Roker heads Raleigh's extensive new gravel and adventure bike range. This is the top-of-the-line Roker Race.
By Jessica Lamb in Birmingham
A comfortable cyclocross bike. An aggressive adventure bike. However you define a gravel bike, be aware it's a genre that's here to stay.
And Raleigh are the latest big brand to launch a full range.
It began last year with the four-horse Maverick line-up and now the steel first-born has been joined by four aluminium Mustangs and two carbon Rokers.
The Roker Race sits high up on Raleigh's stand at The Cycle Show in Birmingham.
The top-of-the-line Roker Race employs SRAM'S 1x11 Force groupset, while the Roker Pro, Mustang Comp and Mustang Elite all take the 1x11 Rival.
Every Mustang comes with a carbon fork and a killer paint job, headed by the Comp and its stunning copper treatment.
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It's a metallic style called flamboyant that has appeared on several bikes for 2016, including by the likes of Specialized and Condor.
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Mustang Comp's paintjob ranks as one of the best for 2016. It's metallic, giving it a burnt, glistening orange look.
Most of Raleigh's gravel machines are stopped by hydraulic disc brakes and represent top value, with the Roker Race priced at £2,500 and two Mustangs under £1,000.
Euro prices are not yet available, but Chain Reaction Cycles and Evans Cycles are set to stock them.
Tifosi also had its new gravel bikes on show at The Cycle Show - the carbon Cavazzo and aluminium Forcella are its first foray into the market.
And Pinarello displayed disc-equipped road bikes too, including a Dogma F8.
Pinarello displayed disc-equipped road bikes in Birmingham.
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