AS FEATURED ON THE E-120, 19 TEAM AND 19 TRAIL
Finished carbon fibre components are only as good as the raw material they start from, the accuracy with which they are designed and the precision they are put together. That's why we insist on taking complete control of the design and manufacture of our carbon frames at Whyte.
The 3D design work, prototype ride testing and pre production evolution are all conducted and controlled by the Whyte design team here in the UK.
Even the simplest components hide design ingenuity and performance evolution of the highest level. Our carbon monocoque 'Quad-Link' linkages are a classic example of maximum lightweight stiffness in a key component locking down suspension and ride performance throughout the frame. We deliberately shift any fibre joins or overlaps away from high stress junction and load bearing areas. It means manufacturing takes longer and costs more, but we'll leave those who care more about profit and price points than performance and reliability to risk putting seams and section ends exactly where they can cause most problems.
Together with our premium manufacturing partners we also oversee every element of production. Even the design, weaving and resin impregnation of all the pre preg carbon sheets are done in-house at the factory for total zero tolerance quality control. It's the only way we can truly know that all the filaments are continuous and free from the interrupted or fractured fibre flaws that lead to weak points and total structural failure in some less obsessively controlled designs. It also means we can develop special combinations of filament grades and resin types to give our Whyte carbon frames a genuine leading edge performance advantage that others can't match.
You can still throw all this advantage away in the final construction phases though. That's why all Whyte carbon frames are hand made by senior composite experts with years of training and certification using bespoke precision moulds for our complex composite lay ups.
The end result are our unique, innovative, UK specific design solutions translated through true top quality carbon fibre manufacture to deliver the distinctive Whyte bikes and performance you trust. You won't see them being used by anyone else, and you won't see them being matched by many either.
