Team Vassago is gearing up for the 2008 race season. Some of our Team riders have already been out there tearing up the trails!
Eddie O'Dea and Namrita O'Dea have been prepping and training all winter for the start of their season. We have a few shots of them training in the mountain of Georgia. Eddie and Namrita have kept themselves busy with their monthly diary in Cycling News, fitting riders to give them the boost they need when racing at 55nine Performance, and last month they did a photo shoot with photographer Andrew Kornylak for National Geographic Adventure...issue out in May!
They'll be starting their season off at the Cohutta 100 in Ducktown, TN, then the 24 Hours Granny Gear races start, as well as, directing the Burn 24 Challenge! Another big one that Vassago is sponsoring is Dirt, Sweat, and Gears and the SSUSA in conjunction with the American Cancer Society. All race schedules can be viewed at their personal blogs or on our race blog!
John Sanborn out of Dallas has already hit the race circuit for 2008. Starting the season off on a Vassago Jabberwocky and moving on to the Optimus Ti. John was the first racer/rider out there with the Optimus Ti - if you want to know anything about this frame give him a shout. John is also a team manager himself at one of our fave shops - Dallas Bike Works. You may know John from his wonderful 1/2 Chupacabra dog Zoe - she's been seen many times on MTBR! We absolutely love her. John and his Optimus Ti can be found at Ouachita Challenge on April 5th - an 80 mile race - and ORAMM is one of his favorites!
David Nice was the first to get one of the new 2008 Jabberwocky frames. Riding the Snuffleupagus Orange and WB Rock Solid Carbon 29 David's preference is a fixed gear. Noticing he does not use a rear brake we were a bit baffled too. Quote "Rear brakes only seem to slow me down!" - that's what we like to hear. Ride it your way! You can catch David on his new ride at the Trans Iowa and Burn 24 Challenge among others. Check out the race schedule to see the full events or read up on David in his crazy adventures at his blog!
Brian Archer hailing to us from Tennessee seems to be collecting our frames and making a bike for every type of riding and racing he does. Currently owning a Black Jabberwocky and a Yellow Jabberwocky he could not resist the Optimus Ti and of course a Snuffy Jabberwocky. Which will soon be arriving at his door. Next on his list is the Fisticuff cross frame. Brian is coming back to us after a great 2007 season. You can find Brian at the Cohutta and Burn 24 Challenge as well - among a growing list of races.
Are you ready for some dirt?
