Whyte C-7 Ridgeway Manual

Road—Path Range
C-7 Men’s & Ladies’: Ridgeway, Malvern, Caledonian & Fairfield.
LC-7 Ladies: trawberry Hill
R-7 Men’s: Portobello, Cambridge, tirling, Whitechapel & horeditch
R-7 Ladies’: Victoria, Pimlico & Carnaby
RC-7: Montpellier
RD-7 Men’s: ussex, Dorset & uffolk
RD-7 Ladies’: omerset & Devon
RD-7C: Cornwall
CX: axon Cross Team & axon Cross
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Geometry:
2.01: Ridgeway, Malvern Caledonian
2.02: Ridgeway Ladies, Malvern Ladies Caledonian Ladies
2.03: Fairfield
2.04: Fairfield Ladies
2.05: Strawberry Hill Ladies
2.06: Portobello, Cambridge, Stirling, Whitechapel Shoreditch
2.07: Victoria, Pimlico Carnaby Ladies
2.08: Montpellier
2.09: Somerset Ladies, Devon Ladies, Sussex, Dorset Suffolk
2.10: Cornwall
2.11: Saxon Cross Team Saxon Cross
3.0 Preparations for riding:
3.1 Making Adjustments
3.2 Set up of Fork
4.0 Safety
5.0 Lubrication:
5.1 General Lubrication
6.0 Torque Settings
7.0 Notes.

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1.0: INTRODUCTION
Thanks for choosing to purchase this Whyte product. We hope you will enjoy all the bene-
fits its advanced design and engineering will bring to your riding experience.
This manual will guide you through the set-up, safety and maintenance procedures that
are specific to your Whyte bike. For other more general information, we strongly advise
that you also read thoroughly the General Instruction Manual that is also supplied with
your new bike.
Also, please note that the specification of all the components that are fitted to your bike as
standard may be obtained from the Whyte Bikes Brochure or alternatively from the Whyte
Bikes website www.whytebikes.co.uk
Please remember, if you are in any doubt about your ability to safely service or repair your
Whyte bike, do not ride it and instead arrange for a professional bicycle mechanic at your
local Whyte dealer to do the job correctly.
Bundled with this manual, are the respective manufacturers instructions and manuals for
the branded parts that are fitted to your Whyte bike. Please take time to study all the rele-
vant instruction manuals to ensure you have a continually safe and well set-up bike before
every ride, and to help you build up a relationship of knowledge between you and your
Whyte Dealer.
Happy and safe riding,
Whyte design team. May 2015.

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2.0: GEOMETRY
Fig.1:
Geometry
2.01: WHYTE Ridgeway, Malvern & Caledonian
Note:
Geometry shown here is ’Showroom’ i.e. without rider aboard the bicycle. ’With Sag’ geometry is with rider after correct
sag is set at the front. Please refer to suspension set up for information on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork.
*BB height with Ø706mm tyres fitted (35mm / 37-622)
Frame ize Extra
mall mall Medium Large Extra Large
Head Angle 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0°
eat Angle 74.5° 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube 567.1mm 589.4mm 614.2mm 629.2mm 643.5mm
BB Height* 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm
tand Over 775mm 784mm 815mm 842mm 864mm
Wheel Base 1083.1mm 1100.6mm 1120.5mm 1130.6mm 1145.5mm
Chain tay 435mm 435mm 435mm 435mm 435mm
eat Post Ø 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
X
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
XX mall
69.0°
74.5°
567.1mm
288mm
763mm
1083.1mm
435mm
30.9mm

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Note:
Geometry shown here is ’Showroom’ i.e. without rider aboard the bicycle. ’With Sag’ geometry is with rider after correct
sag is set at the front. Please refer to suspension set up for information on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork.
*BB height with Ø706mm tyres fitted (35mm / 37-622)
Frame ize X mall Medium Large
Head Angle A 68.0° 69.0° 69.0°
eat Angle B 74.5° 74.0° 73.5°
Top Tube C 556.6mm 584.4mm 609.2mm
BB Height* D 288mm 288mm 288mm
tand Over E 728mm 747mm 767mm
Wheel Base F 1072.8mm 1085.4mm 1105.4mm
Chain tay G 435mm 435mm 435mm
eat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
2.02: WHYTE Ridgeway Ladies, Malvern Ladies & Caledonian Ladies
2.03: WHYTE Fairfield
Note: * BB height with Ø716mm tyres fitted (42-622)
Frame ize X X X mall Extra mall mall Medium Large
Head Angle A 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0°
eat Angle B 74.5° 74.5° 74.0° 73.5° 73.5°
Top Tube C 536.8mm 546.7mm 563.0mm 586.9mm 605.2mm
BB Height* D 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm
tand Over E 732mm 747mm 773mm 798mm 838mm
Wheel Base F 1056.0mm 1066.0mm 1079.8mm 1099.9mm 1119.8mm
Chain tay G 445mm 445mm 445mm 445mm 445mm
eat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm

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Note:
*BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (28mm / 28-622)
Frame ize X mall Medium Large
Head Angle A 69.0° 69.0° 69.0°
eat Angle B 74.5° 74.0° 73.5°
Top Tube C 546.7mm 563.0mm 586.9mm
BB Height* D 288mm 288mm 288mm
tand Over E 712mm 735mm 761mm
Wheel Base F 1066.0mm 1079.8mm 1099.9mm
Chain tay G 445mm 445mm 445mm
eat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
2.04: WHYTE Fairfield Ladies
Note:
Geometry shown here is ’Showroom’ i.e. without rider aboard the bicycle. ’With Sag’ geometry is with rider after correct
sag is set at the front. Please refer to suspension set up for information on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork.
*BB height with Ø706mm tyres fitted (35mm / 37-622)
Frame ize X mall Medium Large
Head Angle A 68.0° 69.0° 69.0°
eat Angle B 74.5° 74.0° 73.5°
Top Tube C 537.3mm 563.0mm 586.8mm
BB Height* D 283mm 283mm 283mm
tand Over E 658mm 681mm 672mm
Wheel Base F 1055.9mm 1069.7mm 1089.7mm
Chain tay G 435mm 435mm 435mm
eat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
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Frame ize X mall Medium Large Extra Large XX Large
Head Angle A 69.5° 70.0° 70.0° 70.0° 70.0°
eat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0° 72.5°
Top Tube C 570.0mm 595.3mm 614.4mm 628.3mm 643.0mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm 272mm 272mm
tand Over E 723mm 743mm 779mm 805mm 829mm
Wheel Base F 1052.2mm 1069.1mm 1084.1mm 1099.1mm 1114.2mm
Chain tay G 420mm 420mm 420mm 420mm 425mm
eat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
2.06: WHYTE Portobello, Cambridge, tirling, Whitechapel & horeditch
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (28-622)
2.07: WHYTE Victoria, Pimlico & Carnaby Ladies
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (28-622)
Frame ize X mall Medium Large
Head Angle A 69.0° 69.5° 70.0°
eat Angle B 74.5° 73.5° 73.0°
Top Tube C 549.0mm 573.9mm 599.6mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm
tand Over E 708mm 738mm 763mm
Wheel Base F 1040.2mm 1052.2mm 1069.2mm
Chain tay G 420mm 420mm 420mm
eat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
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2.08: WHYTE Montpellier
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (28-622)
Frame ize X Medium Large Extra Large
Head Angle A 70.0° 70.0° 70.0°
eat Angle B 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 597.0mm 616.1mm 623.3mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm
tand Over E 744mm 776mm 804mm
Wheel Base F 1069.1mm 1084.1mm 1099.1mm
Chain tay G 420mm 420mm 420mm
eat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
2.09: WHYTE omerset Ladies, Devon Ladies, ussex, Dorset & uffolk
Note: * BB height with Ø700mm tyres fitted (33-622)
Frame ize X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm
Head Angle A 72.5° 73.0° 73.0° 73.0°
eat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 540.0mm 555.0mm 570.0mm 585.0mm
BB Height* D 279mm 279mm 279mm 279mm
tand Over E 789mm 806mm 822mm 838mm
Wheel Base F 998.4mm 1003.3mm 1012.8mm 1027.8mm
Chain tay G 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm
eat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
50cm
72.0°
74.5°
525.0mm
279mm
771mm
992.9mm
425mm
27.2mm
48cm
72.0°
75.0°
510.0mm
279mm
753mm
982.0mm
425mm
27.2mm

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2.11: WHYTE axon Cross Team & axon Cross
Note: * BB height with Ø697mm tyres fitted (33-622)
Frame ize X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm
Head Angle A 70.0° 70.0° 70.0° 69.3°
eat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 560.2mm 574.5mm 589.2mm 598.3mm
BB Height* D 283mm 283mm 283mm 283mm
tand Over E 793mm 808mm 823mm 838mm
Wheel Base F 1035mm 1045mm 1055mm 1065mm
Chain tay G 415mm 415mm 415mm 415mm
eat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
50cm
70.0°
74.5°
546.2mm
283mm
778mm
1025mm
415mm
30.9mm
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2.10: WHYTE Cornwall Carbon
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (28-622)
Frame ize X 51cm 54cm 57cm 60cm
Head Angle A 71.3° 71.8° 71.8° 71.8°
eat Angle B 72.3° 72.3° 71.8° 71.8°
Top Tube C 543.4mm 553.4mm 568.7mm 593.7mm
BB Height* D 280.3mm 280.3mm 282.7mm 282.4mm
tand Over E 760mm 791mm 819mm 845mm
Wheel Base F 1006.0mm 1011.8mm 1022.7mm 1047.7mm
Chain tay G 430mm 430mm 430mm 430mm
eat Post Ø H 31.6mm 31.6mm 31.6mm 31.6mm
48cm
70.5°
72.5°
530.5mm
283.3mm
742mm
1003.8mm
430mm
31.6mm

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3.0: PREPARATION FOR RIDING
3.1: MAKING ADJU TMENT
Please refer to the specific component manufac-
turers manual or published technical information
about adjusting the components on your Whyte
bike. Instructions may be downloaded from the
relevant manufacturer’s internet site, as shown in
the table to the right.
If you are uncertain in any way, about making
adjustments to any components on you Whyte
bike, then DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE. Contact your
Whyte dealer who will be able to advise you on
how to go about setting up you Whyte for riding,
and or making adjustments to the components
fitted to your Whyte.
3.2: ET UP OF FORK
Tools Required: Good Quality Shoc Pump.
Small Ruler
The front fork will be pre-set with the standard settings when
you buy your Whyte. Before riding, you will need to adjust the
Sag setting on the fork. This is to ensure the forks are set-up
correctly for your own body weight, so the fork will perform as
intended.
To set Sag on a front fork, you need to measure the amount the fork compresses when you
sit on the bike in the normal riding position. We recommend for the best performance to run
approximately (20%) Sag on the front fork.
Sag on and air sprung fork is controlled by adjusting the Air Spring pressure. We recommend
you refer to your forks owners manual or relevant website for detailed information about
your fork set up and performance relating to all controls and features of your fork.
DT www.dtswiss.com
Easton www.eastonbike.com
Ergon www.ergon-bike.com
Formula www.formulahubs.com
FSA www.fullspeedahead.com
Jagwire www.jagwireusa.com
Jalco www.maddux-wheels.com
Maxxis www.maxxis.com
Shimano www.shimano.com
SRAM www.sram.com
Tektro www.tektro.com
VP www.vpcomponents.com
WTB www.wtb.com
Vittoria www.vittoria.com
Kenda www.kendatire.com
SR Suntour www.srsuntour-cycling.com
Fork
Travel
Sag
(15% -
Firm)
Sag
(25% -
Plush)
60mm 9mm 15mm
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Rebound Damping adjustment:
This adjustment fine-tunes the speed at which the wheel returns to its normal ride height
after hitting a bump. To demonstrate the effect of this function, turn the rebound adjuster
to its slowest setting. Press down on the handlebars to compress the forks, then release
the load. The suspension recovers very slowly to its original position.
Repeat the above with the adjuster turned to the fastest setting and the difference will be
seen immediately the load is released. We recommend the optimum setting is to adjust
the re-bound damping to be as slow as possible, but not so slow that the normal ride
height is not recovered. On very rough terrain, if the bike becomes progressively lower as
more bumps are hit then the re-bound damping is set too slow. On the other hand if the
bike feels choppy and not plush then the re-bound damping is too fast. A bit of trial and
error is needed to get the exact setting. WARNING. Only make adjustments to your fork
while stationary, and not when riding.
4.0: AFETY
IMPORTANT: The following are intended to be advisory notes on the safe use of your
Whyte bike. You should also read thoroughly the General Instruction Manual also supplied
with your new bike. If at any stage you are uncertain about the safety or safe operation of
the bike as a whole, or any specific component, then DO NOT RIDE YOUR WHYTE and
instead please consult the specific component manufacturers instruction manual or your
Whyte Dealer for advice.
Maximum Rider Weight Limit for this range of Whyte Bikes: 19 Stone/120kg
WARNING: As is the case with all mechanical components, the bicycle is subjected
to wear and high stresses. Different materials and components may react to wear
and stress fatigue in different ways. If the design life of a component has been ex-
ceeded, it may fail suddenly causing possible injury to the rider. Any form of crack,
scratches and decolouring in highly stresses areas are showing that the component
has exhausted its life time and has to be replaced. If you are in any doubt about
one or more components on your Whyte DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE. Consult the
specific component manufacturers literature, or take your bike to your local Whyte
Dealer.
CAUTION: These bikes have disc brakes as standard equipment. It is NOT PERMIT-
TED to convert the braking system to a rim brake type, since the frame has only
been tested for disc brake use and also because the wheel rims are not suitable to
be used as a braking surface. Making such a modification of components will also
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Designed for the following use:
The bicycles in the Whyte C-7, LC-7, R-7, RC-7 RD-7 series’ have all been designed,
tested and comply with ISO 4210-2 Safety Standard, for typical road or path cycling use.
They have not been designed or tested for mountain biking or for use in competition.
The bicycles in the Whyte CX series have all been designed, tested and comply with ISO
4210-2 Safety Standard, for typical road or path cycling use. Also for Cyclo-Cross compe-
tition (when fitted with appropriate off-road tyres). They have not been designed or tested
for mountain biking use.
The bicycles in the Whyte RD-7C series have all been designed, tested and comply with
ISO 4210-2 Safety Standard, for typical road cycling use. They have not been designed or
tested for off-road use or use in competition.
5.0: LUBRICATION
5.1: GENERAL LUBRICATION
For the correct lubrication regime and maintenance of all parts on a Whyte bicycle, please
refer to the specific component manufacturers detailed instructions bundled with this man-
ual or for further information visit the specific manufacturers website.
6.0: TORQUE ETTING
IMPORTANT: For all torque settings, refer to the specific manufacturers information bun-
dled with this manual, or alternatively, refer to the specific manufacturers website for fur-
ther information.
7.0: NOTE

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