Rose GROUND CONTROL 4 Review

Rose GROUND CONTROL 4 Review

Rose GROUND CONTROL 4 Review

Price: 3299 €
category: Downcountry
Frame Material: Aluminium
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 120 mm
Travel Rear: 120 mm
Model Year: 2023 (carry over model from 2022)
  • Consistent und robust concept
  • good complete bike for the price
  • strong in the descents
  • higher quality gears than the other bikes in this price range
  • 6 years warranty
  • up the hill, it´s not the fastest bike
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Rose GROUND CONTROL 4 in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (Downcountry-Bike up to 4500 €) .

Value for Money Check

If you are keen on value for money, this is your chart. It shows you at a glance how many bike you get for 3299 €.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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S
M
L
XL
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Wheelsize
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29
29
29
29
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Stack
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572
606
615
625
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Reach
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410
435
460
485
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Top Tube Length
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558
586
614
641
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Seat Tube Length
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410
440
470
500
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Seat Tube Angle
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75
75
75
75
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Head Tube Length
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105
105
115
125
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Head Tube Angle
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67
67
67
67
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Bottom Bracket Drop
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17
36
36
36
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Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
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340
340
340
340
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Chainstay Length
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425
441
441
441
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Wheelbase
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1111
1163
1192
1221
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Standover Height
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-
-
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Specification
  • Frame Ground Control, aluminium, Boost, BSA 73, 120mm travel, approx. 2792g, Matt Black/Light Olive M-29
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork FOX FLOAT 34 SC, Factory, Kashima, Boost, 44mm offset black 29", 120mm travel
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper FOX Float DPS, Factory, Kashima, 190x45
  • Gearrange 520%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Gear Lever SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed, Lunar, 12 Speed
  • Rear Derailleur SRAM X01 Eagle, black 12 Speed
  • Crank Truvativ Stylo 7K EAGLE, DUB BSA73, 32 teeth, 175mm
  • Cassette SRAM GX XG-1275 Eagle, 10-52, 12-speed
  • Chain SRAM GX EAGLE, 12-speed silver
  • Brake Set SRAM G2 RSC, 180/180mm
  • Brake Rotors 180/180
  • Wheel Set Mavic Crossmax XL, 622x30C, Boost, TLR, XD, 29"
  • Tires Front Schwalbe Nobby Nic, Evolution Line, Super Ground, TLE, Addix SpeedGrip, black 29x2.35
  • Tires Rear Schwalbe Nobby Nic, Evolution Line, Super Ground, TLE, Addix SpeedGrip, black 29x2.35
  • Saddle Selle Italia X3 Flow black/black
  • Seat Post ROSE-Dropper seatpost, X1 lever, black 31,6mm/459mm/150mm Hub
  • Stem Level Nine Race, 6°, Ø 31,8 mm, black stealth 60mm
  • Handle Bar Level Nine Race, Rise 15mm, Back Sweep 9°, UP Sweep 5°, Ø 31,8 mm, black stealth 760mm
  • Handle Bar Width 760

Expirience with the Rose GROUND CONTROL 4

Ludwig Döhl With the GROUND CONTROL 4 , Rose delivers a solid downcountry bike for a reasonable price. If you really want a fully despite a small budget, you should take a closer look at this model. With its balanced handling, riding the Rose Fully feels really intuitive. When sitting in the saddle, the posture is neither overly sporty, nor uber-comfortable. This should make the GROUND CONTROL 4 suite the taste of most bikers. On climbs, other bikes in the under 4500 Euro present a little better performance than the Rose Downcountry-Bike. The strongest case for this bike is however: The coherent geometry and grippy tires ensure full send mode on the trail. Rose gives 6 years warranty on the bike.

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About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.