Moved to ebay

I have one too many xc 29er bikes at the moment. This is probably the most versatile in that it can be a very decent xc 29er if someone is looking for that, but I've also used it as my winter road bike, a flat bar gravel bike. It's just a really good all round bike.

Currently it's set up with a Kinesis carbon rigid fork and I've got gravel tyres on the MTB wheels. Worked perfectly for me as a winter road bike and the occasional gravel rides. I want to hang on to the groupset, so the whole bike isn't for sale, but if you have some running gear you could get it set up into a complete bike relatively easily. This is what is for sellz...

Vitus Rapide 29er frame and headset (FSA). Medium size. Takes 148mm boost wheels and has great tyre clearance for modern xc 29er tyres, but I've also run it with a 650b x 2.8" plus set up.
Kinesis carbon 29er fork. 110mm boost. They're 100mm suspension corrected. Oodles of clearance for all XC 29er tyres. I've also run it with 650b x 3.0" plus tyres, again with loads of clearance.
Vitus seatpost (31.6mm I think, I'll check) and Vitus stem and flat bar (not the stem/bar pictured). Vitus lock on grips.
SLX12 chainset with a 36T chainring and Shimano HTII BB.
Stans Crest S1 wheels. As far as I can tell these are Stans Crest rims on Stans branded hubs. Shimano HG freehub, so takes 10/11 and non microspline 12 speed cassettes. I've been running them with a 12 speed sram cassette. They're currently set up tubeless with Specialized Pathfinder Pro gravel tyres (700x42c). I've probably got some old 29er tyres for it if you want those too, although I'm don't think they're tubeless or matching.
I've also got a really basic Bontrager saddle in black that I can include if you want it. It might work for you, but you'll probably want to fit your own anyway. I'm hanging on to the Fabric one.
Red bottle cage included.

Pretty much needs brakes, chain, cassette, shifter, rear mech and a gear cable (and probably your own saddle) to be a great do it all bike.

Looking for £xxx. Can probably deliver within a sensible diameter from Maidstone for that too. Also, will be in the Suffolk area in a week or so, for additional delivery options. PM if interested and I suspect we can sort something out within reason.

Pics of complete bike (as I'm not splitting it until it sells) but only above items included. Any questions, just ask. And thanks for looking.

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Condition is pretty good as can seen in the pics, but it's been used so there is some signs use as you'd expect but nothing significant.

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Osht! Do like.

hi, price for the whole bike?

Interested in the form of the bike does end up being split.

Hey. Thanks for the interest. Let me sleep on that. I'll pm you tomorrow. Cheers.

OK, will keep you in mind if it goes that way. Ta.

Hey, If you’d sell the whole bike (group set of ncluded) I’d be interested. Let me know if you decide to go that way. Cheers.

@Fixed_men_ua and @GFiD I've messaged you both. See your private messages (envelope top right on desktop browser, 3 bar menu top left on the mobile version). Thanks.

Sent a couple of PMs to those interested in the whole bike but didn't hear back so decided to offer it out as a whole bike to everyone. The rolling chassis offer is still an option if you'd prefer that.

But if you want a whole bike I can offer it whole as it appears in the pics below. I've switched to the original vitus bar and stem and swapped the saddle to a "Flux" saddle. A bit scuffed but its suprisingly comfortable.

The other items that weren't originally offered but that make it a complete bike are an XT12 shifter, SLX12 series brakes (180f, 160r), SLX12 rear mech and chain and a Sram 11-50 12 speed cassette. The brakes and gear all work a treat.

I'll also include a Continental XKing 29x2.2 tyre (would make a good rear) and a Kenda Nevegal 29x2.2 tyre (would make a good front) in case the new owner wants to opt for mtb tyres over the gravel ones. Both are folding but they're not tubeless so you'll need to add tubes if you switch.

Just add pedals of your preference and you've got a really versatile bike.

Looking for £xxx and I can probably deliver in and around the London area for that if you can be patient for when I can get there. £xxx if you can collect from Maidstone.

Add £xx if you'd like the fabric saddle instead of the white one.

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Also threw my 650b+ wheels in it to illustrate that it takes mtb wheels easily too. Obviously works with 29er wheels/tyres too. Just to be clear, these wheels are not included.

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Can include the Fabric saddle instead of the white one without the £xx uplift if that makes a difference?

Tough crowd :)

Reluctant to take it to the madness of ebay and I'd rather it stayed within the LFGSS community as it's a genuinely great bike with a lot of love to give someone who appreciates this sort of bike.

So let's try £xxx. Any less and I think I'd rather hang on to it or maybe adapt it for my wife and/or daughter to use.