Santiago Rival22 Touring [V1]

At a Glance

Reynolds 631 steel tourer with 48-32 FSA chainset for loading up and riding around the world

• Frame: Sonder Santiago frame, Reynolds 631 steel
• Fork: Sonder Santiago frame, Cromoly steel
• Drivetrain: SRAM Rival22 Touring / 2 x 11 / 11-36
• Chainset: FSA Gossamer Adventure 386 Evo Crankset / 172.5mm / 48-32
• Brakes: SRAM Rival22 mechanical disc brakes
• Wheelset: FSA NS
• Tyres: WTB Horizon, All Terrain or Resolute
• Tyre clearance: up to 650b x 47 mm or 700c x 37 mm
• Full rack and guard mounts, 3 sets of bottle cage bosses

Santiago knows its heritage; cold-worked, air hardened steel is steeped in the history of long distance riding. But with bang up-to-date geometry, Santiago has a refreshing feel that you know will be good for years to come: 450 mm chainstays, 1.1 m wheelbase, 71 degree head angle, a fork rake of 55 and generous tyre clearance. This makes for a truly comfortable, fast, assured bike, both in its own right (audax slaying, winter riding) or when racked up for multi-month adventures.

Rival22 Touring

If you’re touring fully-loaded, you’re going to want the FSA super compact 48/32 chainset with an 11 – 36 cassette at the back. With big wide gear ratios (ranging from 0.89:1 to 4.36:1) it’ll get you up Winnat’s Pass fully-loaded without taking too much off your top speed, so you’ll still be spinning it out at 30 mph pretty comfortably. In old money, the gear ratio is 23" to 109" which is gives a huge range of gears for load carrying and makes for a very comfortable ride. So it is important to avoid cross-chaining when riding. Cross-chaining on any bike puts stress on the drivetrain and can cause premature wear of the components. The rule of thumb to follow is that when on the big ring, only use the smaller two-thirds of the cassette. When on the inner ring, only use the inner two-thirds. With an 11-36 cassette, it is not possible to use the larger two cogs on the rear cassette when in the big chainring - please get in touch with the Sonder team to swap to for an 11 to 32 rear cassette if you prefer.