Whyte 19 Trail steel

Happy Harry

I've had this three weeks now and I can't stop grinning. It's so quick and just soars up hills. I keep looking for steeper ones! I thought this was a nice pic at the top of a hill in the Wylye Valley, just south of Salisbury Plain, this week.



Prop stand. Yeh, I know :roll:

Splottboy

Nice. Differences to the Alu one? ( Besides it being steel, lol .)

Happy Harry

Splottboy wrote:

Differences to the Alu one?

£550 cheaper!! :?

I didn't really compare the Aluminium 19 Trail as the retro look and the allegedly springier ride of the steel was what attracted me. I think this one competes more with the 905 component-wise (and price-wise).

Laurence25

OMG thats beautiful ! i think i am in love

Happy Harry

Laurence25 wrote:

...i think i am in love...

Levi_501

That is very cool, but it has a stand ???

Radioactiveman

Nice bike. Shame about the mudguards. I have taken mine off and they will stay off until winter unless there is a massive downpour and a long ride to do . Bikes look cack with them on.

PS Steel is real

Happy Harry

Levi_501 wrote:

That is very cool, but it has a stand ???

Umm, no, not really :oops: . I like to have a stand even if it isn't cool, probably left over from my motorcycling days. It saves trying to find something to lean the bike on so it's less likely to get scratched, it weighs almost nothing and you can take great photos without having a tree or rock spoiling the background

Radioactiveman wrote:

Shame about the mudguards

Criticism accepted! In fact, I took them off yesterday. I've decided to keep my old Kona Kula instead of selling it and that will be a designated mud plugger. Poor thing - it doesn't deserve it, but that's life ...

Harry

supercyril

Excellent bike mate. I took one of these for a demo as they didnt have an alu one available. I almost bought a steel one instead.

i knew it was just a matter of time til stands made a comeback!

Stoo61

What are the cranks?

Happy Harry

supercyril wrote:

i knew it was just a matter of time til stands made a comeback!

It's seems a shame to put the bike on the floor or have to find something soft to lean it on every time you go through a gate or stop for a drink. A quick flick with your toe and problem solved. Of course I've got the advantage of being old - so convenience takes precedence over style. I'm past caring what people think about me

Stoo61 wrote:

What are the cranks?

They're the metal bits that the pedals screw into.

Sorry sorry FSA Afterburner.

Cheers

jay12

great bike

Kubase

Lovely, I really like the Whyte steelies. I ended up with a 901, but I reckon that if the shop had had one of those in I would have gone for it. They did have a 19Ti in which was incredible, but £ 4k.