Rose Xeon CDX 3100 Di2

Don't think cruds will fit if you have the 25mm Contis fitted. Certainly did not on mine, had to use 23mm to clear between the tyre and the sides. Obviously no problem with brakes as they are disc.

Hello Gents, 

I need to get some mudgards, just wondering if any of you have any recomendation,  SKS or Crud ?

thanks in advance. 

I started a separate thread covering the arrival of the bike onwards....

Well????????

The bike is shipped

Thats one poor thing from Rose but it outweighs the bang for the buck.

Thats one poor thing from Rose but it outweighs the bang for the buck.

After 10 weeks my bike is now built but infuriatingly that's far from the end of the journey. I was naively expecting it to be given to the courier the next day and for it to be on 24 hour delivery. But I was wrong.

I now have to wait a few days for QA to do their thing, then box it, then ship it (which I've been informed will be later this week) and then it's 4-6 days shipping.

So this is going to be 11 - 12 weeks from ordering to receiving (hopefully).

I see that this model is being extensively revamped in a couple of months. Rose announced that the Xeon CGF (upon which it's based) having such done, so a fair bet that the disk braked variant is too.

Full details aren't available until the October Catalogue, but they have posted pictures already (in Red).

Indeed. I usually find they respond to emails, but 1-2 days after. It's not very "German", lol.

Unfortunately from work their numbers are blocked. Agreed, that's the fastest way.

1 week to build....

Indeed mate. Now I'm slighltly concerned but I did specifically ask the guy and he said they had the wheels I wanted in stock so no change. Btw I know some people have got frustrated at their lack of response to emails but I have always found calling them works really well.

That's what I was told (and was sure I had read it too) that once the order status had changed then I couldn't change it.

If you managed a change so late I may enquire again about the tyres. But I'm not doing anything that could jeopardise the build date (in 1 week) and very cautious about being misunderstood. Tyres can always be changed once the first set wears out.

just which bottom bracket is fitted to this bike please?

2900 miles in on my Rose CGF3100 and no creaks, may be worth double checking you have got some grease on the pedal threads?

Lol. I have the 25mm's coming on mine but actually quite like the look of the wider tyres. I did want to put 28's on originally and still a little disapointed I couldn't.

I asked Fin (UK Rep) if 28's were possible and he said a straight "yes". However when I came to order there was no option to go 28's, when I queried this people started to give much more vagues answers about whether this would work. Apparently the Conti's balloon out slightly with the chosen wheels, so a 25 becomes more like 27 and 28 more like 30.

Eventually I just got the bike ordered to save time and I can work this out myself later. Unfortunately when the bike is ordered you can't change the spec. Not at least without resetting the clock.

As I said, there is definitely some front end buzz on badly surfaced tarmac but I'm running 23mm and suspect a 25mm tyre would negate much of the buzz.

I'll take aesthetics over comfort any day, can't stand looking at thick tyres

I agree with the DT Swiss r23's, had to send my rear back with issues about the bearings not been sealed or been allowed to move.

Hi Guys, any further thoughts ? I'm taking delivery of mine in approximately 2 weeks and just reading these comments over and over

I have a Garmin Edge 1000, so going to get the Wireless D-Fly transmitter to display the Di2 information there.

I went for the basic 3100 Di2 configuration, 57cm, Matt Black / Blue, only changing the rear cassette to the 11-32. Been on order now for around 7/8 weeks.

Once you go Di2 (other electronic shifting is available) you can't go back.

I tried it on a Genesis Volare a week ago, it was Dura Ace so I'd expect it to be amazing, and it is! Is Ultegra is only 75% as good it'll be great.

My next road bike WILL have Di2. (I wish I could afford Campag EPS).

I got the same bike about 3 weeks ago and have done a couple of decent rides over Northumberland and Cumbria's hills as well as a real test of comfort and endurance - a 243 miler in Finnish Lapland.

All I can say is buy one. It's light, it's flighty, it's fast, it's beautiful, it is an absolute joy to ride. The Di2 shifters are seemless, the disc brakes allow me to stop in the wet on steep downhills (a novelty) and the Ultegra groupset is everything I'd hoped it would be.

Buying a bike online is a bit like an arranged marriage and you don't quite know what you're going to get. Suffice to say that the bike might be disappointed but I'm certainly not:-)

Good to see a review of a Rose bike. I bought one last year and there was not much info on this site or most British sites, even after asking for feedback.

I was surprised how long it took and their emails were not clear. It came eventually and I'm really pleased with mine (Pro SL with a number of upgrades). It's comfortable and a joy to ride. I also went for the DT-Swiss R23s and they are loud but I expected that. Interesting information from @Markopic about corrosion. I'll keep an eye on that.