Pass Hunter

The Pass Hunter frameset is the speediest of our disc offerings and is designed for light-packing adventures over mountain passes, gravel riding, sport touring, and even the weekend club ride!   While this may look like a traditional randonneur, don't let that elegant Metallic Graphite paint and silver VeloORANGE logo fool you. This frameset is packed with modern design and features.   The wishbone rear triangle is a Velo Orange custom design. By simplifying the connection points, it makes the rear end light and springy for optimal power transfer.   The main triangle uses an oversized 35.0mm downtube and a standard 28.6 top tube. It makes the handling simply exquisite. The bike is feels planted and comfortable and has flex in all the right places. The headtube is tapered to allow the use of aftermarket carbon forks that are available such as Rodeo Labs and Whisky, along with many others that fit into the "utili-fork" genre. The steel fork offered with the frameset is designed to be used with cargo cages, fenders, front racks like our Constructeur, Rando, and Flat Pack Rack, amongst others. Here are the frame highlights you need to know:   Frameset material: 4130 double butted chromoly steel Fork: 1 1/8" -> 1 1/2" tapered threadless, 4130 double-butted chromoly steel, EC44/40 lower cup, EC34/28.6 upper cup, axle-crown of 393mm with 51mm of rake Wheel Size: 650b or 700c Tire Clearance: 650Bx42mm and 700x28mm w/ fenders, 650bx48 and 700x32mm without fenders. Rear Spacing: 12x142mm thru-axle Front Spacing: 12x100mm thru-axle BB: English threaded 68mm Brakes: Flat Mount disc, 140mm or 160mm rotors recommended Seatpost size: 27.2mm, non-integrated 30.0 mm seat collar (not included) Front Derailleur Size: 28.6mm Water bottle mounts: Double on top of downtube, under downtube, and on seattube Fender bosses: seat stay bridge, chainstay bridge, under fork crown Rear Dropouts: Vertical with aluminium alloy replaceable hanger Frame Eyelets: Single eyelets on rear dropouts for fenders, internal eyelets on seat stays (for rack that does not exist as of yet). Fork Eyelets: Double eyelets on fork dropouts for racks and fenders, triple thru-bosses on the blades for cargo cages, hourglass braze-on for Randonneur Rack. Rear Brake Routing: Easy internal routing for rear brake cable housing/hydraulic tubing Paint: Metallic Graphite with silver VeloORANGE logo Thru-Axles included and the geometry: If you are getting a VO Headset along with your frame, you can get it installed for a reasonable fee. Simply click here to navigate to the installation charge page, and add the fee to your order before checkout.