“The Friston’s long and low front end delivers handling that stays straight while others trip up when they take a hit”
“Buy if… You want a gravel bike that’s fun, versatile and will push to the limits of mountain biking”
5/5 Cycling Plus - December 2021
According to Cycling Plus magazine the latest Friston is perfect if “you want a gravel bike that’s fun, versatile and will push to the limits of mountain biking” and we couldn’t have put our objectives better. That’s why we gave it MTB influenced long reach, short stem wide bar, slack head angle Total Geometry for masses of trail confidence. We even fitted a dropper post as standard so you can throw shapes on the singletrack and tackle the serious steeps the upsized disc brakes allow.
Wide range single ring gearing makes loaded climbing easy and the alloy frame and carbon fork have mounts to take a full set of bike packing gear, because a bike this enjoyable should be ridden as far and often as possible.
SPECIFICATION
Colour- Matt Diesel Light Blue/Grey
Frame- 6061 Alloy, Hydro Formed T6 Aluminium, Multi Butted, SCR, Tapered Head Tube, Custom Drawn, Chainstay Flat Mount 160mm Disc Mount, DOX Cable Routing
Fork- Whyte Straight Bladed Full Carbon Fork, Tapered Carbon Steerer, Internal Cable Routing, Flat Mount 180mm Dropouts, 12mm x 100mm Stealth Thru Axle, Eyelets for Mudguards
Rear Shock- N/A
Headset- FSA No. 42, Integrated Road, 1 1/2" Lower and 1 1/8" Upper Sealed Cartridge Bearings
Rear Hub- Alloy, Double Sealed Cartridge Bearings, Centre-Lock, 12mm x 142mm Thru Axle, XD Driver, 32 Hole
Front Hub- Alloy, Double Sealed Cartridge Bearings, Centre-Lock, 12mm x 100mm Thru Axle, 32 Hole, Concealed Hex Key
Spokes- DT Swiss Champion 2.0mm, Black Stainless, Brass Nipples
Rims- WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 System, Pinned Joint, Tubeless Ready, 32 Hole
Tyre- Maxxis, Rambler TR, 700c x 45c 60TPI EXO Tan Sidewall Protection, Dual Compound
Shift Levers- SRAM Apex 1, Full Hydraulic, 11 Speed
Front Mech- N/A
Rear Mech- SRAM Apex 1, Long Cage, 11 Speed
Cassette- SRAM XG-1150, 10-42, 11 Speed
Chain- SRAM PC-1110, 11 Speed
Crankset- Whyte, Forged 2pcs Cranks, Direct Mount, Narrow/Wide 38T Alloy Chainring, 50/52 170mm, 54 172.5mm, 56/58 175mm 11 Speed
Bottom Bracket- BSA 68mm
Seatpost- Trans-X YSP18 Dropper Post, 30.9mm, 50/52/54 80mm Travel, 56/58 100mm Travel, Rocker Remote
Saddle- Whyte Custom, Light Weight Triple Density Base, Triple Panel Design
Handlebar- Whyte 500 by Controltech, 6061 Alloy, Gravel 20mm Riser Bar, 31.8mm x 500mm
Stem- Whyte Alloy, +-7° Rise, 50cm 60mm, 52cm 70mm, 54cm 80mm, 56/58cm 90mm Extension
Grips- Whyte Anti Slip, Cross Bar Tape
Brakes Front- SRAM Apex 1 Hydraulic, Centre-Lock 180mm Disc, Flat Mount, Internal Routing
Brakes Rear - SRAM Apex 1 Hydraulic, Centre-Lock 160mm Disc, Flat Mount, Internal Routing
Brake Levers - SRAM Apex 1, Hydraulic
Pedals- None