Just finished this build today. Wasn't sure what I was going to do with this frame, but I'm really happy how it turned out. The Shimano Mega9 shifters/rear derailleur came off an old Specialized FSR, I used a top pull LX front derailleur I found off Craigslist. The Rhino Lite wheelset I've had for years, but just converted to tubeless using Muc-Off conversion kit, and some gravelkings that were the only tubless ready tires I had. The Race Face carbon/alloy cranks were from the parts bin, so are the XTR v-brakes. The fork is an Ali DarkRock one that I stripped, and was going to repaint to match another bike, but I liked the way the raw looked so I clear coated an added it to this build. Bars are Ritchey Kyotes. They are wide bois but super comfy. I left them uncut because of my gorilla arms. Old Selle saddle, and new Gorix rack. I've never been Bikepacking before, and this is what I'm going to take on some short trips this fall to test the waters.
Dang, yeah that is choice
WIth these old frames it's like you get what you find. Here's another on from a few years ago..