Whyte Friston Gravel Bike

About the Whyte Friston Gravel Bike

The Friston is perfect if you’re looking for a gravel bike that’s fun, versatile and will push the limits of what you can do off-road on a drop-barred bike. Load up and leave home or take the wild way to work and back, the Friston is designed to go the bike packing distance, and makes the journey the best part of the experience. Light yet tough, lively yet surefooted, fast on the road, fun in the woods, the Friston is more than just gravel.

Practical, good looking and always ready for adventure, Friston is your ideal getaway partner. Wide-range SRAM Apex single ring 1x11 gearing makes climbing easy – whether summiting mountain passes with bike packing gear or making up for lost time after the morning alarm didn’t go off. The lightweight, rough-smoothing carbon fork boosts all-day comfort. SRAM Apex 1 hydraulic disc brakes with a larger 180mm front rotor give you maximum braking control and mean stopping is never an issue either. Sealing gussets and adding masses of mud clearance around 700x45mm tyres mean bad weather will never hold you back. And if that wasn’t enough, the alloy frame and carbon fork have mounts to take a full set of bike packing gear or conventional pannier racks, so the Friston can be ridden as far or fast as you like.

Key Features

• Lightweight 6061 T6 hydroformed, multi-butted alloy Single Chain Ring (1X) specific frame


• Full carbon tapered straight blade fork


• SRAM Apex 11 speed mechanical transmission + hydraulic disc brakes


• 1x11 transmission (38T chainring x 10-42T cassette)


• Remote-controlled dropper post


• Clearance for up to 700x50mm rear + 29x2.0in front tyres

Specifications

Frameset

• Frame: 6061 Alloy, Hydro Formed T6 Aluminium, Multi Butted, SCR, Tapered Head Tube, Custom Drawn, Chainstay Flat Mount 160mm Disc Mount, DOX Cable Routing


• Fork: Whyte Straight Bladed Full Carbon Fork, Tapered Carbon Steerer, Internal Cable Routing, Flat Mount 180mm Dropouts, 12mm x 100mm Stealth Thru Axle, Eyelets for Mudguards

Wheels

• Wheelset: WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 System, Pinned Joint, Tubeless Ready, 32 Hole


• Tyres: Maxxis, Rambler TR, 700c x 45c 60TPI EXO Tan Sidewall Protection, Dual Compound

Drivetrain

• Rear Derailleur: SRAM Apex 1, Long Cage, 11 Speed


• Shifters: SRAM Apex 1, Full Hydraulic, 11 Speed


• Chain: SRAM PC-1110, 11 Speed


• Crankset: Whyte, Forged 2pcs Cranks, Direct Mount, Narrow/Wide 38T Alloy Chainring, 50/52 170mm, 54 172.5mm, 56/58 175mm 11 Speed


• Cassette: SRAM XG-1150, 10-42, 11 Speed


• Bottom Bracket: BSA 68mm

Components

• Handlebar: Whyte 500 by Controltech, 6061 Alloy, Gravel 20mm Riser Bar, 31.8mm x 500mm


• Stem: Whyte Alloy, +-7° Rise, 50/52cm 60mm, 54cm 70mm, 56/58cm 80mm Extension


• Tape: Whyte Anti Slip, Cross Bar Tape


• Brakes: SRAM Apex 1 Hydraulic, Centre-Lock 160mm Disc, Flat Mount, Internal Routing


• Brake Levers: SRAM Apex 1, Hydraulic


• Seatpost: Trans-X YSP38 Dropper Post, 27.2mm, 50/52/54 70mm Travel, 56 90mm Travel, 58 110mm Travel, Rocker Remote


• Saddle: Whyte Custom, Light Weight Triple Density Base, Triple Panel Design

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