So it has been announced that Rose Bikes a smaller German brand is the title sponsor this year I find it quite interesting, I guess they feel like they can take some of Canyon’s market share.

They’re already a huge retailer, just obviously trying to promote their own brand bikes, which are already quite well known.

I’ll say ‘meh’, not very exciting.

Finlay Paton, UK Country Manager, Rose Bikes.

Maybe a coincidence but Si is the only Paton I know. Oh and Mike.

They make decent VFM bikes, the bit gay sounding name that puts me off but good on them for the support.

a smaller German brand

They’re not that small, I’ve seen a lot more Rose road bikes than Canyon.

They just havent been as visible in terms of sponsorship etc.

For scale the CRC website says their building is ‘over 100,000ft2’, Rose say theirs is 32,000m2 (for the hard of maths, that’s almost 350,000ft2)!

They’re also used a lot by UK people to buy cheap stuff from.

Until recently they were a fair bit cheaper than CRC and co for Shimano bits and are still one of the cheapest places for Schwable tyres.

Maybe a coincidence but Si is the only Paton I know.

What you trying to say? If it’s not illegal, what’s wrong with a bit of nepatism 😉

I also know most of Si’d brothers and Finlay isn’t one of them 🙂

shh can we stop talking about this as i’ve just ordered an uncle jimbo and if Mrs V finds out im in trouble 8)