Raleigh Roker Comp - weight

Zurichman wrote:

squak how many miles do you have on your Roker(OOPS I went back and looked at your other post and you are saying you have a couple of 1000 miles on your Roker Is that Correct)? Next question what kind of climbing hills/mts. have you done with it? At my end I want to do all the ultra gravel rides/races in the next couple of years. If I was only riding in Kansas which I won't be my 2016 Raleigh Tamland 1 would be enough bike. That being said I am betting/guessing there will be some out there with plenty of climbing so heck yes a 5 lb lighter bike than my Tamland sure would help some. The price is kind of right with the Corporate discount as for some reason I just don't have the funds to go out and spend $3000 - $4000 on a gravel bike like the Lynskey GR260 and a few others to name a few.


Zman

I've only got about 175 miles on my Roker.  I'm surrounded by big climbs and even my short rides will usually have at least 2000' of vert.  I wanted something a little easier than 42x42 so I replaced the stock 11-42 cassette with a Sunrace 11-46.

squak wrote:

I've only got about 175 miles on my Roker.  I'm surrounded by big climbs and even my short rides will usually have at least 2000' of vert.  I wanted something a little easier than 42x42 so I replaced the stock 11-42 cassette with a Sunrace 11-46.

So everything I have read said that some didn't like the 1x because of the large gap between gears. By going to 11-46 doesn't that give you bigger gaps in the larger gears on the level even though it will climb better? I am not a bicycle parts guy by any means. My question would be this. I have never heard or Sunrace before. Is it as good as Shimano/Campy/or Sram?

Thanks
Zman

Zurichman wrote:

squak how many miles do you have on your Roker(OOPS I went back and looked at your other post and you are saying you have a couple of 1000 miles on your Roker Is that Correct)? Next question what kind of climbing hills/mts. have you done with it? At my end I want to do all the ultra gravel rides/races in the next couple of years. If I was only riding in Kansas which I won't be my 2016 Raleigh Tamland 1 would be enough bike. That being said I am betting/guessing there will be some out there with plenty of climbing so heck yes a 5 lb lighter bike than my Tamland sure would help some. The price is kind of right with the Corporate discount as for some reason I just don't have the funds to go out and spend $3000 - $4000 on a gravel bike like the Lynskey GR260 and a few others to name a few.


Zman

Just would like to throw in my 2 cents here. I've been riding my Roker now for about 6 months and 1500 miles. It's been overall one of my favorite bikes. I love how fast it handles with 38C Tubeless G-One's. I'm actually beating many times I've set over the years on more traditional road race bikes with 25c tires (on pavement!). No discernible reduction in pavement speed while still being fully capable of all of my local gravel, and even some flow single track.

I have the 2017 Sport (2x tiagra).  I'm happy I went with this model for aesthetics and for the extra gearing. 

Nevertheless, I've been having back problems on it for the last two months or so. I was side-swiped by a car in July which the bike came out of with only a scar on the hoods and pedals. I had minor injuries but I think the accident may be coming back to haunt me in the shape of back pain. I've tried nearly everything in terms of bike adjustment.. But lately I just grab my MTB if I'm going to be on the bike for more than an hour, as the more upright position helps.