Whyte G-150 650b enduro bike The venerable Whyte 146 long-travel trail bike has been put out to pasture for 2014. In its place is the enduro focused G-150, which moves to a more traditional Horst-style, four-bar linkage instead of the virtual Quad-Link II. There’s a slight bump in rear wheel travel, so you get 150mm front and rear, but the biggest change is the move to 650b (27.5in) wheels. Two models will be available – an entry G-150 (£2,499) with SRAM X7/X9 2x10 drivetrain, RockShox Pike RC fork and Monarch RT3 shock, and the top-spec G-150 Works (£3,999) with single ring SRAM X01 11-speed drivetrain paired to a Fox 34 Factory fork and Float X rear shock. Both bikes come equipped with internally routed RockShox Reverb dropper posts as standard. In keeping with Whyte’s geometry philosophy, the bikes use short 425mm (16.3in) chainstays paired to a slack 67-degree head angle and long top tube – 613mm (24.1in) for the medium frame size. The Quad-Link IV system found on the 29er bikes has been tweaked slightly to suit the longer-travel application, with a more linear shock rate that aims to give a plusher feel. http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2013/08/22/1377180975351-3b1hganu381l-670-70.jpg
