Whyte Bikes introduce Verro and Tourus gravel bikes

Whyte Bikes has introduced two new gravel bikes with the arrival of its brand-new Verro and Tourus.

At launch, Whyte describes the Verro as optimised for rough gravel, whilst Tourus is positioned as a light gravel option.

Verro – designed with mountain bike-inspired geometry, big tyre clearance and full mounting options – is “built for big days out”, with wide 700x50mm tyres, a dropper post, and progressive geometry for full confidence off-road.

Highlights

• Fully featured, multi-butted 6061 T6 hydroformed frame.
• 1×12 SRAM Apex Eagle transmission (40T x 10-52T).
• SRAM Apex hydraulic disc brakes (180mm rotor front, 160mm rear).
• Wide, high-volume Maxxis 700x50mm tyres.
• WTB ST i30 tubeless-ready rims.
• Trans-X dropper seatpost with bar-mounted Rocker remote.
• Price – £1799

Tourus comes equipped with 2x Shimano GRX, mudguard mounts and 700x45mm tyres, and is positioned as “perfect for touring and daily commuting.”

Highlights:

• Fully featured, multi-butted 6061 T6 hydroformed frame.
• Straight bladed 6061 alloy fork with mounting points.
• 2×10 Shimano GRX transmission (46-30T x 11-34T).
• Shimano GRX hydraulic disc brakes (180mm rotor front, 160mm rear).
• High-volume Maxxis 700x45mm tyres on tubeless-ready rims.
• Price – £1299

Discussing the design process and the concept of the new bikes, Ian Alexander, Chief Designer, comments: “We’ve been continually developing our unique mountain bike derived Total Geometry concept into our drop-bar bikes since 2011 when we launched the Saxon-Cross. It was a precursor gravel bike in all but name, before gravel was even a lazy label. Since then we haven’t sat still: incrementally adding all the latest design concepts from geometry to drivetrain we can put on the bikes, to keep pushing gravel riding performance to an ever-higher level.”

The launch announcement concludes by highlighting “bikes arrived with retailers this week and are available to purchase at launch.”