ROSE Scrub DC 3

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 · €4,500 – €5,000

• KTM Prowler Exonic 2023 at BikeExchange€4,599EUR 201 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle, entry-level carbon rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 13.4 kg vs 17.8 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 7-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: VR: Newmen Forge 30 DH, schwarz 29" | HR: Newmen Forge 30 DH, schwarz 27,5"

Brakes

the maker's upper series

Weight

17.8 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox Boxxer, the maker's top series, 200 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox Vivid, the maker's top series

Tyres

Schwalbe Big Betty Evolution, Super Gravity, TLE, Addix Soft, schwarz 27,5x2,4 | Schwalbe Magic Mary/Big Betty Evo, Super Gravity, Addix Soft, schwarz 29''x2,4

The compromises

• 7-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mixed groupset: not every component is SRAM GX Eagle.
• 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.
• 17.8 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

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