Rose Multicross DX 3000

[SpokeyDokey]

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-pro-dx-multicross-3000-compact/aid:577073

I have been dithering as to whether to buy a road bike or MTB for some time. If the latter I would rig it with slicks for riding mainly on lanes in the Lake District. Also considering a CX as possible ideal compromise.

I just want a comfy bike for 1-3 hour rides. I am 55 and hill walking fit but have not been on a bike for some time due to a climbing accident.

I would prefer a comfy/relaxed riding position.

At the weekend i managed to borrow a Cannondale Synapse Carbon for a couple of hours and I was really unhappy on it. It was quick but so uncomfortable, I felt every bump and just did not enjot it at all.

The Rose looks good to me. Fairly light, high spec' and with some of the new Magura MT Discs. I would be happy with the flat bars too but would fit bar ends as well.

It can also be fitted with Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Evos which would roll well and be comfy too.

I also like the fact that the chainset is a compact rather than the usual 46/36 CX fitment.

Do you think this is a decent bike and if it would meet my needs better than an MTB fitted with slicks?

Are there any better options?

 

[2old2care]

CX Bikes generally have a more upright riding position, and yes the bike you have mentioned would be far more suitable for longer rides than a MTB although I would consider drop bars as they give you more hand and riding positions which is better for your neck, shoulders and back.

 

[YahudaMoon]

I am 55 and hill walking fit but have not been on a bike for some time due to a climbing accident.I would prefer a comfy/relaxed riding position.

At the weekend i managed to borrow a Cannondale Synapse Carbon for a couple of hours and I was really unhappy on it. It was quick but so uncomfortable, I felt every bump and just did not enjot it at all.

Mmm ? how long have you not been on a bike ? weeks, months, years ? If its years then it will be uncomfortable as would any bike

I just want a comfy bike for 1-3 hour rides.

If you tried a bike that most would find comfortable on over long distance how would another bike be more comfortable over a short distance ?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Mmm ? how long have you not been on a bike ? weeks, months, years ? If its years then it will be uncomfortable as would any bike



If you tried a bike that most would find comfortable on over long distance how would another bike be more comfortable over a short distance ?

I thought that the bigger tyres would give a better ride?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

CX Bikes generally have a more upright riding position, and yes the bike you have mentioned would be far more suitable for longer rides than a MTB although I would consider drop bars as they give you more hand and riding positions which is better for your neck, shoulders and back.

Thanks.

I don't want drops, would be rarely used by me. Much prefer flats with bar ends.

I also like MTB style shifters + I want hydraulic disk brakes too.

What I like about this bike is the comfy riding position, near road bike weight whist having some off road capability if needed and of course 'proper' brakes that work in all weathers.

 

[Norm]

I don't want drops, would be rarely used by me. Much prefer flats with bar ends.

Obviously, it's your call and there's no universal right or wrong when it comes to bar shapes, but I thought I'd be the same as that until I got a bike with drops.

When riding, I generally shift between the tops, the bends, the hoods and the top of the brake levers (the Norm, as it was called a few months ago ) and only use the drops if heading into a stiff breeze.

So, even without the drops I have twice the number of hand positions as flats with bar ends.

I thought that the bigger tyres would give a better ride?

Up to a point, which I find around 32mm. Above that point, they might transmit fewer surface imperfections but there are other downsides.

However, the above is all away from the point that no-one else can say bike A will be more comfortable for you than Bike B as no-one else is you, with your age, fitness, height, weight, back injury, desires etc.

My Tricross is very comfortable, capable of taking on most surfaces, long frame and high-barred so plenty of room for me, short drops so even those are comfortable, and, most importantly, for me, my size, my riding, it would be, without doubt, the bike that I would keep if I could only have one bike.

It would be generalising (hugely!) I'd say that everyone else would feel the same, though. Unfortunately, with an online-only route to market like Rose's, trying before you buy is not possible so you need to take a bit of a flyer or be willing to go through the faff of returning and trying another one.