Whyte Sythe 27 Youth Mountain Bike in Notso Shrinking Violet

Cuts a clean line. Forgives a messy one.

We built the Sythe 27 to shrug off the sort of trails that make grown adults reconsider their life choices halfway down. Sythe 27 takes all that same know-how as our adult Sythe bikes – the progressive British design, the weather-sealing that copes admirably with our weather, and handling that inspires more confidence than we personally have most mornings — and tailors it for younger, developing riders (14 years+).

From nervy first laps to slightly-less-nervy bike park sessions, Sythe 27 is built to help riders improve at their own pace, without the bike ever being the excuse. It's tough enough to take the inevitable mistakes in its stride, and capable enough to reward the good days too.

Key Features

• 150mm front + 135mm rear suspension travel
• Lightweight 6061 T6 precision formed aluminium with high/low geometry adjustment
• RockShox Psylo Gold suspension fork + RockShox Deluxe Select RT rear shock
• 27.5in wheels front and rear + Schwalbe Albert Trail Radial (super soft, front + soft (rear) tyres
• Shimano Cues 1x10 11-48t mechanical transmission
• Tektro four-piston hydraulic brakes (180mm rotors front + rear)
• Ready to be converted to MX/mixed/‘mullet’ wheels (27.5in front, 26in rear)