The Grappler is a pretty wild bike in the current bike market it doesn’t really have a space/category, It’s part rigid MTB, part gravel bike with a sprinkle of fat bike and trail bike geo thrown in. The Grappler is a great bike, but for alot of riders it’s to confusing to get behind and we get that, BUT if your after a bike that doesn’t currently exist in your stable or you want to get a little rowdy with your drop bars, big tyres (like 27.5 x 2.8 big) and maybe a dropper post then the grappler is up for the job.

This build is a mid-range ripper that’s just waiting to be ridden down a trail you normally won’t take drop bars, or strap some luggage on and pedal up a mountain valley for a fish and a camp out. The 29 × 2.1 wheels and tyres bring a suprising amount of speed to the ride, but if you prefer a monster truck / low range crawler then we can swap them out for some big 27.5 × 2.8 wheels and tyres.

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Full Build List:

• FRAME Grappler - Large - Custom Gloss Black Powder-coat

• FORK Grappler

• HEADSET Cane Creek 40

• WHEELSET Custom Built

• HUB FRONT Novatec Sealed Bearing Boost (15 × 110)

• HUB REAR Novatec Sealed Bearing Boost (12 × 148)

• SPOKES DT Comp

• RIMS DT Swiss G540

• TYRES Vittoria Mezcal Trail 29 × 2.1

• VALVES\TAPE Tubeless Valves and Tape

• SEATPOST Fox Transfer 150mm Dropper Post

• HANDLEBARS Spank Flare 25 480mm

• STEM BBB Downforce

• SADDLE Fabric Scoop Sport

• GRIPS BBB Flex Ribbon

• BRAKE FRONT Shimano XT

• BRAKE REAR Shimano XT

• ROTOR FRONT BBB 180mm

• ROTOR REAR BBB 160mm

• SHIFTER RH GRX 12 Speed

• SHIFTER LHGRX Dropper Post

• DERAIL REAR GRX 12 Speed

• CRANKSET Raceface Aeffect R 170mm

• BB Shimano Deore

• CHAINRINGS 34t Raceface HG+ 12 Speed

• CHAIN XT 12 speed

• CASSETTE SLX 10-51 12 Speed

• CABLES Stainless Steel