Whyte C7 series Manual

C7: Malvern, Malvern Ladies, Caledonian, Caledonian Ladies, Chiltern & Coniston
R7: Portobello, Victoria, Cambridge, Cambridge Varsity Ltd & Stirling
RC7: Montpellier
CX: Sa on Cross Team, Sa on Cross, Kings Cross, Charing Cross
Supplementary Service Manual
Edition 3: February 2012

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Geometry:
2.1: Whyte Portobello, Cambridge, Cambridge Var ity & Stirling
2.2: Whyte Victoria Ladie
2.3: Whyte Malvern, Caledonian, Chiltern & Coni ton
2.4: Whyte Malvern Ladie & Caledonian Ladie
2.5: Whyte Montpellier
2.6: Whyte Saxon Cro & Saxon Cro Team
2.7: Whyte King Cro & Charing Cro
3.0 Preparation for riding:
3.1 Making Adju tment
3.2 Set up of Fork
4.0 Safety
5.0 Lubrication:
5.1 General Whyte C7, R7, RC7 & CX Lubrication
6.0 Torque Setting
7.0 Note .

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1.0: INTRODUCTION
Thank for choo ing to purcha e thi Whyte product. We hope you will enjoy all the bene-
fit it advanced de ign and engineering will bring to your riding experience.
Thi manual will guide you through the et-up, afety and maintenance procedure that
are pecific to your Whyte bike. For other more general information, we trongly advi e
that you al o read thoroughly the General In truction Manual that i al o upplied with
your new bike.
Al o, plea e note that the pecification of all the component that are fitted to your bike a
tandard may be obtained from the Whyte Bike Brochure or alternatively from the Whyte
Bike web ite www.whytebikes.co.uk
Plea e remember, if you are in any doubt about your ability to afely ervice or repair your
Whyte bike, do not ride it and in tead arrange for a profe ional bicycle mechanic at your
local Whyte dealer to do the job correctly.
Bundled with thi manual, are the re pective manufacturer in truction and manual for
the branded part that are fitted to your Whyte bike. Plea e take time to tudy all the rele-
vant in truction manual to en ure you have a continually afe and well et-up bike before
every ride, and to help you build up a relation hip of knowledge between you and your
Whyte Dealer.
Happy and afe riding,
Whyte design team. February 2012.

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2.2: GEOMETRY
Frame Size E tra Small Small Medium Large E tra Large
Head Angle 69.0° 69.5° 70.0° 70.0° 70.0°
Seat Angle 74.5° 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube 549.7mm 572.3mm 596.4mm 611.1mm 625.1mm
BB Height* 271.5mm 271.5mm 271.5mm 271.5mm 271.5mm
Stand Over 703mm 717mm 747mm 775mm 805mm
Wheel Base 1037.7mm 1052.2mm 1069.1mm 1079.1mm 1094.1mm
Chain Stay 420mm 420mm 420mm 420mm 420mm
Seat Post Ø 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
X
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
2.2.1: WHYTE Portobello, Cambridge, Cambridge Varsity & Stirling
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyre fitted (28-622)
Fig.1:
Geometry

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2.2.2: WHYTE Victoria
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyre fitted (28-622)
Frame Size X Small Medium Large
Head Angle A 69.0° 69.5° 70.0°
Seat Angle B 74.5° 73.5° 73.0°
Top Tube C 549.0mm 573.9mm 599.6mm
BB Height* D 271.5mm 271.5mm 271.5mm
Stand Over E 700mm 730mm 760mm
Wheel Base F 1140.2mm 1052.2mm 1069.1mm
Chain Stay G 420mm 420mm 420mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
2.2.3: WHYTE Malvern, Caledonian, Chiltern & Coniston
Note:
Geometry hown here i ’Showroom’ i.e. without rider aboard the bicycle. ’With Sag’ geometry i with rider after correct
ag i et at the front. Plea e refer to u pen ion et up for information on how to achieve the correct ag of the fork.
*BB height with Ø706mm tyre fitted (35mm / 37-622)
Frame Size E tra Small Small Medium Large E tra Large
Head Angle 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0°
Seat Angle 74.5° 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube 572.4mm 592.2mm 616.9mm 631.8mm 646.2mm
BB Height* 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm 288mm
Stand Over 771mm 784mm 815mm 842mm 864mm
Wheel Base 1083.1mm 1100.6mm 1120.5mm 1130.6mm 1145.5mm
Chain Stay 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm
Seat Post Ø 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
X
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

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Note:
Geometry hown here i ’Showroom’ i.e. without rider aboard the bicycle. ’With Sag’ geometry i with rider after correct
ag i et at the front. Plea e refer to u pen ion et up for information on how to achieve the correct ag of the fork.
*BB height with Ø706mm tyre fitted (35mm / 37-622)
Frame Size X Small Medium Large
Head Angle A 68.0° 69.0° 69.0°
Seat Angle B 74.5° 74.0° 73.5°
Top Tube C 559.6mm 587.8mm 611.4mm
BB Height* D 288mm 288mm 288mm
Stand Over E 720mm 739mm 753mm
Wheel Base F 1072.8mm 1085.4mm 1105.4mm
Chain Stay G 435mm 435mm 435mm
Seat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
2.2.4: WHYTE Malvern Ladies & Caledonian Ladies
WHYTE Service Manual
2.2.5: WHYTE Montpellier
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyre fitted (28-622)
Frame Size X Medium Large E tra Large
Head Angle A 70.0° 70.0° 70.0°
Seat Angle B 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 595.3mm 614.4mm 628.3mm
BB Height* D 271.5mm 271.5mm 271.5mm
Stand Over E 744mm 776mm 804mm
Wheel Base F 1069.1mm 1084.1mm 1099.1mm
Chain Stay G 420mm 420mm 420mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm

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2.2.7: WHYTE Kings Cross & Charing Cross
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyre fitted (28-622)
Frame Size X 53cm 55cm 57cm 59cm
Head Angle A 69.3° 69.3° 69.3° 69.3°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 554.3mm 578.3mm 597.0mm 617.1mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm 272mm
Stand Over E 792mm 806mm 822mm 837mm
Wheel Base F 1066.3mm 1086.1mm 1106.1mm 1126.1mm
Chain Stay G 430mm 430mm 435mm 435mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
2.2.6: WHYTE Sa on Cross & Sa on Cross Team
Note: * BB height with Ø697mm tyre fitted (33-622)
Frame Size X 53cm 55cm 57cm 59cm
Head Angle A 69.3° 69.3° 69.3° 69.3°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 72.5° 72.5°
Top Tube C 557.6mm 584.5mm 599.7mm 604.3mm
BB Height* D 279mm 279mm 279mm 279mm
Stand Over E 799mm 813mm 829mm 844mm
Wheel Base F 1056.9mm 1075.1mm 1080.0mm 1080.0mm
Chain Stay G 430mm 430mm 435mm 435mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm

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3.0: PREPARATIONS FOR RIDING
3.1: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
Plea e refer to the pecific component manufac-
turer manual or publi hed technical information
about adju ting the component on your Whyte
bike. In truction may be downloaded from the
relevant manufacturer’ internet ite, a hown in
the table to the right.
If you are uncertain in any way, about making
adju tment to any component on you Whyte
bike, then DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE. Contact your
Whyte dealer who will be able to advi e you on
how to go about etting up you Whyte for riding,
and or making adju tment to the component
fitted to your Whyte.
3.2: SET UP OF FORK
Tools Required: Good Quality Shoc Pump.
Small Ruler
The front fork will be pre- et with the tandard etting when you buy your Whyte. Before
riding, you will need to adju t the Sag etting on the fork. Thi i to en ure the fork are et-
up correctly for your own body weight, o the fork will perform a intended.
To et Sag on a front fork, you need to mea ure the amount the fork compre e when you
it on the bike in the normal riding po ition. We recommend for the be t performance to run
approximately (16%) Sag on the front fork.
Sag on and air prung fork i controlled by adju ting the Air Spring pre ure. We recommend
you refer to your fork owner manual or releveant web ite for detailed information about
your fork et up and performance relating to all control and feature of your fork.
Rebound Damping adju tment:
Thi adju tment fine-tune the peed at which the wheel return to it normal ride height
after hitting a bump. To demon trate the effect of thi function, turn the rebound adju ter to
Alex Rim www.alexrims.com
CST www.csttires.com
DT www.dtswiss.com
FSA www.fullspeedahead.com
Formula www.formulahubs.com
Haye www.hayesdiscbrake.com
Hope www.hopetech.com
Maxxi www.maxxis.com
RST www.rst.com.tw
Selle Royal www.selleroyal.com
Shimano www.shimano.com
SRAM www.sram.com
SR Suntour www.srsuntour-cycling.com
TH www.thindustries.com.tw
Tektro www.tektro.com
Vittoria www.vittoria.com
VP www.vpcomponents.com
WTB www.wtb.com
Ergon www.ergon-bike.com
Aprebic www.evo.com.tw

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it lowe t etting. Pre down on the handlebar to compre the fork , then relea e the
load. The u pen ion recover very lowly to it original po ition.
Repeat the above with the adju ter turned to the fa te t etting and the difference will be
een immediately the load i relea ed. We recommend the optimum etting i to adju t
the re-bound damping to be a low a po ible, but not o low that the normal ride
height i not recovered. On very rough terrain, if the bike become progre ively lower a
more bump are hit then the re-bound damping i et too low. On the other hand if the
bike feel choppy and not plu h then the re-bound damping i too fa t. A bit of trial and
error i needed to get the exact etting. WARNING. Only make adju tment to your fork
while tationary, and not when riding.
4.0: SAFETY
IMPORTANT: The following are intended to be advi ory note on the afe u e of your
Whyte bike. You hould al o read thoroughly the General In truction Manual al o upplied
with your new bike. If at any tage you are uncertain about the afety or afe operation of
the bike a a whole, or any pecific component, then DO NOT RIDE YOUR WHYTE and
in tead plea e con ult the pecific component manufacturer in truction manual or your
Whyte Dealer for advice.
Ma imum Rider Weight Limit for Whyte C7, R7 & CX series’: 19 Stone/120kg
WARNING: A i the ca e with all mechanical component , the bicycle i ubjected
to wear and high tre e . Different material and component may react to wear
and tre fatigue in different way . If the de ign life of a component ha been ex-
ceeded, it may fail uddenly cau ing po ible injury to the rider. Any form of crack,
cratche and decolouring in highly tre e area are howing that the component
ha exhau ted it life time and ha to be replaced. If you are in any doubt about
one or more component on your Whyte DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE. Con ult the
pecific component manufacturer literature, or take your bike to your local Whyte
Dealer.
CAUTION: The e bike have di c brake a tandard equipment. It i NOT PERMIT-
TED to convert the braking y tem to a rim brake type, ince the frame ha only
been te ted for di c brake u e and al o becau e the wheel rim are not uitable to
be u ed a a braking urface. Making uch a modification of component will al o
void the warranty.
Designed for the following use:
The bicycle in the Whyte C7 & R7 erie ’ have all been de igned, te ted and comply with
BS EN 14764 Standard, for typical road or path cycling u e. They have not been de igned
or te ted for mountain biking or for u e in competition.
The bicycle in the Whyte CX erie have all been de igned, te ted and comply with BS EN
14764 Standard, for typical road or path cycling u e. Al o for Cyclo-Cro competition
(when fitted with appropriate off-road tyre ). They have not been de igned or te ted for
mountain biking u e.

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5.0: LUBRICATION
5.1: GENERAL WHYTE C7, R7 & CX LUBRICATION
For the correct lubrication regime and maintenance of all part on a Whyte hardtail bicycle,
plea e refer to the pecific component manufacturer detailed in truction bundled with
thi manual or for further information vi it the pecific manufacturer web ite.
6.0: TORQUE SETTINGS
IMPORTANT: For all torque etting , refer to the pecific manufacturer information bun-
dled with thi manual, or alternatively, refer to the pecific manufacturer web ite for fur-
ther information.
7.0: NOTES