When Whyte's designers and demo team are also one of the most successful Enduro teams in the country – with national series wins and podium finishes in the world’s most infamous gravity races – you have the perfect proving ground for new bikes.
Having started with 27.5" wheels for maximum agility despite monster travel, Whyte then added 29" wheel options for rock and root crushing roll over and maximum stability. Both set ups have proven massively effective in different conditions too, which is why they’ve both racked up a bunch of wins in tests, bike of the year awards and of course at actual gravity races.
Mixing wheel sizes puts the advantages of each wheel where they matter most though. The locked down tech trail domination of a 29" front wheel matched to the easy turning 27.5" rear. We're big fans of the 27.5" wheel size here, with Lisa running a Trek Remedy and Jez on Whyte's T-140 C-R, so we're tuned in to the benefits of both options and keen to try the mixed wheel size 'mullet' set up...
That’s why Whyte already designed the latest stiffer, impact eating G-180 frame to be easily switchable between different front wheel options. If you’re the kind of rider who’s going to love the flat out fast but foot out fun vibe of an MX/Mullet set up you probably don’t want to wait around swapping wheels.
After feedback about just how good this mix felt on the trail, Whyte's design team created two ready-made MX builds that are ready to rally straight from the moment you roll them out of your door. The RS and the S spec bikes are fully equipped to make the absolute best of both these worlds too with RockShox Zeb forks and race or riot ready Maxxis rubber on both builds.
G-180 RS MX - ULTIMATE SHRED SLED
MX, Mullet, Mixed Wheel... whatever you want to call it, that moment when the 27.5" wheel back end helps you drift the perfect corner arc as the 29" Assegai tyre nails guaranteed traction up front will tell you everything about why dual wheel sizes are the ultimate thrill on the hill. Whyte has dialled in its award-winning ride dynamics, nailed the spec and 'Double Downed' on the rear tyre to make the absolute most of the grin gains on the G-180 RS MX too.
Full spec HERE
PRICE: £4199
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G-180 S MX – BIKE PARK READY
You come in super-hot, putting full trust in the guaranteed carving grip of a 29" Maxxis MaxxGrip Assegai front tyre translated through the huge 38mm stanchions of that RockShox Zeb fork and super-sized 220mm front rotor. Then at that exact moment when you think you've overcooked it... the 27.5" rear wheel cuts in like a superhero saviour, shifting the cornering trajectory tighter, dropping the bars even deeper into the turn where the slammed geometry grabs, grips and hurls you down the trail with fighter pilot Gs.
Full spec HERE
PRICE: £3299
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