Rose Pikes Peak: the fusion of all-mountain and enduro

The egg-laying wool-milk sow is often at the top of the list when a new bike is sketched out on the drawing board. Good climbing, plenty of reserves downhill, adjustable angles, perhaps even different suspension travel - few bikes excel in this respect. With the new "Pikes Peak", Rose has now used geometry adjustment to create a remarkably versatile bike that is equally capable of all-mountain and enduro riding.

With the Pikes Peak, Rose Bikes is presenting a real quick-change artist this summer: the platform of the new 27.5" carbon bike can be set up as an all-mountain bike with 150 millimetres of travel or as a 165 millimetre enduro racer, using different shocks

The frame of the new racer - made from high-quality carbon - weighs in at a very light 2380 grams and is available for two different areas of use depending on the configuration. "With the 165 millimeter enduro model, the angles are flatter and the bottom bracket height is higher, which means smoother running and more ground clearance on fast descents. In our trail version with a 150 mm fork, the seat and steering angles are steeper for improved cornering and more propulsion. Depending on how the Pikes Peak is set up, its riding characteristics also change," explains Max Sistenich, developer at Rose Bikes.

Vary geometry and progression in no time at all with the Allen key

The brand new Progeo technology patented by Rose, which is being used for the first time on the Pikes Peak, ensures a further metamorphosis on this bike. "Thanks to Progeo, the rider can adapt the character of the bike to the respective terrain in just a few simple steps and on the fly, i.e. on the trail. The term is made up of the words progression and geometry. Progression refers to the characteristic curve of the rear triangle and the resulting sag protection. The steering and seat angle as well as the bottom bracket drop can be regulated via the geometry setting," says Sistenich about the innovation.

With the Pikes Peak, the Bocholt-based bike brand is also focusing on a new design language. The modern geometry of the bike is characterized by a particularly long top tube, a short stem in the range of 30 to 40 mm harmoniously balances out this length. Thanks to its short 430 mm chainstays, the bike is agile to navigate despite its long reach. The kinematics of both product lines - whether in the All-Mountain or Enduro version - are designed for a 1x11 drivetrain and rely on the Boost standard.

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