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When a road bike receives as much praise in the test lab and editorial team as the brand new Reveal AL, then Rose seems to have done something right. The marathon racer has earned the praise of its colleagues above all thanks to an impeccably finished frame with polished weld seams under the elegant bronze finish and the integrated cable routing. The only visible welds are on the bottom bracket and rear triangle, revealing the Reveal to be an aluminium model that is taking on a prestigious legacy. According to Rose, it replaces the Pro SL, the best-selling road bike platform in the history of the Bocholt-based company.
Rose Reveal AL: Cosmetic corrections
Accordingly, Rose has carefully developed the successful model further. The riding position is slightly more stretched due to the slightly longer top tube, but is still suitable for long distances. Thanks to the extremely torsion-resistant frame and long wheelbase, the Rose Reveal sits firmly on the road. The aluminium seat post provides plenty of suspension.
Overall, the road bike would roll more comfortably with slightly wider tyres, with room for up to 32 millimetres. Although the frame weighs 1900 grams and is therefore on a par with robust gravel bikes, the complete bike is one of the lighter bikes in the test field. In addition to being fully equipped with Shimano's Ultegra, this is mainly due to the in-house aluminium wheelset, which would be even lighter with higher quality tyres than the cheap and slow Continental tyres.
The mail-order company, which also has several shops where you can view Rose bikes, offers the Rose Reveal AL is available in three equipment variants and ten frame sizes, just like its predecessor. There is no longer a version with rim brakes.
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Rose Reveal AL in detail
- Price: 2199 Euro
- Weight: 9,3 Kilo
- Weight frame/fork/steering bearing*: 1,900/464/91 grammes
- Frame sizes**: 45, 48, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65
- Seat/top/head tube: 515/560/180 millimetres
- Stack/Reach/STR***: 590/384 millimetres/1.54
- Wheelbase/caster: 1,010/64 millimetres
Equipment
- Drive/gear shift: Shimano Ultegra (2x11; 50/34, 11-34 t.)
- Brakes: Shimano Ultegra (160/160 mm)
- Wheels/tyres (weights)****: Rose R Twenty Five/Continental Ultra Sport 28 mm (f/w: 1,432/1,947 g)
* Weighed weights
** Manufacturer's specification, test size bold
*** Stack/reach projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 a very upright sitting position
**** Wheel weights including tyres, cassette, quick release/threaded axles and brake discs if applicable
+ Top workmanship, ten sizes, lightweight aluminium wheelset
- lead-heavy frame
Julian Schultz
Editor
