WTB: 52-54cm Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / Not quite CX | F&F or Complete

Hi all,

Posting on behalf of my colleague who wants to get gravelly.
He's interested in F&F or complete build.
Steel/ Alloy/ Carbon... anything goes.
52-54cm.
Bonus points for HHSGB content. Will be predominantly used in the context of a gravel/ road bike so no cargo/ bikepacker type stuff please.
No particular budget in mind so feel free to offer anything from sensibly priced up to higher end stuff but nothing shite/ wrecked, cracked or dented.

I’ve got a small Norco CX bike rolling chassis up for grabs. Geo (and a few more pics) in this comment:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/3555­63/#comment15598390

Can get more pics if you’re interested. Used as a winter road bike, sold as cx bike so should be slap bang on trend for “gravel”!

I suspect a touch on the small side for matey but I'll send it on for review!

If it helps I’m 178cm and ride a 54/M in all other brands!

Does have massive stand over clearance hence the 51cm frame size, found with a 90mm stem it sized up well compared to a 54 cube road bike I rode at the time.

Did pass on and didn't fit the bill sadly although we reckon a Caadx might be a runner?

I have a Cotic Escapade for sale in the classifieds. Cotic size Small. 538mm top tube. Full carbon fork, Cane Creek headset. Flat mount.

It's been probably my favourite frame of the several I've owned over the last few years. So much so that I've ordered a new one in the next size up as I can't ride with as much drop to bars due to gammy hip and back. Takes 700x38-40s or 650b x47.

Frame is about 1900g, which is lightish for steel. Most common steel gravel models are over 2kg.

With a set of wide, supple tyres it's as fast as what I used to call my summer road bike, because you don't need to stop pedalling every time the road surface goes crappy.