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I worried that the roller on a 13kg mower will just not be heavy
enough to flatten the blades of graa though to get the striped effect

The grass will naturally return to it's preferred growing direction
irrespective of what you do.
A light rolling would keep the sward looking good, you can even do it
without cutting using the mower, although you might get some strange looks
from the neighbours ;-)