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2018 Edition 1 

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WHYTE Service Manual 

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.

 

Summary of Contents for 29 C Team

Page 1: ...MTB Hardtail Range 29 CS 29 C Team 403 405 600 Series Men s Compact 800 Series Men s Compact 29er Series 901 905 909 Supplementary Service Manual 2018 Edition 1 ...

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Page 3: ...9 905 909 3 0 Preparations for riding 3 1 Making Adjustments 3 2 Whyte Getta Grip Seat Clamp 3 3 Whyte Inter grip Seat Clamp 3 4 Set up of Fork 3 5 Suspension Tuning Log 4 0 Safety 5 0 Lubrication 5 1 Whyte Getta Grip Seat Clamp 5 2 Whyte Inter grip Seat Clamp 5 3 General Whyte Lubrication 6 0 Servicing 6 1 Whyte Getta Grip Seat Clamp 6 2 Whyte Inter grip Seat Clamp 7 0 Torque Settings 8 0 Owners ...

Page 4: ... 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 respec...

Page 5: ...m 305mm D Stand Over 790mm 810mm 845mm E Wheel Base 1117 3mm 1127 9mm 1144 9mm F Chain Stay 437 5mm 437 5mm 437 5mm G Seat Post 30 9mm 30 9mm 30 9mm H 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...

Page 6: ... 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 Ø717mm tyres fitted 27 5 x 2 25 54 584 Frame Size X 13 Head Angle A 68 5 Seat Angle B 74 0 Top Tube C 629 4mm BB Height D 305mm Stand Over E 711mm Wheel Base F 1068 6mm Chain Stay G 425mm Seat Post H 30 9mm Not...

Page 7: ...ion set up for information on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork BB height with Ø717mm tyres fitted 27 5 x 2 25 54 584 Frame Size X Small Medium Large Extra Large Head Angle A 66 5 66 5 66 5 66 5 Seat Angle B 74 74 74 74 Top Tube C 604mm 623m 641mm 660mm BB Height D 303 5mm 303 5mm 303 5mm 303 5mm Stand Over E 789mm 807mm 832mm 861mm Wheel Base F 1124mm 1144mm 1164mm 1184mm Chain Stay G 43...

Page 8: ...e refer to suspension set up for information on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork BB height with Ø754mm tyres fitted 29 x 2 25 56 622 Frame Size X Small Medium Extra Small Large Head Angle A 66 5 66 5 66 5 66 5 Seat Angle B 74 74 74 0 74 Top Tube C 599mm 618mm 580mm 636mm BB Height D 303 5mm 303 5mm 303 5mm 303 5mm Stand Over E 794mm 814mm 786mm 839mm Wheel Base F 1120mm 1140mm 1123mm 116...

Page 9: ...on how to achieve the correct sag of the fork BB height with Ø717mm tyres fitted 27 5 x 2 65 67 584 Frame Size Small Medium Large X Extra Large Head Angle 65 65 65 A 65 Seat Angle 74 0 74 0 74 0 B 74 0 Top Tube 621mm 639mm 658mm C 677mm BB Height 300mm 300mm 300mm D 300mm Stand Over 791mm 796mm 822mm E 828mm Wheel Base 1161mm 1181mm 1201mm F 1221mm Chain Stay 430mm 430mm 430mm G 430mm Seat Post 30...

Page 10: ... ments to the components fitted to your Whyte 3 2 WHYTE GETTA GRIP SEAT CLAMP ADJUSTMENT The Getta Grip seat clamp design is a patented design to allow adjustment of the saddle height by the use of a Quick Release QR Lever DT Swiss www dtswiss com FSA www fullspeedahead com Formula www formulahubs com Fox www foxracingshox com Hope www hopetech com Jalco www maddux wheels com KS www kssuspension c...

Page 11: ... you MUST obey the Minimum insertion depth requirement marked on the Seat Post 3 3 WHYTE INTER GRIP SEAT CLAMP ADJUSTMENT The Inter Grip seat clamp design is present on several models of Whyte bikes It allows ad justment of the saddle height direction Fig 3 Inter Grip Seat Clamp Tools Required 5mm AF Allen Keys 2 off 1 fitted to a 3Nm to 15Nm Torque Wrench CAUTION Avoid over tightening the seat cl...

Page 12: ...he bike in the normal riding posi tion See the table on the right for our recommendation of front fork sag on your Whyte bike To achieve this you will need to adjust the air spring pressure inside the fork Refer to the specification tables in this manual and then to the rele vant fork manufacturers set up instructions to find how to adjust the air spring pressure in the fork Using a shock pump eit...

Page 13: ... wear and high stresses Different materials and components may react to wear and stress fatigue in different ways If the design life of a component has been ex ceeded it may fail suddenly causing possible injury to the rider Any form of crack scratches and decolouring in highly stresses areas are showing that the component has exhausted its life time and has to be replaced If you are in any doubt ...

Page 14: ...ific guidance 5 1 WHYTE GETTA GRIP SEAT CLAMP Quick Release Style Figure 4 5 2 WHYTE INTER GRIP SEAT CLAMP Figure 5 Capscrew Lubrication Point Lubricant Lubrication Interval Description 1 SKF LGEP2 or Castrol Spheerol AP3 or Finish Line Teflon White Lithium Complex grease Once a Month M6 x 30mm Capscrew threads Figure 4 QR Lubrication Point Lubricant Lubrication Interval Description 1 Castrol LM o...

Page 15: ...he Inter Grip Pad 5 from the left side of the Main Frame 6 Place the M6 x 30 long Cap screw 1 diagonally through the hole in the Main Frame 6 onto the Plain Sleeve 4 Then push the Plain Sleeve 4 all the way out of the right side of the Main Frame 6 The O rings 3 may be removed from the Threaded Sleeve 4 and the Plain Sleeve 2 using the small size flat blade screwdriver To re assemble the Inter Gri...

Page 16: ...d If no suitable Torque Wrench is available a Torque of 5 lbf ft can be obtained by applying a force of 5lb with a Spring Balance to the end of a spanner 1 Foot in length IMPORTANT For all other torque settings refer to the specific manufacturers information bundled with this manual or alternatively refer to the specific manufacturers website for further information 8 0 OWNER S NOTES WHYTE Service...

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