Even the Raleigh page on the Sojourn isn't especially helpful - 24 speed on the Features tab, 27 when you look at the Specifications. And no weight quoted, presumably on the grounds that with discs , guards , rack and Brooks, it ain't light.
On a different note, if you scroll down that Discount Bicycles page it seems to offer the Sojourn without the Unbuilt caveat for just a pound more. Also, the shop is just a couple of miles from me: I don't suppose a visit would tell us very much though.
Yeah. I'm slightly further away and the Channel lies between, which is kinda fiddly if anything goes awry.
What I really need is a new Audax bike. My current one is built on a Ti frame and has been on the road for 11 years now. Most of the bits have been changed several times, and in principle there's nothing wrong with it except that it's my only option. I was thinking that the Sojourn looks like a cheap solution, but it's possibly more cheap than solution. Being 27 years older than Steve I don't have the oomph for a heavy bike any more.
IIRC, the Raleigh Randonneur was 32 lb all up.
Oo-errr. That's 14.5 kg. My current beast is around 12.5 (27.5 lb) and I've just replaced the rack/rack bag with a Koala, so I'm probably down to 11.
I'll look for a nice frame and see what I can build.
Thanks for input, all.