Whyte e-160 s

ONE DESIGN BRIEF The first step is working out what type of bike is needed. At Whyte, this falls to their product manager, Ben. It requires continual monitoring of the mountain bike market, an in-dept

Weight 9.70kg (56cm) Frame Carbon fibre Fork 3T Fango Extrema Integrale, carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Rival eTap AXS/GX Eagle AXS Transmission (10-52t) Brakes SRAM Rival eTap AXS Wheels Zipp 303 S Tyres

Weight 8.3kg (58cm with SmartSense, 2x bottle cages, StashPort storage bags) Frame and fork LAB71 Hi-Mod carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Red XPLR AXS with power meter (44t, 10-46t) Wheels Reserve 42|49 TA

The model name might sound like a flight number, but does that mean this Dutch e-bike will give you a cushy cruise to work?

It seems that bike design progresses in leaps and bounds every year, helping unlock new levels of potential out on the trails. Whether that’s through geometry and suspension tweaks or entire redesigns

The Fluid made its debut in our November issue and I’ve already been asked to return it so, sadly, I won’t be able to give it a proper summer of riding – the kind of conditions in which this lightweig