Verano Cyclocross Bike
The Verano Cyclocross bike was designed in the summer of 2015 and then slowly built over the following months.
I first framebuilding in the Urban Mobility course at CCA, taught by Josh Muir of Frances Cycles. We learned the basics of frame design, brass brazing, and frame construction. However, instead of bicycle frames, as a class we built the Trishaw Cargo Bike.
The Trishaw features a large front cargo area, custom fenders, and custom axles for mounting of the front wheels. The unique geometry of the bike allows for relatively good handling and stability of the cargo for how wide and heavy it is.
Continuing my passion for bikes, after the Urban Mobility course I decided to build a frame and fork on my own. That summer I researched and read as much as possible on framebuilding, bicycle design, geometry, and fit, in order to prepare myself and learn as much as possible. I designed the bike with cyclocross geometry, but with the ability to be more capable as well. This ended up being more similar to the current categories of allroad or gravel bikes.
Although the frame geometry is that of the traditional cyclocross bike, it works as a great all-rounder and its details help contribute to that versatility.
It features:
Wide tire clearances, 45mm rear and up to a 2.1 inch MTB tire in the front
Segmented fork
Front and rear fender mounts
Front rack mount
3 bottle mounts
Semi-horizontal dropout for geared or singlespeed use
Routing for front deraileur
