Whyte’s UK designers have a reputation for pushing past accepted mountain bike-handling standards – and it’s obvious straight away that the Saxon Cross isn’t following conventional handling wisdom when it comes to drop-barred bikes.
Slack-angled and stable
Following the lead of its mountain bikes, Whyte has used a slacker head angle and a longer front end than normal to create a more pronounced self-correcting character to the steering. This immediately adds straight-line stability, which is great for confidence at higher speeds and/or on rougher terrain.
That same stability does mean you might have to recalibrate your steering reactions at first. Otherwise it’s easy to get drawn into the Whyte’s confidence and end up entering corners faster than you expect, then doubting your own bravery and sailing past the apex points and running wide.
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However, should you use the short stem to push the bar more aggressively into turns you’ll find the Whyte fully committed and whipping around so fast it might startle you in completely the opposite way.
Versatile spec deck
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