Rose Bikes 2015: Four new road models & first ride reviews:
Update July 24th 2015: I’ve just attended the 2016 Rose road bikes launch and you can read about the latest models here: http://girodilento.com/2016-rose-bikes-new-road-models-and-updates/ Last week, I was lucky enough to spend 3 days in Austria with Rose Bikes learning about and riding their new 2015 bikes. Since I began this blog I’ve been fortunate enough to […]
Shimano 105 5800 – big news for lots of us
Unless you’ve not been paying attention for the last day or so, you’ll have no doubt heard the announcement of the new generation of Shimano’s 105 groupset that will launch in the second half of 2014. I think it’s fantastic news for those of us who don’t have as much money as we’d ideally like […]
Rose Xeon DX review
The courier collected the Xeon DX yesterday for the return journey back to Rose. I managed to ride over 600km on the bike, certainly enough for a review that I’m happy with and funnily enough like a lot of bikes – after 600km, my views are still the same they were from the first couple […]
First ride: Rose Xeon DX road disc bike review
With all the talk in the cycling press this week from Eurobike about new road disc bikes being released by a lot of manufacturers, it’s been perfect timing for this bike to arrive: The Rose Xeon DX. Obviously there is lots and ongoing debate on do you need discs on a road bike, what benefits […]