ZACH STILWELL DOES IT AGAIN!

Zach did a double cross this past weekend. He spent Saturday, Oct. 27th, racing the Red Barn Cyclocross Classic. Zach finished 2nd place in C3 and 21st place overall. Then on Sunday, Oct. 28th, he decided to do it all over again at the Back 2 School Cyclocross Race, 1st place in C3 and 9th place overall on the JabberWocky!

CONGRATULATIONS ZACH!

We've enjoyed your kick-ass season!

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O'Dea signs with Vassago Cycles

Former Kona racer Eddie O'Dea and has signed with Vassago Cycles for 2008. O'Dea, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, has been making regular trips to the podium since 2005 and is looking forward to joining his wife Namrita on the team......

Read more about Eddie and Namrita at CyclingNews.com

NAMRITA COMES BACK FOR MORE!

We are proud to announce that we have resigned Namrita O'Dea back for the upcoming 2008 season! And we have plans to test her endurance limit!!

Namrita will be racing the Granny Gears 24 hour series, NORBA nationals, SingleSpeed World Championship race, NUE races, and numerous 12 hour and 24 hour races for 2008.

Vassago Cycles support crew will join Namrita, as well as Eddie O'Dea, in their quest of the Granny Gear, NORBA nationals, and SSWC races - along with a few stops at the rest of their races. Stay up-to-date with Namrita and Eddie's Vassago Cycles blog!

Namrita's Vassago career started at the top and she worked her ass off to keep it there all season!

Check out a few of her stats:

Cohutta Epic 100

April 21st - North Carolina

2nd Place finish

DirtySpokes 12 hour race

May 5th - Georgia

Teamed with Eddie O'Dea - 1st Place finish

Burn 24 hour Challenge

May 26th-27th - North Carolina - (Vassago Sponsored)

1st place finish

Cowbell Challenge 12 hour (NORBA event)

June 23rd - North Carolina

2nd Place finish

24 Hour NORBA Nationals

July 28th - Wisconsin

8th Place finish, Solo Women's Singlespeed

13 Hrs of Santos

Sept 2nd - Florida

1st place finish women's solo

6 Hrs of Conyers

Sept 8th - Georgia

1st women's solo overall/1st women's singlespeed

12 Hrs of Dauset

Sept 22nd - Georgia

1st place womens solo/1st place overall singlespeed (Male and Female)

You can talk with Namrita and Eddie at her last race of the '07 season - 24 Hours of Clear Springs in Mississippi!

Check back soon for the upcoming 2008 race schedule of all TEAM VASSAGO races!

ROWDY DAWG - BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA

Vassago Cycles traveled to Virginia and rattled the Rowdy Dawg race in style!

Arriving in from three different directions our boys came to show the colors and cradle the pain! Welcome to the Rowdy Dawg!

Kevin Clark, Virginia, rode the JabberWocky with a rigid White Brothers Rock Solid 29 carbon fork worked it for a 3rd place finish! Jeremy Arnold, North Carolina, rode the BanderSnatch and achieved a 4th place spot! Brian Archer, Tennessee, raced the JabberWocky with the Vassago Pitchfork, which will receive a new name for '08, and came in at 8th place. We'd also like to congratulate Brian on the Mud, Sweat, and Gears Cross race he did the day before Rowdy Dawg, landed a 6th place finish on his JabberWocky as a Cross bike!

Frigid temps to start the morning....the boys listen in for the race briefing!













LT to RT: Kevin Clark, Brian Archer (sleeping), and Jeremy Arnold
























Ready to roll............










FINISH LINE - Kevin first hears he got 3rd place!





Congratulations guys......well done! Enjoy the short break!

The PitchFork is gone forever

Our venerable PitchFork has outsold even our most popular frames. And now it must go the way of lambskin rubbers. Away.

Scalpel like precision tempered with just enough compliance has made the Vassago PitchFork, not only a JabberWocky favorite, but a sought after, aftermarket upgrade to cheap and shitty rigid 29er forks.

Due to it's success, we were informed that a prominent BMX company has used the name "Pitchfork" for almost a decade. Who the hell knew! We don't ride baby-ass BMX wheels. We like 'em big and goofy, with knobbies.

Anyway, out of respect for a company who has themselves told the "generic big-box" companies to go to hell, and established their place in their industry, we humbly succeed. So the Vassago PitchFork is no more...

While remaining Vassago Pitchforks are still available, the fork will be renamed and redesigned for '08. We'll post updates as they become available.

The PitchFork is gone forever

Our venerable PitchFork has outsold even our most popular frames. And now it must go the way of lambskin rubbers. Away.

Scalpel like precision tempered with just enough compliance has made the Vassago PitchFork, not only a JabberWocky favorite, but a sought after, aftermarket upgrade to cheap and shitty rigid 29er forks.

Due to it's success, we were informed that a prominent BMX company has used the name "Pitchfork" for almost a decade. Who the hell knew! We don't ride baby-ass BMX wheels. We like 'em big and goofy, with knobbies.

Anyway, out of respect for a company who has themselves told the "generic big-box" companies to go to hell, and established their place in their industry, we humbly succeed. So the Vassago PitchFork is no more...

While remaining Vassago Pitchforks are still available, the fork will be renamed and redesigned for '08. We'll post updates as they become available.

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

And she was looking for a soul to steal! She was willing to make a deal. Watching from afar for the past year she knew her target. A young man riding a 26 was in need of big wheels. Vassago showed it's true form and took hold...quietly she sat ready to ink the deal as races and locations where bounced back and forth...the young man feeling the overwhelming power of the 29s sitting in eye sight signed as she grinned ear to ear.

Please welcome to the Vassago Team:

Eddie O'Dea

Eddie has worked hard to build a name in the mountain bike industry. Eddie started his endurance career approximately seven years ago. His first season included 1st place spots on the podium and by 2005 Eddie was riding for Kona. He went on to win multiple 12 hour and 24 hour races, as well as, National races with podium placements for the next three seasons with Kona.

Eddie also directs two of the biggest races in the Southeast - Burn 24 hour and Fools Gold MTB race and festival. These events have taken off and become a major playing race on most endurance calendars. Fools Gold has been listed in Mountain Bike Magazine as one of the top five races this August 07 and in Bicycling Magazine's November 07 issue.

As if that wasn't enough, Eddie is also co-owner of 55nine Performance. He is trained and certified in Wobble-Naught system. He has fit many of the top endurance racers in the country.

In 2008, Eddie and Vassago Cycles are taking it nationally. We're sending Eddie out to race the ultimate endurance races: Granny Gear 24 hour series, NORBA Nationals, and SSWC in Napa, CA, among many other 24 hour, 12 hour, and 100 miler NUE races.

You can keep updated with Eddie at Ride Like The Devil as he delivers his race reports or any of the numerous interviews of Eddie.

Good luck to everyone that crosses Eddie's path in '08. 'Cuz hell has broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals it hard!


Kickin' enduro ass one race at a time!

Mud, Sweat, and Gears Cross Race

Is that a JabberWocky at a Cross Race. Yes it is. Brian Archer, Vassago Team Rider, has also converted a Vassago into a cross bike. On October 13th, Brian kicked off the Mud, Sweat, and Gears Cyclocross series riding his JabberWocky. You can read his race report HERE.

Below quote taken from his blog:

--My Vassago Jabberwocky performed like a champ despite all the ribbing it took from comments about the little bitty cross tires I put on. It was just one more confirmation that I am on the best bike made. It takes whatever I ask it to and doesn't complain one bit.--

Congratulations Brian

3rd place finish SingleSpeed series

MONSTER MASH - DC

Kevin Clark, also sponsored by The Bicycle Escape, headed out to Annandale in Virginia for the Monster Mash Race. A charity event race benefiting the Washington D.C. chapter of Trips for Kids.

Kevin earned 2nd place -

Congratulations Kevin!!!

What is Trips For Kids?

Kids Metro DC (TFK Metro DC) is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that helps disadvantaged youth in the Metropolitan DC area. They provide important life lessons through fun and educational mountain bike excursions into Virginia, Maryland, and DC parks and nature areas. To find out more click here!

14 year old on a Vassago dominates "real men"...

Vassago Cycles supported rider, Zach Stilwell raced the JabberWocky at the Lake Rebecca Cyclocross race on October 7th, in Rockford, Minnesota.


Zach, age 14, took 1st place in C4 and 18th place overall out of 71 riders.


Congratulations Zach.

Our frames are raced and ridden on some of the toughest terrain out there and repeatedly advance riders to the top! The JabberWocky and BanderSnatch, while not designed for CX racing, are definitely showing a strong presence among this breed of racer! We are enthralled at your photos and stories! Keep 'em comin'!

14 year old on a Vassago dominates "real men"...

Vassago Cycles supported rider, Zach Stilwell raced the JabberWocky at the Lake Rebecca Cyclocross race on October 7th, in Rockford, Minnesota.


Zach, age 14, took 1st place in C4 and 18th place overall out of 71 riders.


Congratulations Zach.

Our frames are raced and ridden on some of the toughest terrain out there and repeatedly advance riders to the top! The JabberWocky and BanderSnatch, while not designed for CX racing, are definitely showing a strong presence among this breed of racer! We are enthralled at your photos and stories! Keep 'em comin'!

Bandersnatch Rider, Matt Fusco wins the DoubleDare 2007

The two person team of Brad Kee and Matt Fusco, aboard his Bandersnatch, won the two day adventure race by hitting 15 check points in 22 hours 25 min. Ride like the Devil boys!

More info is available on the Pisgah Double Dare 2007 Mountain Bike Adventure Race - Pisgah Forest, NC.

Bandersnatch Rider, Matt Fusco wins the DoubleDare 2007

The two person team of Brad Kee and Matt Fusco, aboard his Bandersnatch, won the two day adventure race by hitting 15 check points in 22 hours 25 min. Ride like the Devil boys!

More info is available on the Pisgah Double Dare 2007 Mountain Bike Adventure Race - Pisgah Forest, NC.

Dirt Demo and Interbike ' 07

With Interbike and the Outdoor Demo behind us, its back to business at hand. In addition to demo bikes, we also brought the '08 BanderSnatch to show to the world. This frame will be available in early November. Look for details soon.

We would like to thank all of you that came out to the demo and took a turn putting the demo bikes through their paces. We never get tired of the post-test ride shit-eating grin!

Thanks also to RST for working with us to show their new and PHENOMENAL 29er fork the M-29.

Photo from Bike Mag

Dirt Demo and Interbike ' 07

With Interbike and the Outdoor Demo behind us, its back to business at hand. In addition to demo bikes, we also brought the '08 BanderSnatch to show to the world. This frame will be available in early November. Look for details soon.

We would like to thank all of you that came out to the demo and took a turn putting the demo bikes through their paces. We never get tired of the post-test ride shit-eating grin!

Thanks also to RST for working with us to show their new and PHENOMENAL 29er fork the M-29.

Photo from Bike Mag