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CYCLESTORIES SEPTEMBER 2016 2002232445039 PRESENTED BY ROAD | MTB | TREKKING/FITNESS rosebikes.com/cdxcross XEON CDX CROSS CARBON DISC ALLROAD – NOW AVAILABLE PERFORMANCE UNLIMITED U2_XEON_CDX_CROSS_neu_2016-03_EN_korr.indd 2 21.07.16 06:55 _ CYCLESTORIESEDITORIAL EVOLUTION VS. REVOLUTION _ nce in a blue moon, the world enjoys a truly groundbreaking revolution in cycling. An innova O tion that heralds a new era and that makes any thing seen so far look small. Something that makes cycling easier, more convenient and better. Thorsten Heckrath-Rose, management Like mountain bike suspension systems. They have made roads that seemed to be not negotiable before accessible. Or like the use of new materials such We always strive to continuously improve our bikes as the lightweight and stiff material carbon fibre for – in broad outlines and in great detail. No matter frame construction. Or ebikes: While pedelecs still if it is a road bike, a mountain bike, a trekking or a had an outdated image a few years ago, ebikes have fitness bike. For the 2017 season, we have revised finally established themselves across all age groups, a lot of models, ranging from marginal changes social classes and bike categories. through to fundamental ones. Of course, we will also present completely new bikes that are the However, it is not just the large steps that bring us result of our experience and knowledge gained over forward, but also the small changes, the continuous the past years. Read more about the new bikes of improvements, the tuning. In the best case, those fine the ROSE model range for the coming season in the tunings evolutionise a product, which means they turn INFO POINT on page 14. an envisaged target product into a really practical and useroriented actual product that leaves almost nothing Evolution requires feedback. The daily life with our to be desired. And maybe the successful evolution of products shows what has proved worthwhile and a thing even achieves a more sustainable result than a what could still be further improved. Every day we revolution the time is not ripe for. experience – in our BIKETOWN stores or over the phone – how much time our customers spend with Our aim is to give those two key aspects for the their bikes, as well as what ideas and what valuable development of new products the attention they de suggestions for improvement they have. Online on serve. We continuously develop our products further our website rosebikes.com, too, every ROSE cus and think up new, pioneering ideas. tomer can share their experiences with us and other customers. Your opinion is important to us, as it helps At ROSE revolution does however not mean innova us to further improve to make cycling brilliant fun. tion at all costs. When launching a product it needs to be fully developed and ready. We do not see our With this in mind, I hope you will enjoy reading the customers as guinea pigs, we test our innovations new issue of the Cycle Stories! ourselves to offer products of highest quality – down to the last detail. Read on page 42 in the category Yours, Thorsten HeckrathRose INSIDE ROSE how we adjust suspension elements to the characteristics of our mountain bikes and how much tuning and tinkering is required. CYCLESTORIES 3 _ CYCLESTORIESCONTENTS WHAT‘S INSIDE _ 03 – EDITORIAL: Evolution vs. Revolution 06 – ROSE ONLINE: With one click into the world of ROSE! 08 – MTB GALLERY 10 – TREKKING/FITNESS GALLERY 12 – ROAD GALLERY 14 – INFO POINT: News from the cycling world of ROSE 94 – SAVING THE BEAUTIFUL FOR LAST: Smart, practical and fascinating mtb _ 19 – MADEIRA: Trail Tales and Gravity Gusto. A colourful love story. 26 – BLACK GOLD: The ROSE Vaujany fueled by ultraSPORTS team on a visit to the tyre specialist Continental 32 – SHOPPING MALL! On a mountain biker’s shopping list! 36 – CUSTOM-MADE: The ROSE GROUND CONTROL 42 – INSIDE ROSE! Damped – A flying visit of the RockShox Set-Up Camp 50 – 12 QUESTIONS FOR… Sandra Rübesam! 52 – CYCLE FASHION! trekking/fitness _ 59 – I FEEL GOOD! Merano discovered by e-bike! 68 – A BIKE IS BORN: The birth of the ROSE XEON CDX CROSS 74 – TREKKING/FITNESS SHOPPING MALL! On the shopping list! road _ 79 – GRAN FONDO FI’ZI:K CITTÀ DI MAROSTICA: The story of the youth who went forth to play chess with his weaker self 88 – TOP PRODUCT: ROSE ALL2GETHER tool box 90 – SHOPPING MALL! On a road cyclist’s shopping list! Stephen Egerton Stephen Egerton Merano Covershot Location 4 CYCLESTORIES With the high-tech functionality of We believe that cyclists should be able to get out and follow their passion every day. Therefore, we create highly-functional apparel for every environment, every season and every kind of weather. We allow them to head straight out into the elements. 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On page 19, she will take you on a tour around the unique island that is still considered to be an MTB inside tip! 8 CYCLESTORIES _ MOUNTAINBIKESHOT CYCLESTORIES 9 STEPHEN EGERTON PICTURE // Since the invention of the holiday, the Germans have been loving South Tyrol – because of the landscape, the food, the weather and the hospitality. So we have made our way to Merano, the second largest city of South Tyrol, to explore the region by e-bike.