ROSE Scrub DC 1

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €3,000 – €3,500

• Cube Reaction C:68X SLX 2027 at Lucky Bike€3,499EUR 299 more expensive, GX Eagle AXS Transmission instead of GX Eagle, entry-level carbon rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 9.9 kg vs 18.6 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 7-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: Rose RDH 301 / RDH 302,

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 4-piston, the maker's base series

Weight

18.6 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

hardtail (front suspension only)

Fork

RockShox Boxxer, 200 mm travel

Tyres

Schwalbe Big Betty Performance, Bike Park, TLE, Addix, schwarz 27,5x2,4 | Schwalbe Big Betty, Perf. Bikepark, schwarz 29''x2,4

The compromises

• 7-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 18.6 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.4 kg.

Your size

What ROSE Bikes lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

ROSE Bikes is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are