Can’t stop looking

[Hobo Mikey]

I can’t stop looking at this picture of this bike. It’s the 2023 E180 RSX. I want it. I am so pleased with my E150RS but if I had the money to buy this I would I think, or would I.

 

[The EMF]

I know what you mean…….I feel the same about my E150-RS.
I want to keep it on the trails for long as possible. I’m fine with all the nuts and bolts stuff but it sucks to shell out £30 just to have the lbs plug the bike into a laptop for diagnostics in this day and age.
But in answer to your question if money’s was no object I would buy it

 

[Mikerb]

Sometimes heart must rule head! I have the E180rs ( 2020)..........looks identical apart from the top tube to seat post additional frame member. It took me quite a bit of time to get the bike to ride like I wanted it to but love it now and would never sell it...................EVEN SO..............back in June I bought the E160 RSX and I do not regret £1 of the money spent. It is trully a very special bike. I have no experience of the E150 but I can guarantee the E160 RSX is very different. I have yet to really understand why the RSX feels so different given the Geo is a ctually very similar to my E180RS but whereas the E180 is primarilly a downhill specialist the E160 RSX does it all............mellow rail riding, fast singletrack, jumps, climbs, drops, fast downhill and only falls short of the E180 on really gnarly gravity stuff............still capable but a rougher ride! The thing that bemuses me about the RSX is why it is so easy to ride it well yet at the same time it seems to keep asking to be ridden faster!! I have had to do nothing to it except put higher rise Deity bars on it ( same on the E180), convert to tubeless...... and I also retro fitted a Kiox 300 ( 2 minute job). The spec is essentially what I would select for a DIY build and Whyte have even made the battery removal/refit easy now using a Bosch design rail system, whilst still avoiding the problems of open faced downtubes and locks etc.

 

[Mikehorti]

It gets me excited as well. It looks like a proper weapon although 180 travel is a lot of bike! I also have a 150rs and absolutely love it. Have added a few upgrades, but I don’t want to let it go. Think I’ll have it forever. Either way, I’m a Whyte man all the way

 

[ossiehere]

Got the 2020 rs180 at mo. Absolutely brilliant bike, you will not be disappointed with the newer model. But does look identical to to mine tho. Couple of bits difference and a bigger battery with the newer Bosch display.

 

[Hobo Mikey]

Thanks for all reply’s guys. I really like the look of the bike which is important to me plus the spec is better than mine. Can’t have to much travel. I am not sure about the mullet set up. I had a cube 29er before my whyte and never liked it. I much prefer 27.5. But will the mullet set up suit me. Everyone says how good it is. Still a lot of thinking to do before I make the big decision. And that if I do.