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WHYTE Service Manual
1.0: INTRODUCTION
Thanks for choosing to purchase this Whyte product. We hope you will enjoy all the bene-
fits its advanced design and engineering will bring to your riding experience.
This particular range of Electric bikes are fitted with electric pedal assistance, which de-
pends upon how much force you will exert on the pedals. The following specific compo-
nents are what makes these bikes different from a conventional pedal cycle:
•
A battery pack fitted above or inside the downtube.
•
An electric motor fitted to the bottom
-
bracket, output power of up to 250 Watts
maximum.
•
A controlling system fitted to the handlebars.
This manual will guide you through the set
-
up, safety and maintenance procedures that
are specific to your Whyte bike. For other more general information, we strongly advise
that you also read thoroughly the General Instruction Manual that is also supplied with
your new bike.
Also, please note that the specification of all the components that are fitted to your bike as
standard may be obtained from the Whyte Bikes Brochure or alternatively from the Whyte
Bikes website
www.whyte.bike
Please remember, if you are in any doubt about your ability to safely service or repair your
Whyte bike, do not ride it and instead arrange for a professional bicycle mechanic at your
local Whyte dealer to do the job correctly.
Bundled with this manual, are the respective manufacturers instructions and manuals for
the branded parts that are fitted to your Whyte bike. Please take time to study all the rele-
vant instruction manuals to ensure you have a continually safe and well set
-
up bike before
every ride, and to help you build up a relationship of knowledge between you and your
Whyte Dealer.
Happy and safe riding,
July 2017
.
2.0: GEOMETRY
The geometry of the electric range of Whyte Bikes is available from the Whyte Bikes web-
site
www.whyte.bike
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3.0: PREPARATIONS FOR RIDING
3.1: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
Please refer to the specific component manufactur-
ers manual or published technical information about
adjusting the components on your Whyte bike. In-
structions may be downloaded from the relevant
manufacturer
’
s internet site, as shown in the table to
the right.
This electric range of bikes are fitted with the Shim-
ano Steps E6000.
Shimano publish comprehensive instructions for
these products, which are available from the http://
si.shimano.com website, under the E
-
Bike section on
that webpage. Reference the table for the appropri-
ate manuals. In particular, in the User Manual there are instructions on how to operate the system,
whilst in the Dealer Manual, the section titled
“
Installation
”
has instructions on how to install the mo-
tor, battery, display, etc.
If you are uncertain in any way, about making adjustments
to any components on you Whyte bike, then DO NOT RIDE
YOUR BIKE. Contact your Whyte dealer who will be able to
advise you on how to go about setting up you Whyte for
riding, and or making adjustments to the components
fitted to your Whyte.
3.2: SET UP OF FORK
Tools Required:
Small Ruler
The front fork will be pre
-
set with the standard set-
tings when you buy your Whyte. Before riding, you will
need to adjust the Sag setting on the fork. This is to
ensure the forks are set
-
up correctly for your own
body weight, so the fork will perform as intended.
To set Sag on a front fork, you need to measure the amount the fork compresses when you sit on the
bike in the normal riding position. We recommend for the best performance to run approximately
(20%) Sag on the front fork.
Sag on a coil sprung fork is controlled by adjusting the preloading of the coil springs. We recommend
you refer to your forks owners manual or relevant website for detailed information about your fork set
up and performance relating to all controls and features of your
fork.
Rebound Damping adjustment:
This adjustment fine
-
tunes the speed at which the wheel returns to its normal ride height
after hitting a bump. To demonstrate the effect of this function, turn the rebound adjuster to
its slowest setting. Press down on the handlebars to compress the forks, then release the
load. The suspension recovers very slowly to its original position.
Repeat the above with the adjuster turned to the fastest setting and the difference will be
seen immediately the load is released. We recommend the optimum setting is to adjust the
re
-
bound damping to be as slow as possible, but not so slow that the normal ride height is
DT
www.dtswiss.com
Ergon
www.ergon
-
bike.com
FSA
www.fullspeedahead.com
Jagwire
www.jagwireusa.com
Shimano
www.shimano.com
SR Suntour
www.srsuntour
-
cycling.com
Tektro
www.tektro.com
Vittoria
www.vittoria.com
VP
www.vpcomponents.com
Series
E6000
User Manual
UM
-
70H0A
-
002
Dealer Manual
DM
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SP0001
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03
Model
Fork
Travel
Sag
(15%
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Firm)
Sag
(25%
-
Plush)
Coniston
60mm
9mm
15mm
