Eyelets for mudguards and pannier racks and even a kickstand mount on the rear triangle indicate a wide range of uses, including as a winter or touring bike; the riding position on the short frame is relaxed. Nevertheless, the bike can also be ridden at a sporty pace. The testers liked the agile steering and Shimano's new mechanical Ultegra gear system with eleven sprockets. The frame is well made, but the internal gear cable routing is fiddly. This is better solved on Rose's road frame.
Price 1,495 Euro
Weight 9.2 kilos
Available via mail order / modular system
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1.734/649/96 grammes
Frame sizes*** 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 cm
Seat/steering angle 72,5°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 605/560/186 mm plus 26 mm headset cover
Wheelbase/caster 1,025/53 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 598/375 mm/1.59
Steering bearing Rose, top 1-1/8, & 1-1/2 inch
Brakes (Disc-Ø f./h.) Shimano CX77 (160/160 mm)
Circuit Shimano Ultegra 6800
Bottom bracket Shimano Ultegra 6800 (46/36 t.; BB86)
Wheels/tyres Mavic Cross One Disc/Schwalbe Racing Ralph Evo
Handlebar/stem Ritchey WCS/Ritchey WCS
Saddle/post Fizik Arione/Rose Carbon (27.2 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**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 an upright riding position.
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