Pegged squarely into the ‘enduro’ category is the Uncle Jimbo. Last year it was a 26in-wheeled bike, it’s now sitting on 27.5in wheels and provides 160mm of rear wheel travel.
To improve the suspension performance, Rose have moved the rocker linkage from the top tube to the seat tube. They tell us this provides better anti-squat properties and improved standover height with a lower kinked top tube.
Geometry changes include a 66 degree head angle and they’ve pushed the bikes down the long front centre route of mountain bike development, with all bikes specced with short stems.
Rose employ a simple, but well designed, four-bar suspension configuration across the range, with a pivot on the chainstay. They’ve updated the axle with a new derailleur hanger integrated with the 12mm bolt-thru axle.
