Whyte C-7 Ridgeway Men's Manual

Road —Path Range
C-7/CR-7 Men’s & Ladies’: Ridgeway & Caledonian.
LC-7 Ladies: Strawberry Hill
R-7 / RU-7: Portobello, Cambridge, Stirling, Whitechapel & Shoreditch
R-7 / RU-7: Compact: Victoria, Pimlico & Carnaby
RD-7: Dorset
RD-7 Compact: Devon
RDC-7: Wessex
RoadPlus: Glencoe
Gravel : Friston & Gisburn
Supplementary Service Manual
2018 Edition 1

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Geometry:
2.1: Ridgeway & Caledonian Men’s
2.2: Ridgeway & Caledonian Ladies
2.3 Strawberry Hill Ladies
2.4: Portobello, Cambridge, Stirling, Whitechapel &
Shoreditch
2.5: Victoria, Pimlico & Carnaby Compact
2.6: Devon Compact & Dorset
2.7: Wessex, Wessex One & Wessex SE
2.8: Glencoe
2.9: Friston & Gisburn
3.0 Preparations for riding:
3.1 Making Adjustments
3.2 Whyte Inter-grip & Verti-grip Seat Clamp
3.3 Whyte Getta-Grip Seat Clamp
3.4 Set up of Fork
4.0 Safety
5.0 Lubrication:
5.1 Whyte Getta-Grip Seat Clamp
5.2 Whyte Inter-grip & Verti-grip Seat Clamp
5.3 General Lubrication
6.0 Servicing:
6.1 Whyte Getta-Grip Seat Clamp
6.2 Whyte Inter-grip & Verti-grip Seat Clamp
7.0 Torque Settings
8.0 Owners’ 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.whyte.bike.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. March 2017.

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2.0: GEOMETRY
Fig.1:
Geometry
2.1: WHYTE Ridgeway & 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 (700C x 35mm / 37-622)
xFrame Size X Extra Small Small Medium Large Extra Large
Head Angle A 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0° 69.0°
Seat Angle B 74.5° 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 570mm 592mm 617mm 632mm 646mm
BB Height* D 278mm 278mm 278mm 278mm 278mm
Stand Over E 753mm 765mm 774mm 805mm 854mm
Wheel Base F 1083.1mm 1100.6mm 1120.5mm 1130.6mm 1145.5mm
Chain Stay G 435mm 435mm 435mm 435mm 435mm
Seat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 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 (700C x 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 570mm 587mm 612mm
BB Height* D 278mm 278mm 278mm
Stand Over E 718mm 730mm 756mm
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: WHYTE Ridgeway Ladies & Caledonian Ladies
Note:
*BB height with Ø706mm tyres fitted (700C x 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 537.3mm 563.0mm 586.8mm
BB Height* D 283mm 283mm 283mm
Stand Over E 658mm 681mm 672mm
Wheel Base F 1055.9mm 1069.7mm 1089.7mm
Chain Stay G 435mm 435mm 435mm
Seat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
2.3: WHYTE Strawberry Hill Ladies

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2.4: WHYTE Portobello, Cambridge, Stirling, Whitechapel & Shoreditch
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (700C x 32-622)
2.5: WHYTE Victoria, Pimlico & Carnaby Compact
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (700C x 32-622)
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 549mm 574mm 600mm
BB Height* D 267mm 267mm 267mm
Stand Over E 733mm 736mm 768mm
Wheel Base F 1040mm 1052mm 1069mm
Chain Stay G 420mm 420mm 420mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm
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Frame Size X Small Medium Large Extra Large XX Large
Head Angle A 69.5° 70.0° 70.0° 70.0° 70.0°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0° 72.5°
Top Tube C 570mm 595mm 614mm 628mm 643mm
BB Height* D 266mm 266mm 272mm 272mm 272mm
Stand Over E 717mm 749mm 786mm 817mm 846mm
Wheel Base F 1048mm 1079mm 1094mm 1109mm 1199mm
Chain Stay G 420mm 420mm 420mm 420mm 425mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm

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2.6: WHYTE Devon Compact & Dorset
Note: * BB height with Ø700mm tyres fitted (700C x 30-622)
Frame Size X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm50cm48cm
Head Angle A 72.5° 73.0° 73.0° 73.0°72.0°72.0°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°74.5°75.0°
Top Tube C 540mm 555mm 570mm 585mm525mm510mm
BB Height* D 279mm 279mm 279mm 279mm279mm279mm
Stand Over E 789mm 806mm 822mm 838mm771mm753mm
Wheel Base F 998mm 1003mm 1013mm 1028mm993mm982mm
Chain Stay G 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm425mm425mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm27.2mm27.2mm
2.7: WHYTE Wessex & Wessex One
Note: * BB height with Ø700mm tyres fitted (700C x 30-622)
Frame Size X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm
Head Angle A 72.5° 73° 73° 73°
Seat Angle B 74° 74° 74° 74°
Top Tube C 540mm 555mm 570mm 585mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm 272mm
Stand Over E 782mm 799mm 815mm 831mm
Wheel Base F 998mm 1003mm 1013mm 1028mm
Chain Stay G 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm

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2.9: WHYTE Friston & Gisburn
Note: * BB height with Ø714mm tyres fitted (700C x 40-622)
Frame Size X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm
Head Angle A 70.0° 70.0° 70.0° 69.3°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 73.5° 73.0° 73.0°
Top Tube C 566mm 585mm 604mm 623mm
BB Height* D 277mm 277mm 277mm 277mm
Stand Over E 787mm 802mm 817mm 832mm
Wheel Base F 1036mm 1056mm 1076mm 1096mm
Chain Stay G 415mm 415mm 415mm 415mm
Seat Post Ø H 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm 30.9mm
2.8: WHYTE Wessex SE
Note: * BB height with Ø683mm tyres fitted (700C x 28-622)
Frame Size X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm
Head Angle A 72.5° 73° 73° 73°
Seat Angle B 74° 74° 74° 74°
Top Tube C 540mm 555mm 570mm 585mm
BB Height* D 272mm 272mm 272mm 272mm
Stand Over E 782mm 799mm 815mm 831mm
Wheel Base F 998mm 1003mm 1013mm 1028mm
Chain Stay G 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm

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2.10: WHYTE Glencoe
Note: * BB height with Ø700mm tyres fitted (650b x 47-584)
Frame Size X 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm50cm
Head Angle A 70.0° 70.0° 70.0° 69.3°70.0°
Seat Angle B 74.0° 74.0° 74.0° 74.0°74.0°
Top Tube C 582mm 601mm 621mm 641mm572mm
BB Height* D 265mm 265mm 265mm 265mm265mm
Stand Over E 802mm 822mm 832mm 847mm787mm
Wheel Base F 1051mm 1071mm 1091mm 1111mm1041mm
Chain Stay G 420mm 420mm 420mm 420mm420mm
Seat Post Ø H 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm 27.2mm27.2mm