Kite Titanium frameset - standard

"The comfiest gravel bike I've ridden ever ... a lovely lovely bike ... one of the more fun and grin inducing gravel bikes I've ridden" 

David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes YouTube review

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These Kites are a production frameset - in stock and ready to ship. We continue to offer custom Ti Kites here - while the standard frames have the attributes most commonly requested in our custom programme.

Versatility is a virtue. In this age of increasing specialisation it’s easy to get sucked into the trap of thinking you need a gravel bike, a winter bike, a touring bike, a cross bike etc etc. The Kite can be all those things. Dress it up any way you please – plush 45mm tyres and ‘guards for winter roads, 30s for some summer speed, ‘cross tyres and hit a race or two, it can even take some full 29" knobbies for some singletrack action or add some bags for a bikepacking epic. In whatever configuration the ride is sublime.

Frame 

• 42/52 tapered internal headtube
  
• Clearance for 700×55 or 650×60 (29×2.1" or 27.5×2.4") tyres
• Double chainring 48-36 max (a double chainring may limit tyre clearance)
• 68mm BSA threaded bottom bracket shell
• 142×12 thru axle (axle supplied)
• Bolt-on cable guides on underside of down tube
• Three bottle cage mounts – seat tube, down tube, underside of down tube
• 27.2mm seat post (Hope seat tube clamp included)
• Flat mount rear brake on the chainstay
• Spare rear derailleur hanger supplied

Ti Fork 

• Tapered steerer (1.125" - 1.5") 
• Segmented construction
• Flat mount brake 160-180mm rotor (i.e. +20mm for standard 140-160 brakes)
• 100x12 thru axle
• Clearance for up to 700x58mm (29×2.3") tyres
• Mudguard mounts
• Triple cage mounts
• Rack mounts
• Dynamo cable routing.