Test 2015 Road bikes with disc brakes: Rose Xeon CDX 4400 - Rose Xeon CDX 4400 on test

The fact that the bike shoots through the roof in the comparison is not only due to the equipment that Rose has assembled from its modular system. The frameset also scores top marks in most disciplines. The bike is record-breakingly light for a disc racer. If you like the SRAM shifting logic, the Force groupset with hydro brakes is a functional and lightweight Ultegra alternative. The real trump card of the bike, however, are the carbon rims, paired with top tyres, which alone save half a kilo compared to the average of the test field and significantly shape the riding impression, but also drive up the price. The only thing that annoyed us here was the rattling hydraulic line in the frame.

CONCLUSION Very light bike with marathon geometry, excellent equipment with top wheels from the modular system

Price 3,425 Euro
Weight 7.1 kilos
Info www.rose-versand.de
available via mail order | construction kit

Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,092/374/68 grammes
Frame sizes*** 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62 cm
Seat/top tube/head tube 520/560/187 mm plus 16 mm headset cap
Stack/Reach/STR**** 585/389 mm/1.50

EQUIPMENT

Drive/Circuit SRAM Force 22 (50/34 t., press-fit)
Brakes SRAM Force HRD (160/160 mm)
Wheels/tyres DT Swiss RC28 Spline C/Conti Grand Prix 4000S II 25C

*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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