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A brand new Rose Hobo Dropbar reimagines the consumer-direct motorcycle emblem’s reasonably priced metal city gravel motorcycle as a correct bikepacking and journey rig. That includes the similar tricky chromoly metal body upgraded to a mechanical GRX 1x groupset, a large flared VentureMax dropbar, and an up to date frame-mounted mini porteur entrance rack… that is an reasonably priced journey gravel motorcycle for riders taking a look to project additional off the overwhelmed observe.
2025 Rose Hobo Dropbar metal gravel & journey motorcycle
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When Rose debuted their metal flat bar city Hobo a few years in the past, it appeared like a super reboot of the vintage hybrid motorcycle. Fueled by means of the new growth in gravel motorcycles, it used to be a flat bar commuter – waiting for mixed-surface using and equipped with a pleasant modular entrance rack that bolted at once to the perimeters of its headtube.
Smartly, it kind of feels the Hobo’s easy on- & off-road capacity and integrated rack versatility had been successful for Rose. They usually determined to provide it a refresh with dropbars for riders in search of longer-distance adventures.
What’s new?
The title says all of it. The large replace is the switch to an alloy Ritchey VentureMax Comp handlebar, measuring 44cm on the hoods and a complete 56.7cm outdoor on the ends of its ergo compact bend 24° flared drops. Plus, the Rose Hobo Dropbar provides a 2cm longer Ergotec Piranha stem to provide a extra ahead place at the 4.6° backswept dropbars.
The opposite exchange is a newly bolstered tubular aluminum Hobo Rack that comes at the dropbar motorcycle, together with a Hobo strap to connect your bikepacking tools. That is simply the narrower ~7x20cm major rack platform of the not obligatory modular rack introduced with the unique Hobo. That larger rack continues to be to be had one after the other, and now comprises the up to date reinforcing ribs you’ll see at the dropbar builds.
Curiously, the body and its geometry are unchanged, however the Dropbar Hobo will most effective be introduced in S-L sizes, no longer together with the most important XL of the flat bar Hobo.
Tech main points
flexible chromoly metal gravel and/or commuter body
claimed 2900g body weight
tapered steerer carbon fork with 3-pack the rest cage mounts on each and every leg (530g claimed)
44mm headtube
vintage interior cable routing in the course of the entrance triangle
68mm BSA threaded backside bracket
flat mount disc brakes & 12mm thru-axles
direct headtube mount for modular entrance rack
slim Hobo major rack and strap incorporated
4 units of bottle cage mounts (no toptube bag mount, regardless that)
full-coverage fender mounts
UDH
27.2mm spherical seatpost & exterior seatpost clamp
mid-bike kickstand mount
max 650b x 2.1″ / 55mm tire clearance (related to 700c x 37mm tire)
Rose Hobo Dropbar – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Rose Hobo Dropbar is to be had in only one whole construct for 1900€, fitted out with an adventure-ready gravel spec. For that, you get the chromoly body and whole carbon fork with the up to date small major entrance rack & strap, plus a Shimano GRX 1x11sp setup (40T x 11-42T) drivetrain, the flared WTB VentureMax bar & a Silverado saddle, 25mm interior tubeless alloy 650b wheels with 47mm WTB Undertaking tires – at a claimed 11.9kg whole with the rack put in.
You do get to pick out the similar pine inexperienced or mali blue (turquoise) body as the unique Hobo. And the Hobo Dropbar is available in 3 inventory sizes (S-L). Entire Hobo Dropbar motorcycle builds are to be had to reserve now, with supply time slated for roughly 3 weeks. And Rose means that extra Hobo Dropbar construct specifications shall be introduced at some point.
RoseBikes.com
