What does the name mean?

brazen

adjective

  1. shameless or impudent.

  2. made of brass.

dropout

noun

  1. a person who withdraws from established society, especially to pursue an alternate lifestyle.

  2. the part of a bicycle frame that secures an axle and allows the wheel to be removed.


The exact motivation behind the name “Brazen Dropouts” has faded into legend, but the people say that the founders thought it was a fun double entendre between an ordinary bicycle part and a derring-do description of rebellious person that lives by their own rules.

We’ve settled down a bit as a team, and we’re now an institution in the Madison cycling scene, but we still do things our own way!

[credit to dictionary.com for help on the definitions]