A brand new Rose Hobo Dropbar reimagines the consumer-direct bike model’s inexpensive metal city gravel bike as a correct bikepacking and journey rig. That includes the identical robust 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 inexpensive journey gravel bike for riders seeking to enterprise additional off the crushed observe.
2025 Rose Hobo Dropbar metal gravel & journey bike
When Rose debuted their metal flat bar city Hobo a few years in the past, it appeared like a terrific reboot of the basic hybrid bike. Fueled by the latest growth in gravel bikes, it was a flat bar commuter – prepared for mixed-surface driving and outfitted with a pleasant modular entrance rack that bolted on to the edges of its headtube.
Effectively, it appears the Hobo’s easy on- & off-road functionality and built-in rack versatility had been a success for Rose. And so they determined to present 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 swap to an alloy Ritchey VentureMax Comp handlebar, measuring 44cm on the hoods and a full 56.7cm exterior on the ends of its ergo compact bend 24° flared drops. Plus, the Rose Hobo Dropbar provides a 2cm longer Ergotec Piranha stem to present a extra ahead place on the 4.6° backswept dropbars.
The opposite change is a newly bolstered tubular aluminum Hobo Rack that comes on the dropbar bike, together with a Hobo strap to connect your bikepacking gear. That is simply the narrower ~7x20cm major rack platform of the optionally available modular rack launched with the unique Hobo. That greater rack continues to be obtainable individually, and now contains the up to date reinforcing ribs you may see on the dropbar builds.
Apparently, the body and its geometry are unchanged, however the Dropbar Hobo will solely be provided in S-L sizes, not together with the largest XL of the flat bar Hobo.
Tech particulars
- versatile chromoly metal gravel and/or commuter body
- claimed 2900g body weight
- tapered steerer carbon fork with 3-pack something cage mounts on every leg (530g claimed)
- 44mm headtube
- basic inner cable routing by way 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 included
- 4 units of bottle cage mounts (no toptube bag mount, although)
- full-coverage fender mounts
- UDH
- 27.2mm spherical seatpost & exterior seatpost clamp
- mid-bike kickstand mount
- max 650b x 2.1″ / 55mm tire clearance (corresponding to 700c x 37mm tire)
Rose Hobo Dropbar – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Rose Hobo Dropbar is accessible in only one full construct for 1900€, fitted out with an adventure-ready gravel spec. For that, you get the chromoly body and full 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 inner tubeless alloy 650b wheels with 47mm WTB Enterprise tires – at a claimed 11.9kg full with the rack put in.
You do get to choose the identical pine inexperienced or mali blue (turquoise) body as the unique Hobo. And the Hobo Dropbar is available in three inventory sizes (S-L). Full Hobo Dropbar bike builds can be found to order now, with supply time slated for about 3 weeks. And Rose means that extra Hobo Dropbar construct specs will seemingly be provided sooner or later.