Whyte e-mtb

[Eckythump]

Brilliant I bet you’re buzzing!?Let us know you’re thoughts on it,I’m kind of on the fence if to wait for the e180rs or a e150rs,I mostly do trail and the odd BPW/stile cop so weighing up which discipline to compromise,currently running an analogue with 180mm front and 165mm rear which feels hard work around trails but great for DH

Unless you are planning to send Enter the Dragon to the moon 150mm is plenty fun enough for BPW.

 

[Trickz]

Unless you are planning to send Enter the Dragon to the moon 150mm is plenty fun enough for BPW.

Agree just feel safer with more travel for my lack of skill?does anyone know what travel scale is on the E-150 rs Lyriks? Is it 150-160? Reason I have a new 160mm debonair Lyrik airshaft surplus ?

 

[R120]

Yes you can put the fork up to 160mm, it has the 160mm indicators on the stanchions too

 

[R120]

And IMO the travel on it is more than enough unless you riding is very DH focused.

 

[Trickz]

Yes you can put the fork up to 160mm, it has the 160mm indicators on the stanchions too

Thanks for that?Gives me another option to think about,another option is I have my analog mega up for sale and the only interest I’ve had is for the frame and forks,it has code rsc brakes,dt Swiss xm1501 rims(I know they are tough but not sure on the ratchet for emtb)reverb dropper eagle xo1 12 speed and all in mint condition,I could get the 150s and swap out?

 

[R120]

Remember the Whyte has a custom offset on the forks, can't remember what it is, but may effect handling if you put a fork with significantly different offset on it - its one of there big things throughout their whole lineup.

 

[Trickz]

Remember the Whyte has a custom offset on the forks, can't remember what it is, but may effect handling if you put a fork with significantly different offset on it - its one of there big things throughout their whole lineup.

Thanks yes I noticed that,my lyriks are 46mm offset and 180mm on the mega

 

[57 Reaction]

Thanks yes I noticed that,my lyriks are 51mm offset and 180mm on the mega

42mm offset on the Lyriks fitted to the RS.

 

[Scottie]

I pick up my E-150 RS tonight after work, today is going to be a long drag.

now just have to wait till the weekend... and replace those pedals, and take off the reflectors.

 

[R120]

Don't forget the pie plate too! Nice bike you are going to love it

 

[Trickz]

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now just have to wait till the weekend... and replace those pedals, and take off the reflectors.

Very nice?My t130 came with the pie plate! Why??

 

[Scottie]

Before....

 

[Scottie]

After....

 

[R120]

How was she?

 

[Eckythump]

it has code rsc brakes,dt Swiss xm1501 rims(I know they are tough but not sure on the ratchet for emtb)

That Wheelset will be great on an ebike. Probably better with an 18 or 36 tooth ratchet rather than a 54t (normally aftermarket upgrade).

 

[Scottie]

How was she?

super just need to dial in the suspension

 

[Trickz]

After.... View attachment 18616

How did you find the bb height? Any pedal strikes?

 

[Sam E180]

Looks awesome Scottie bikes always look better filthy

Still waiting for a delivery date for my 180 ?

 

[YrianX]

That is one great looking bike!

 

[Scottie]

How did you find the bb height? Any pedal strikes?

Its OK for me as my Mega 275 has a BB height about the same, but has longer cranks, saying that I had one pedal strike, on a very fast rocky part of the route.

 

[Trickz]

Its OK for me as my Mega 275 has a BB height about the same, but has longer cranks, saying that I had one pedal strike, on a very fast rocky part of the route.

Brillo yes I have a mega too

 

[Scottie]

No. It's about 600Wh according to the spec sheet.
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If you do the Maths (36V x 16.7Ah) you get 601.2Wh. It looks to me that they are using the same cells as the 500Wh battery (actually 482.4Wh) but adding an extra 10 cells to go from a 10S4P layout to a 10S5P layout.

Also the "Energy Content Approx" set off alarm bells.

If you look at the stats for your 504Wh Shimano battery you'll see it's bang on the money at 36V and 14Ah.

just an update to this, from the Bosch manual that comes with the bike the capacity is stated as 17.4Ah. so you actually get 626.4 Wh.

 

[Sam E180]

Cheers Scottie, did you get the fast charger?

 

[Doomanic]

No. It's about 600Wh according to the spec sheet.
View attachment 18037
If you do the Maths (36V x 16.7Ah) you get 601.2Wh. It looks to me that they are using the same cells as the 500Wh battery (actually 482.4Wh) but adding an extra 10 cells to go from a 10S4P layout to a 10S5P layout.

Also the "Energy Content Approx" set off alarm bells.

If you look at the stats for your 504Wh Shimano battery you'll see it's bang on the money at 36V and 14Ah.

just an update to this, from the Bosch manual that comes with the bike the capacity is stated as 17.4Ah. so you actually get 626.4 Wh.

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I wonder which is wrong, the website or the manual. Hopefully it’s the website...

 

[Doomanic]

Actually, the specs are required to be shown on the battery, can someone who’s already taken delivery take a pic of the playing label on a 625 battery please?

 

[Scottie]

Cheers Scottie, did you get the fast charger?

Hi Sam, no it came with the standard 4A charger

 

[Tribey]

The Whyte website says
''Reaches full charge in 8.8 hours with supplied 2A Compact Charger
(or only 3.7 hours with optional aftermarket Fast Charger) ''
but doesn't give a price

 

[Sam E180]

The Whyte website says
''Reaches full charge in 8.8 hours with supplied 2A Compact Charger
(or only 3.7 hours with optional aftermarket Fast Charger) ''
but doesn't give a price

My LBS quoted £150 ish. Think I’ll put the cash towards a second battery instead.

 

[Scottie]

My LBS quoted £150 ish. Think I’ll put the cash towards a second battery instead.

I Defo got the standard charger with the bike. takes about 4 hours to charge

 

[R120]

My LBS quoted £150 ish. Think I’ll put the cash towards a second battery instead.

From what I saw the battery is a bit of a PITA to remove, I wonder if it can run a Bosch extender, which a lot of the 2020 bikes with the Gen 4 motor seem to be offering