Rough With The Smooth
Integrated Aluminium Gravel Bike

OVERVIEW

Introducing Rough With The Smooth, the newest recruit to our Pearson’s fleet and created to tempt you from the tarmac. It’s also the ideal ride for those who have already discovered the pleasures of pebbles and want to venture even further afield.

Ever ready for adventure, the frameset includes rack and mudguard mounts, with clearance for tyres up to 700 x 45c. To fuel your body as well as your riding ambitions, Rough With The Smooth has triple bottle bosses in abundance; on both the seat-post and top tube, as well as two more on the down tube (top side and underside).

A full-carbon fork features additional cargo mounts, ideal for strapping a small tent or bag.

Pearson’s flared gravel handlebar and Inside Job stem allow for full internal routing (including a dynamo) and the integrated cabling gives the bike an extremely clean aesthetic. It also offers the practical advantage of not interfering with additional kit and luggage, so you’re free to load up with even more cargo.

Quick Thoughts… "Like every Pearson bike, Rough With The Smooth has been conceived using Pearson House Design (PhD), our in-house geometry system refined over thousands of fittings at our Richmond studio.

Featuring a slightly deeper head tube and suitably pitched seat and head tube tube angles, all ensure a more comfortable riding position during long days in the saddle, without compromising on handling. " Will Pearson.

FEATURES

• Triple-butted aluminium frame
• Fully integrated cabling
• Additional 'expedition' mounting points
• Full carbon-fibre fork
• Hydraulic disc brakes
• Thru Axles
• Full Shimano GRX600 or GRX800 1x11 groupset
• Pearson alloy finishing kit
• Tubeless ready

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Frame: Pearson Rough With The Smooth triple butted 6061 aluminium
• Fork: Unidirectional full-carbon monocoque with expedition mounts
• Shifters: Shimano GRX600 OR 800 11-speed
• Chainset: Shimano GRX600 OR 800 40 tooth
• Bottom Bracket: FSA T47 68mm
• Cassette: Shimano M8000 11-42t
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano RD-RX810 11-speed
• Chain: Shimano 11-speed
• Brakes: Shimano GRX600 OR 800 flat mount hydraulic
• Rotors: Shimano SM-RT70 160mm
• Bars: Pearson 'Hand Over Fist' integrated alloy 12-degree flared
• Stem: Pearson 'Inside Job' integrated alloy
• Saddle: WTB Volt
• Seat post: Pearson 'Shaft!' alloy
• Bar tape: Fizik Terra Microtex Bondcush
• Tyres: Arisun Sentinel 700x35c commuter tyre OR Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H 700x35c or 700x40c
• Wheelset: DCR hand-built 23mm deep alloy disc brake gravel wheels