Three Races - One Weekend

Known as PMBAR and stated to be one of the toughest races around...something to challenge everyone. Jeremy Arnold, out of North Carolina, teamed up with Luis Calderon, out of Florida, in the suffering. Ron Bennett, out of Florida, is riding the Optimus Ti (to the left of Jeremy). Thanks Ron! Hitting four checkpoints in 7 hours and 47 minutes they were 19th out of 72 finishing teams. Photos below - courtesy of Brado. Thanks Brado!

Dirt, Sweat, and Gears and the SSUSA - Were you able to make it. We hear this was an awesome weekend event. We were unable to attend this event, however, we had quite a few frames given away at this race. Let us hear from you if you won one...we'd like to congratulate you! Check out the DirtRag Gallery.

Dirty Spokes - If you weren't at the other two then we know you had to be at this one. We found Cody Yancey, among some of the riders from Team Addictive at Dirty Spokes, racing in the 6 hour Solo Expert. Congrats!! Photos can be viewed at Mesta Photos!

Congratulations to everyone...next races for Vassago Riders include:

24 Hours of Conyers Granny Gear
12 Hours of Tsali
Xbar Shootout
BURN 24 Hour Challenge

24 Hours of Vail Lake

Congratulations to Namrita O'Dea and Eddie O'Dea on their survival and victory at the 24 Hours of Vail Lake this weekend in Temecula, California. Armed to the teeth with their new OptimusTi, titanium bikes, they endured 100 degree temps and relentless competition to take home 1st and 3rd in Women's Solo and Men's Solo class respectively. This is the first race in the Granny Gear national series for these two.

Namrita wins 1st place
Fastest lap time for Women's Solo: 1:15:34

Namrita took on the Women's Solo class and had some great competition out there. Namrita completed her 11th lap of the course at 9:02 am with 112 miles and 16,478 feet elevation gain. She was pretty far ahead at that point and didn't need to continue. A beautiful ending to a long journey. Did we mention she does this all in a single speed?

Scores for all racers in Women's solo can be seen HERE and read about the Women's Solo riders on the Vail Lake WebCast!

Eddie wins 3rd place

Eddie raced in the Men's Solo class. Competition in the Men's was extreme. Eddie didn't let that start playing on his mind. He stayed focused and kept his finish in sight. Eddie completed his 13th and final lap at 7:33 am with almost 133 miles and 19,474 feet elevation gain. Scores for all Men's Solo can be seen HERE and read the Post Race Report.

VeloNews - O'Dea and Wheeler take solo honors at 24 Hours of Vail Lake
CyclingNews - Wheeler and O'Dea win 24-hour NPS opener

24hpassion.it - 24hpassion in pillole: 12 ore Lunigiana, foto di Eddie e Namrita

Suzuki 24 Hour Series Opener - Won by Wheeler, O'Dea: Lichtenwalner, other O'Dea in close contention

Wishing Vassago riders Eddie O'Dea and Namrita O'Dea the best of luck at the Granny Gear Vail Lake 24 hour race this weekend. Racing in Men's Solo and Women's Solo these two are set to take on the National race. Riding the Optimus Ti as their main bike with the BanderSnatch and JabberWocky ready for back up. We sent them out early to pre-ride the course for a few days and get a feel for what equipment is needed for the day of the race. Both riders having just raced the Cohutta in Tennessee are warmed up and ready to go. Look for a full race report from both riders on their blog sites next week and we'll be sure to share the highlights and photos. Good luck to all racers heading out there.

Kick Ass Eddie and Nam!

Our Riders

Ouachita Challenge

Team Rider - John Sanborn - set out to conquer the Ouachita Challenge on April 5th and 6th.

John got 4th in overall with 80 mile distance at 6 hours and 46 minutes. This part of the race was limited to only 100 very qualified riders due to the level of difficulty. The event was posted to have very strict cut off times and we congratulate John for kickin' ass out there.

Win a Jabberwocky frameset.

Vassago is a proud sponsor of this years Dirt, Sweat and Gears race and festival, and will be giving away 3 Jabberwockies!

That's right; man up, grab your single speed and destroy the competition at this year's SSUSA , and you can win a new Jabberwocky with matching Odis fork.

Overall finisher of the singlespeed bash, SSUSA will win a Jabberwocky frame set.

Overall finisher of the DSG Race, will win a Jabberwocky frame set.

We will also be donating a special addition pink powdercoated jabberwocky frame set in support of the American Cancer Society, with DSG.

Contact Dirt, Sweat and Gears for more info.

Win a Jabberwocky frameset.

Vassago is a proud sponsor of this years Dirt, Sweat and Gears race and festival, and will be giving away 3 Jabberwockies!

That's right; man up, grab your single speed and destroy the competition at this year's SSUSA , and you can win a new Jabberwocky with matching Odis fork.

Overall finisher of the singlespeed bash, SSUSA will win a Jabberwocky frame set.

Overall finisher of the DSG Race, will win a Jabberwocky frame set.

We will also be donating a special addition pink powdercoated jabberwocky frame set in support of the American Cancer Society, with DSG.

Contact Dirt, Sweat and Gears for more info.

Jabberwockies in stock now!

We are happy to say that the long awaited Jabberwocky shipment has arrived and we have full stock on hand. All colors and sizes with available matching Odis forks. Dealers are taking shipment now, so give 'em a call.

All pre-orders have shipped so, if you have one coming, keep an eye out for the big brown truck.

Jabberwockies in stock now!

We are happy to say that the long awaited Jabberwocky shipment has arrived and we have full stock on hand. All colors and sizes with available matching Odis forks. Dealers are taking shipment now, so give 'em a call.

All pre-orders have shipped so, if you have one coming, keep an eye out for the big brown truck.