Congratulations to Steve Stilwell on his 2nd place finish and 8th overall this weekend. He raced the BanderSnatch on Saturday in the Minnesota State Championship Series and the first Xrace of the season.

Racing the Jabberwocky all season, this was the first race he has done on the BanderSnatch. Converting the BanderSnatch to a Cross Bike he put on some 700X35mm cross tires. As quoted from Steve: It makes for kind of a strange looking cross bike, but boy does that thing climb. There were no run ups for me, only ride ups.



Steve received the 1st place award for best combined results of both days on the BanderSnatch.



Nice award Steve!!

Namrita takes on the 12 Hours of Dauset in style. With a steady increase in position through the entire race and only one major crash. Namrita Rocks!

Congratulations Namrita

1st place Womens Solo
1st place SingleSpeed Overall



Check out her full race report!

Photo courtesy of Carl Mesta Photos

Vassago heads out to Teaberry

Sunday morning a few from Vassago head out to check out the Terror of Teaberry outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

It was about 50 degrees and it was chilly! Bundled up we ventured over to meet up with Kevin and discuss the race and bikes! Around 8:00am we had the mandatory pre-race meeting and off the racers went!

Kevin reassuring his bike was in top shape to head out.

After 6 hours and 11 minutes Kevin returns....the trails were tough and filled with mulitple rock gardens. Kevin exclaims, "It was one of the hardest races, in some of the most technical terrain, against the best singlespeed riders on the east coast and I can't wait to do it all over again next year!"

Kevin finishes 18th in the SS class.

Congrats on the race Kevin! Glad we got to see you head out for the adventure!

12 Hours of Dauset - Georgia

The 12 Hours of Dauset is upon us and Namrita is up for the challenge. She heads out this weekend to tackle the race. She'll be racing solo singlespeed on the Jabberwocky.

The event is being held on September 22nd from 10am - 10pm. Located in Jackson, Georgia, on the Dauset trails.

Good Luck Namrita!

Photo courtesy of Rob Giersch

The ChupaCabra

We are excited to announce two new additions to the Vassago line up. The first of which is the ChupaCabra. This race oriented 29er frame has been in testing for some time now and we can't wait to present it to the world! There are lots of questions circulating right now as to what exactly makes the ChupaCabra different. We can't spill the beans just yet, but suffice it to say, it is a lighter, sexier bike built specifically for XC and endurance racing events. We'll post more here as news becomes available.

The ChupaCabra

We are excited to announce two new additions to the Vassago line up. The first of which is the ChupaCabra. This race oriented 29er frame has been in testing for some time now and we can't wait to present it to the world! There are lots of questions circulating right now as to what exactly makes the ChupaCabra different. We can't spill the beans just yet, but suffice it to say, it is a lighter, sexier bike built specifically for XC and endurance racing events. We'll post more here as news becomes available.

The New Bandersnatch

The venerable Bandersnatch has made it through the "Apollo Creed treadmill routine" and is now stronger and fitter than ever before!

Thanks to the new "SupaFly" dropouts and refined internal butting, the Bandersnatch boasts an even stiffer rear end and bottom bracket while retaining it's svelt 5lb figure.

Replaceable CNC derailleur hanger, integrated brake mount and clearance for 3" wide tires mean the new Bandersnatch eats the nastiest trails for breakfast and defiantly yells "Thank you Sir, may I have another?".

The new Bander will make its appearance at the Interbike Dirt Demo. Available for sale in October '07.

The New Bandersnatch

The venerable Bandersnatch has made it through the "Apollo Creed treadmill routine" and is now stronger and fitter than ever before!

Thanks to the new "SupaFly" dropouts and refined internal butting, the Bandersnatch boasts an even stiffer rear end and bottom bracket while retaining it's svelt 5lb figure.

Replaceable CNC derailleur hanger, integrated brake mount and clearance for 3" wide tires mean the new Bandersnatch eats the nastiest trails for breakfast and defiantly yells "Thank you Sir, may I have another?".

The new Bander will make its appearance at the Interbike Dirt Demo. Available for sale in October '07.

Warriors Path 6 Hour Race/Cookout

Vassago Team Riders - Brian Archer and Chris Davis - ventured out to the recent charity event in Tennessee over the weekend of September 15th. The event was hosted by Northeast Tennessee Mountain Bike Association.

Chris Davis placed 1st overall in the 6 Hour competition. Making it through the rain slick trails without injury.

Brian Archer placed 3rd in the High Noon Smackdown.

Congratulations guys!

Interbike Outdoor Demo

Look for us at Dirt Demo this year and take a Jabberwocky out for a beat down! We'll post more info here after the press release; but rest assured, we will be there with bells on. (What does that even mean?) Check back or email for booth number and reservations.

UPDATE: Booth #2156
Next to WTB.
See you there!

Interbike Outdoor Demo

Look for us at Dirt Demo this year and take a Jabberwocky out for a beat down! We'll post more info here after the press release; but rest assured, we will be there with bells on. (What does that even mean?) Check back or email for booth number and reservations.

UPDATE: Booth #2156
Next to WTB.
See you there!

Terror Of Teaberry - Pennsylvania

Kevin is making his way north this weekend for the race in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Terror of Teaberry has been described as one of the hardest races to come this way. As it has been noted by some - "This will make Shenandoah Mountain 100 look like a cake walk".

Terror of Teaberry is a 50 mile race engaging on September 16th. Start time is 8:00 am. Check back for full race report. For more information check out SpokePost!

Pink Is Spreading

Submitted to us via email. Namrita's bike has made it across the globe. The pink wave is spreading.

Check it out!

Welcome our newest support riders

Vassago Cycles would like to extend our gratitude to our newest supported riders. Steve Stilwell and his son, Zach Stilwell. Hailing from Minnesota, Steve Stilwell came to us last February with a curiosity of our frames. He was riding another 29er at the time. Now 8 months later he owns three of our frames (2 Jabberwockies and 1 Bandersnatch) and earned a great loyalty from Vassago. He recently put his son on our frame to race and his son has taken it to the top!!!

At age 14 Zach has taken the race scene in Minnesota by storm. His last three races have been on the 16" Jabberwocky.

Race stats:

Minnesota State Championship Series

Aug 12th - Minnesota
Steve Stilwell - 3rd Place finish in class
Zach Stilwell - 2nd Place finish in class/overall

Minnesota State Championship Series
Aug 19th - Minnesota
Steve Stilwell - 2nd Place finish in class/7th Overall
Zach Stilwell - 3rd Place finish in class/6th Overall

Seely Pre Fat
Aug. 26th - Minnesota
Steve Stilwell - 1st Place finish in class/7th overall
Zach Stilwell - 1st Place finish in class/2nd overall

Again - Congratulations. The next race for these two is September 22nd at the Minnesota State Championships!

XC8 - Saskatchewan, Canada

We'd like to congratulate Mel Sysing on his first endurance race and first race on a 29er! Mel recently joined Team Vassago and is our first International racer. Coming from Canada Mel has quite a record on Cross Racing.

XC8 - 8 Hour Endurance Race

20th Place finish on a 2 person team

Congratulations Mel! You can read his story here!

6 Hours of Conyers - Georgia

September 8th brought the 6 Hours of Conyers with Namrita racing on her SS Jabberwocky. She went rigid for the first time on the Vassago Pitchfork.

Loaded with lots of climbs and technical trails Namrita completed 8 laps at 7.35 miles per lap.

Finish time: 6 hours 10 minutes.

1st place finish women's solo

1st place finish women's SS

Congratulations Namrita!

Think Pink!

Vassago Cycles would like to thank Namrita O'Dea for all the hardwork she has done this season.

She has seen the podium time and time again. She never quits. The woman is truly an inspiration and to watch her race is awesome. She has determination and perserverance and never rolls over when the going gets tough.

We've enjoyed seeing her through her year of racing. As a thank you we sent a little gift to her! You can see more pictures by visiting her site: Mrs. O'Dea

The New News Section

Our over worked and under appreciated web guy has just finished the News section set up...finally. We will be posting updated event and product info here as soon as we can get him to stay off the trails and sit in front of the computer for 5 minutes....

The New News Section

Our over worked and under appreciated web guy has just finished the News section set up...finally. We will be posting updated event and product info here as soon as we can get him to stay off the trails and sit in front of the computer for 5 minutes....

SM100 - Virginia

The course was 100 miles in the mountains of Virginia. Shenandoah Mountain 100 consisted of 364 racers, one of them being our own Kevin Clark.

He rode his SS Jabberwocky with a White Brothers Rock Solid 29 fork.

A total of 12,000 ft. of climbing and lots of singletrack, Kevin worked through the pain and burn and rolled through the finish line in at 22nd/60 for SS and 129th place overall.

You can check out the full race report here: SM100

Final Time: 10 hours 30 minutes

Congratulations Kevin.

Another 1st place women's solo finish!

Namrita headed out to race 13 Hours of Santos in Florida on August 30th and she kicked ass!

1st place women's solo in the 13th hour division

16th place overall

Read her story:
It's early to post, I know...

Fool's Gold Follow-up

We'd like to congratulate all the racers that went out to Fool's Gold and rode themselves in to oblivion. Great job...


Chris Davis - Vassago Team Rider - made his way across the finish line with a place of 10th overall in the 50 miler.


Brian Archer - Vassago Team Rider - was quick behind with a 19th place overall in the 50 miler. Way to go guys!

A special congrats to Sam Koerber. He won first place on the 100 mile portion and picked up the grand prize. Enjoy!

Thanks to Eddie and Namrita for putting on a great race. And more thanks to 55 Nine Performance for all their help!

Fool's Gold MTB Race & Festival

Vassago Cycles and WTB have teamed up to support the Fool's Gold Mountain Bike Race and Festival to offer a grand prize to the 100 mile winner.

The overall winner of the 100 mile race will win an 18" Black Magic Vassago Jabberwocky Singlespeed 29er frame with Black Pitchfork accompanied by WTB Team cartridge headset, 100mm TXC Stem 31.8, 27 1/2" Alloy riser bar, TXC seat post, WTB Saddle, Grips, QR , Exiwolf Race Tires (2)