XC Racer - the Reveal

The bike is finished, well a bike is rarely ever finished so more accurately, the build is finished.

Jobs left to do are tune the gears, setting the air in the forks and re-mounting the tyres tubeless.  Once those tasks are done I will get out and report back on the ride, but for now here are some pictures and the final spec.

I've always preferred a smaller bike so plenty of seatpin is great for me

Whyte did a brilliant job with the colour scheme - love red white and black on a bike

This shot just makes me want to jump on and hit the dirt

The bars, grips, stem and XX levers go well with the frame and forks

The fork decals are definitely more orange but it works

They were totally budget driven - but the cranks suit the bike well

I would have preferred SRAM but as ever the Shimano kit fits well and works perfectly

Rocket Ron - the "do it all" UK tyre choice

Big beefy bottom bracket area and BB30 crank bearings

From a different era - but the Bontrager Race Lite wheels look great

Love the XX brakes - look the business and super light

Not usually a fan of factory finishing kit but Whyte have done a great job on the stem

So far it looks super fast, I'm really pleased with it and it definitely looks the business - which passes my first test criteria.  From a few pedals around the car park the brakes feel super grabby and the ride is really nimble - I can't wait to show it some trails and see how she performs on some proper single track.  

Build Spec

Frame: 2012 Whyte 20-CS Full Carbon Uni-directional Multi Monoque, full carbon dropouts

Forks: RockShox SID RLT, 100mm Travel, Remote Poploc

Bars: Race Face XC Low Rise

Stem: Whyte Custom70mm

Headset: FSA Integrated, Orbit ZS Plus, 1 1/8" - 1 1/2" Sealed Cartridge Bearing

Grips: Prologo Feather Lock-on White

Front Brake Lever: SRAM XX

Front Caliper: SRAM XX

Front Disc: Avid HSX 180mm

Rear Brake Lever: SRAM XX

Rear Caliper: SRAM XX

Rear Disc: Avid HSX 160mm

Shifters: Shimano SLX 3 x 9

Cables: Clarks Sealed

Front Mech: Shimano XT

Rear Mech: Shimano XT

Saddle: Selle Italia X1

Seat Post: Whyte Custom 2014 Alloy, 27.2mm x 400mm, 2 bolt clamp

Seat Post Clamp: Whyte

Cranks: FSA Afterburner BB30 175

Chainring(s): FSA Afterburner BB30

Chain: KMC X10SL-Gold

Cassette: Shimano SLX

Pedals: Shimano M-520 SPD

Bottom Bracket: FSA Afterburner BB30

Wheelset: Bontrager Race Lite DT Swiss Onyx Hubs

Tubes: Continental

Tyres: Schwalbe Rocket Ron Evo 

Accessories: 

None (yet)

Weight: sub 11kg (est)