Wanted: Small or XS(48cm?) gravel frameset like an arkose or similar. Maybe a complete bike.

I'm looking for a gravel frame set for my wife. An arkose would be ideal but I'll consider anything that can take chunky tyres.
She's about 5ft3 so size small or extra small on the arkose sizing.
Or any 48 or 50cm frameset.

It must have flat mount brake tabs and through axle front and rear.

Not looking for anything very high end but could probably be convinced if you have something nice.

Would also consider a complete bike.

Let me know what you've got

Got to be something out there?
48cm to 52cm does that sound right for a 5ft3 rider?

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You'd struggle for 5ft3 and 52, defo looking at 48. I'm 5'7 and ride 52 (and could go down to 51). Just got my partner (also 5'3) a bike and 48s seem pretty rare round these parts owing to preponderance of male forumites, all the best with search.

Thanks for the tip on sizing :)

I’d started to suspect 52 might be too big since my pal who rides a 54 is considerably taller than my wife.

48’s do seem few and far between on the forum…

Anything out there?!

This is a extra small but with all the kit its over a grand .

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700c wheels still? My wife wants a touring bike of sorts. I bought her a kona nunu with rigid forks and flat bars but despite me thinking it’s ideal, she wants drops (seemingly with no rationale behind this).
At this end of the size scale, I’m wondering if I look for smaller wheeled bikes (the kona is on 26 inch wheels).

What’s the max tyre clearance on this? Is it thru-axle?

This one is all qr but whisky do forks with a thru axle and the rear can be changed with a different bolt on hanger.? Plus 38 tyre clearance easily and 700c wheels.

Thanks but it's not quite right for my wife. Ideally looking for something more outright gravel that can take 45c.