Whyte 19 Carbon build list

After a bit of deliberation I think I’m there with the build list for the 19 Carbon, and some of the parts are already here. I’ll get started this weekend on the build but there’s a couple of bits coming from further afield which may add to the build time. The factory team bike weighs in at 20 Lbs (I think that’s without pedals), so I hope to save some weight over the off the peg bike with this list. The parts coloured in blue below are the ones I think are lighter than the factory item, though I’m not a weight weenie, and I’m happy to be corrected. It’s all academic until it’s built and then I’ll weigh it.

With the price hikes in components this year, the off the peg Carbon Team bike is pretty good value for money, particularly when you consider the “discounted” retail of some of the items such as the SIDs (~500), Chainset (~500), Seatpost (~140) and Bars (~100) etc.

Frame – Whyte 19 Carbon team, with FSA BB30 adaptor installed (1)

The reason for installing the BB30 adaptor sleeve was primarily because I picked up a bargain carbon chainset, though I would still probably have fitted an XTR set anyway. These are a press fit, secured with a normal Loctite compound. A big thank you to the folks at Stanley Fearns Cycles for helping me out with the installation (pretty straight forward with a headset press) and getting hold of the sleeve for me.

We didn’t weigh the sleeve but it was just a few g…but the frame’s certainly not going to be lighter as a result.

Fork - Magura Durin 100 SL

Looses the adjustability of the race and a bit of weight as a result. There’s the added bonus of there being less to go wrong,. They should save about 150g over the standard fit RS SID World Cup

Headset - Acros Ai-22 Ceramic (zf fit)

Standard fit is an FSA “ZS CF”.  There’s no info about these anywhere, including the FSA and Whyte websites so I assume it’s the ZS Carbon Fibre. The Acros weighs in at 90g, the FSA at 86g.

Stem – Rotor S2 31.8 90 mm

Nicely engineered lightweight xc stem from Spain. Weighs 99g vs the std fit 125g of the Easton EA90

Bars – Easton EC90 CNT Monkeylite SL risers 31.8s

Brakes - Magura Marta Magnesium, Post Mount 160

XTR is standard. These should save a bit at just over 600g for the set

Grips – TBC

Something lighter than the Whyte lock-ons

Seatpost - Easton EC90 CNT Zero 30.9

Saddle – Selle Italia SLR Flow  Kit Carbonio black (Who makes these names up!?!)

The Team comes with the Fizik Tundra, weighing  219g, the SLR weighs 120 g. I’ve not had one of these before – I hope it’s comfy! I just wish the carbon Fizik Gobi XM weighed less.

Seat Clamp – Miche 34.9 Carbon

A nice and unexpectedly cheap item that are designed for carbon frames and offset the loading when the clamp is torqued. I’m not sure how this compares to the standard fit item

Chainset – FSA K-Force Light dual (42/29) carbon

The BB30 standard fit triple FSA K-Force Light item comes in at 720 g, inc the BB.

The Dual comes in at 720, inc the BB, we’ll call that a draw

Bottom Bracket – FSA MExo ceramic

Front mech – XTR M970 34.9 down pull

Rear mech – XTR M970 GS Shadow

Cassette – XTR M970 12 – 34

Chain – Sram PC991

Wheelset – ACROS .54 F&R Hubs, DT Revolutions in Black, Black Alloy Nipples, Stans Olympic Rims with yellow tape & UST valve.

These should save about 200-250 g over the XTR std fit which weigh 1545 g. The wheels are still up in the air though. I don’t want something with a weight limit particularly. I’m no biffer I just would rather go with something that still has some metal left in it. Some of the hope hoops with the Stans options look good value at the moment.

Skewers – TBD – Tune or similar

Tyres – Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.1 F & Racing Ralph 2.1  R

Standard fit are Panaracer Razer 2.1 Kevlars, weighing 470g, the Nics are 490g, the Ralphs a bit less

Cables – Gore sealed or XTR

Pedals – XTR