Rose bikes

isleofmanman

Hi, I'm looking to move away from my Canyon 26 inch full sus to a lighter hardtail in (either 27.5 or 29 inch). I've previously had a great experience from the German brands like Canyon and Rose and would have no issues about buying direct again. The Rose bikes in particular are beautiful looking things and the specs seems great. However, there are very few reviews of these and I was hoping someone could let me know of any experiences with the following bikes:

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/bike/rose-co ... aid:652891

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/bike/rose-mr ... aid:652812

I'm thinking of going for a lighter, big wheeled hardtail as I am much better at going up than I am going down, and I could be in a 4WD car and still be a bit dicey on some descents so a full sus didn't help too much. If I can make time up whilst going up hills that gives me some time to shed on the downhills (not that I'm competitive....much)..

Thanks

isleofmanman

Okay, so no experience from anyone on those two.

How about this one, it looks very nice also:

https://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbike ... ab-reiter2

supersonic

The 1st rose looks the best value - and certainly better than the canyon.

revmatt

I recently bought a Rose full susser - excellent customer service and value - couldn't be happier.

rockmonkeysc

You can get a demo ride on some Rose bikes. Worth contacting them.

felix.london

isleofmanman wrote:

The Rose bikes in particular are beautiful looking things

guess it's in the eye of the beholder that one