Whyte or Boardman

[bkulacs0410]

Hey guys,

I have kind of decided that I want to buy the "Boardman Hyb 8.8 2021", but due to no stock in UK for a while I can't buy it right now until god know how long. However I have found an alternative to it which is the "Whyte Whitechapel V2 Hybrid Bike" which seems very attractive to me, the specs and price is very good too. Please let me know what you think

Thank you

 

[Bonefish Blues]

My wife & I both have Whytes - she has the ladies version of the WC. Lovely bikes, just (in my experience) check sizes carefully as I had to size down because standover due to me long body short leg syndrome

 

[Tripster]

I have a Whyte 905, in my Avatar, my wife has a Whyte Shoreditch. In my opinion they are excellent bikes. I was going to opt for one of there Roadbikes a Wessex but didn’t want a 1x or Carbon otherwise it would have been a third Whyte in the garage.
Order it, buy it online, deposit, whatever you need to do to secure it. Excellent bikes.

 

[Drago]

Whyte,

 

[sleuthey]

I had a Boardman HYB 8.8 2019 and it was nothing special what so ever, quite boring to ride until it rained then the brakes squealed like hell.

 

[vickster]

Whyte, I’ve had a couple and wouldn’t hesitate to have another (I do have an older Boardman hybrid presently but I’d swap for an equivalent Whyte without hesitation)

 

[PK99]

I've a Whyte 901 MTB, D1 bought a whyte ?shoreditch a few years ago, I've just bought a Winchelsea e-bike.

All excellent with great follow up from local Whyte dealer,

with the recent Ebike purchase, I ordered on Thursday (IIRC), got a "despatched" notification the same day and it was ready for collection at my LBS Whyte dealer on Tuesday. The build was flawless.

 

[vickster]

Do you use Moose @PK99 ?

 

[PK99]

Do you use Moose @PK99 ?

I do! You too?

 

[bkulacs0410]

My wife & I both have Whytes - she has the ladies version of the WC. Lovely bikes, just (in my experience) check sizes carefully as I had to size down because standover due to me long body short leg syndrome

I am 6ft (183cm) and want to get a Medium frame. Thanks for your reply I really appreciate it

 

[Tripster]

I am 6ft (183cm) and want to get a Medium frame. Thanks for your reply I really appreciate it

Im 5’ 10, 32” inside leg and ride a medium MTB but could easily go to a large and ride a large in road or hybrid. My wife is 5’ 4 and has a medium shoreditch

 

[bkulacs0410]

I have another question. From which retailer would you recommend buying the Whyte from: Tiso, Bike n Gear or Twelve50 Bikes?

Thank you

 

[vickster]

I do! You too?

Nope never bought from them, have popped in once or twice

 

[vickster]

I have another question. From which retailer would you recommend buying the Whyte from: Tiso, Bike n Gear or Twelve50 Bikes?

Thank you

Somewhere local, well established, helpful, friendly with a good rep

 

[vickster]

I am 6ft (183cm) and want to get a Medium frame. Thanks for your reply I really appreciate it

That sounds really small. I’m 5‘10 long legged and was always more comfortable on my large Portobello than Medium Cambridge.
You need to find a shop locally that has both sizes in stock (model doesn’t matter, geometry same across the R7 range) for you to try