 170mm 38s and they're spot on, so much more plush than the Zebs. Got a Float X2 to match the beef up front too and it just fits with a few mm of space to spare.

Not quite done upgrading it, would like a new dropper post and in desperate need of new pedals.

Gonna get myself the new Purion 200 at some point to replace my LED remote instead of getting a Kiosk 300.

Got the YT Thirstmaster 2000 on the bike after taking these pics as it seems to be the only water bottle that I could find to fit with a piggy back reservoir.

 

[militantmandy]

My e-160 S MX. I absolutely love it and have no regrets getting the S over the RS, I wanted the blue frame not the yellow, would have been nice to have the wireless gears but hey. It's my first e-bike and I don't think I'll ever go back.

I didn't like the Zebs that came on it so got myself some 170mm 38s and they're spot on, so much more plush than the Zebs. Got a Float X2 to match the beef up front too and it just fits with a few mm of space to spare.

Not quite done upgrading it, would like a new dropper post and in desperate need of new pedals.

Gonna get myself the new Purion 200 at some point to replace my LED remote instead of getting a Kiosk 300.

Got the YT Thirstmaster 2000 on the bike after taking these pics as it seems to be the only water bottle that I could find to fit with a piggy back reservoir.

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This is really making me want to put my 38s on mine.

 

[Wilko58]

As I'm getting more confident and riding rougher terrain (for me!) I've realised my Zeb Select forks are not as plush as I need them to be. So, as it's my e-160s 3rd birthday this week I've treated it to some Zeb Ultinate Charger 3 RC2 forks! Unfortunately, it will have to be next week to get them fitted.