rose granite chief 1

welshkev
welshkev Posts: 9,690
edited July 2013 in MTB buying advice
i'm so tempted to hit the go button on this:

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/deta ... load:36106

but I don't know anyone who has one. anyone had one/know anyone who's had one? any good? any problems?

cheers :D

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I had a demo on one a couple years ago. Very nice bike. Their sponsored riders do well on them in gravity enduro races.
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    cheers mate, that's good to hear 8)
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Looks ugly though.

    not unlike something found at the bottom of a public toilet...
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Their sponsored riders use them for enduro racing and do pretty well.
    There are a couple lads who do laps of my local downhill trails on Granite Chiefs, they seem pretty tough and take the abuse well.
    They are actually quite nice looking bikes, better than the pictures on their website.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Thewaylander wrote:
    Looks ugly though.

    not unlike something found at the bottom of a public toilet...

    Have you had a sight test recently? :wink:
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Thewaylander wrote:
    Looks ugly though.

    not unlike something found at the bottom of a public toilet...

    That's ok bri, I ride my bike not w@nk over it ;)
  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    welshkev wrote:
    Thewaylander wrote:
    Looks ugly though.

    not unlike something found at the bottom of a public toilet...

    That's ok bri, I ride my bike not w@nk over it ;)

    YES! haha
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    welshkev wrote:
    Thewaylander wrote:
    Looks ugly though.

    not unlike something found at the bottom of a public toilet...

    That's ok bri, I ride my bike not w@nk over it ;)

    see if you had a pretty bike like me you'd do both.
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    You can't see what your bike looks like when your on it. Its all about how it rides.
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  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    A mate has the trail orientated version I think its called a Jabba Wood? It turned him from a guy mincing down the trail at 3mph to someone who can ride quite fast overnight. He even started to get a bit of air over little bumps etc! :-)

    I'm guessing that was down to the bike riding very well and giving him a load more confidence to rider faster and harder than he had before?

    If you contact Rose UK they might be able to sort out a demo bike for you, they did for my mate.
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Ah cheers mate. I've already spoken to the guy from rose uk so may try and get a test ride :)
  • hainman
    hainman Posts: 699
    is it just me or does this look similar.....
    http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/mou ... /grapil-20
    Giant Reign 2
    Crohnie
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    hainman wrote:
    is it just me or does this look similar.....
    http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/mou ... /grapil-20

    It looks very similar but it's nearly a grand more :)
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    hainman wrote:
    is it just me or does this look similar.....
    http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/mou ... /grapil-20

    Not really, maybe from far away they might look similar. but what's your point? Just because the bikes look similar from far doesn't necessarily mean anything. Moving the pivot locations just a little bit can give very different characteristics. Also the geo can be very different but look similar from a quick glance. The Rose uses a horst link suspension system same as Specialised while the Grapil is a linkage driven single pivot.

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