This is the disc brake version of our brand new wide tire allroad Chico Plus bike, featuring a classic style randonneur geometry equipped with the super wide and supple 650BX48mm Rene Herse Switchbackhill extralight tires, for maximum speed and absolut superior comfort on any kind of terrain. The perfect machine combining the best from classic brevet machines à la Rene Herse mixed up with modern today technology, featuring our new Fern 160mm flat direct mount disc brake standard. Absolut highlight on this bike are the superlight carbon fenders which are handmade by my friend and fellow framebuilder man Mathias @ Mawis Bikes. Thanks mate for this amazing upgrade!
The bike is equipped with a Gevenalle powered 1x11 Shimano XT drivetrain turned by a Wolftooth chainring mounted to a vintage custom anodized square taper bottom bracket Dura Ace 7400 crankset. Super comfy contact points made by Brooks and ESI. Lights and power supply as usual by SON, Schmidt's Original Nabendynamo, lightswitch by Supernova. Perfect colourmatching Velociao paint for the custom made blue and yellow bags made by Gramm Tourpacking. Stems and racks are all made by Fern.
Hope you will have some wonderful adventures riding that beauty Robert!
Photography: Florian Haeussler / FERN Bicycles.