Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

2015-2018 era frame set (takes 700x40 juuust), cdf, arkose, kinesis, vitus maaaaybe, sort (not a ribble), they may have a 1st gen 2nd hand tiawan boutique gravel frame they got cheap or on trade

maybe stock finishing kit acetoned and a modern flared bar

nice finishing tape

shimano 105 for groad or sram rival/apex if they're more "gravel"

WTB/Maxxis/Continental black tyres, maybe a wtb tanwall if they had it come with the bike

might have stock alexisrims, might have bought a nice set of wheels used, possibly some hunts they bought off some aforementioned lockdown project sale for less than some novatechkinlinlbs

some form of rack and basket bag combo if they're chilled out flannel rider, restrap frame bag with lfgss discount used if they're more groad

have either trp spyres or the bad first gen 105 hydros and leak everywhere, or rival brakes which feel spongy, they'll say "discbrake agnostic" but they just want some that work

may have an upgraded fork, to either carbon or an old surly fork "for the lugs and mounts"