Whyte introduced its T-130 range in 2014 but, weirdly, while it had radically stretched the slack geometry in its G-150 gravity bikes and 900 series trail hardtails, the 130s were shorter and steeper.
Long enough, at last
Compared with other brands, they were still pretty rad for 130mm bikes, but they weren’t as progressive as their Whyte stablemates and we thought it had missed a trick. That meant we were delighted to see Whyte’s freakishly long and slack front end geometry nosing the SRAM front wheel out of Whyte’s van long before the rest of the T-130 when we hooked up with the British company on Yorkshire's Ilkley Moor for an exclusive preview of its 2016 range.
After wowing testers when our sister title Mountain Biking UK put it to the test, our other stablemate What Mountain Bike has now awarded the T-130 its Trail Bike of the Year for 2016.
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The head angle stops the steering from wandering
As well as getting longer and slacker, Whyte has gone wider. Not with plus-sized tyres – it’s tried them and isn’t yet convinced yet – but with 110mm front and 148mm rear Boost axle compatibility. The RS and S (£2299) models get the single-ring SCR frameset with a wider main pivot and shorter symmetrical chainstays for a big step-up in rear end stiffness.
Light feel
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