Selling Vassago Chupacabra- steel, rigid, beast of a bike packing rig. Size is between L and XL, just a bit under 21" frame- should fit anyone over 6' pretty well.  Rogue Panda custom frame pack, Nuclear Sunrise feedbag, Salsa Anything HD cages, and a little top tube tool bag. Just slapped on a new chain. Have extra set of dropouts to convert to single speed if that's your thing.

Parts with less than 500 miles:
XT drivetrain 1x11- 42 and 46 tooth grannies
SLX shifter
Rhino Lite Rim and Deore hub (front)
Surly Krampus steel fork
Bontrager Chupacabra 29x3 plus size front tire
Maxis Ardent 29x2.4 rear tire
Ergon grips


Brakes are older mechanical Juicy's, have been reliable and low maintenance
Rhino Lite rear rim and Shimano hub

I built this up from the frameset to be my bike packing set up. Don't have any trips in the hopper or space in the garage so sadly need to part with the bike. Frame has some tape on it to protect the paint where packs have been strapped. This bike is in incredible shape and ready for some serious miles.

Asking $1,200 for the whole package. Based in Denver but happy to work out a shipping arrangement.

Planning a month-long bikepack for May-June. Interested in running ~3" tires on a steel Vassago Chupcabra and need a new wheelset. Looking for durability and low cost, weight is less of a concern for me. Bike has an old QR not sure what size (10mm?), and 6 bolt attachments. If anyone can point me in the right direction on wheelset options, would be very much appreciated.