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I'm looking to get my wife a new hardtail with a budget of around £800ish. She's 5'2 so I've been looking at womens specific frames - I've been distinctly unimpressed with spec at that price point with the notable exception of the somewhat oddly named Duchess from Rose:

[url= http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-the-duchess-2-532755/aid:552448 ]

which seems almost too good to be true...

Has anyone got one of these? How do they ride?
Any comments on the geometry or other downsides I may have missed? She'll be mostly riding XC around the South Downs.


 
Posted : 13/04/2012 6:52 pm
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Here's the link actually working:

[url= http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-the-duchess-2-532755/aid:552448 ]http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-the-duchess-2-532755/aid:552448[/url]

If no one's got a Duchess does anyone have any experience of any Rose bikes? BM seems to have mixed reviews - frames might be a bit stiff?


 
Posted : 14/04/2012 9:21 am
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Hi, I've got a 2011 Granite Chief. Really happy with it. Appreciate that it's a bit different to the Duchess 😀


 
Posted : 14/04/2012 10:41 am
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Thanks - that's good to know.

Anyone got a Rose hardtail?


 
Posted : 14/04/2012 6:18 pm