Vassago Welcomes Kim!

Vassago Cycles is excited to welcome Kim Cole out of Phoenix, AZ to the team!

We look forward to seeing lots of her this year!

Photo of Kim at SSUSA 2010 in Tucson, AZ

New Website for 2010

Our old website has served us well, but was starting to show it's age after 5 years. This new one will be a lot easier to update as we ad new products and works much better on mobile devises.

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Featuring the same ability to convert any year Jabberwocky to run gears, but now in an ingenious "set it and forget it" 2 piece system.

Simply slide both pieces into your dropouts and attach with included tension screws. That's it! Rear wheel slides in and out, axle alignment and spacing remain consistent every time.

24 Hours of Fury

Congratulations to everyone out at the 24 Hours of Fury. Vassago Cycles team riders had a great time and hosted a midnight Bar-B-Que for all the participants!

We want to thank 4 Peaks Racing for putting on an excellent race and we look forward to 2009!

Tom Ament raced in the 12 Hour division. Winning 1st place Overall and 1st place Singlespeed. Finishing 11 laps in 10 hours.

Tom Ament takes SS Tour of White Mountains

Congratulations again to Tom for his SS victory at Tour of the White Mountains in AZ. Check out his blog for all the details.

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(Cross Post from our Team Blog)

Chris Plesko won SS at the 2009 Tour Divide and set a new SS record on his Jabberwocky this year. We mention this a little late because while Chris is not on our team, we were super excited about his accomplishments and have kept him on our radar.

We recently heard through the digital grapevine that he was recently injured in an avalanche and nursing his wounds as we speak. In support of Chris and his family we want to leverage the traffic of this website to show our communal support for him.

So Check out his blog and show him some love!

Tom Ament wins Tour of White Mountains

Congratulations to Vassago rider Tom Ament on his victory at Tour of White Mountains in AZ. For details on the race check out Tom's Blog.

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Chris Plesko won the 2009 Tour Divide and and set a new SS record on his Jabberwocky this year. We mention this a little late because, while Chris is not on our team, we were super excited about his accomplishments and have kept him on our radar.

We recently heard through the digital grapevine that he was recently injured in an avalanche and nursing his wounds as we speak. In support of Chris and his family we want to leverage the traffic of this website to show our communal support for him.

So Check out his blog and show him some love!

Bamacross Cyclocross Series

We are happy to kick off the official start of 'cross season by presenting the Bamacross Cyclocross series along with co-sponsor St. Vincent Health System.

Bamacross is a grassroots 'cross series in Alabama and were all about it. Check out their website, or if your in the area, go get you some Bamacross action.

2010 Bandersnatch frames are here!

We just received word that the shipment of Bandersnatches is on a truck in route to our warehouse today.

All pre-orders will be packed and shipped in the order of the date received. With the build up in pre-orders, we have literally hundreds of units to pack and ship this week and have brought in temporary "stock room monkeys" to ensure we get all your orders out as fast as possible.

Additionally, we will remain open over the holiday weekend to make sure all pre-orders are received without delay.

2010 Bandersnatch available this month.

Colors available are Liquid Silver, Metal Flake Brimstone and Ink Black. Changes for the new model include a new eco friendly, low-lead paint finish (all future models will use this new paint), more rear tire clearance, flush gusset frame design and forward set seat tube for more derailleur clearance. Of course our geometry remains unchanged. Available as a pre-order from your local Vassago dealer or at our website.

Current MSRP: $479.95

GearPlug 2 is here!

Featuring the same ability to convert any year Jabberwocky to run gears, but now in an ingenious "set it and forget it" 2 piece system.

Simply slide both pieces into your dropouts and attach with included tension screws. That's it! Rear wheel slides in and out, axle alignment and spacing remain consistent every time.

For Haven's Sake benefit night ride.

As we have posted previously, the founder of Vassago is no longer on operational status here at the shop, to take care of his daugter on a full time basis.

Team Racer Tom Ament has taken some massive initiative and arranged a night race/fun ride to benefit




http://forhavenssake.sports.officelive.com/default.aspx

2745 miles in under 20 days

Like the elusive Yeti, Vassago Team rider Dave Nice, or "Fixie Dave" as many of you know him, randomly pops up in various states only to disapear again on his endless quest. The latest news we receieved was that he set a new SingleSpeed recordd. Banff Albert to Antipole Wells new Mexico in 19 days, 21 minutes.

A changing of the guards at Vassago.

Hello, I want to introduce myself to all Vassago riders and the legions of prospective Vassago riders (that was for the investors.)
My name is Kris Fowler, founder of Vassago Cycles.

I have been going over in my head the best way to announce the current state of Vassago officially. In the end, I think straight forward honesty is best. So here goes.

Two years ago my 3 year old, and youngest daughter, was diagnosed with a rare and terminal cancer. Over the past two years I have become less and less involved with Vassago as business grows busier everyday, but with the help of a few great people we have managed to keep up with demand.

We have reached a point where my daughter will receive her 5th surgery this year and then spend 5 months in a hospital "clean room" where I have decided to stay with her and hand over my other "baby", Vassago Cycles, to the hands of trusted friends and family.

While I will not be involved in the company, I want to make it clear that Vassago Cycles IS STILL IN BUSINESS, but will simply be running on a skeleton crew for the next few months.

The 100s of frames scheduled to arrive this year will ship on time, all pre-orders are on schedule, and all new model designs are still moving forward in production. However, the transition of employees and lack of my "omnipresent" involvement (I just call it being detail oriented) will definitely cause some "growing pains."

This may mean slower returned phone calls or emails and slower shipping, and we ask for your patience ahead of time. Rest assured, our product, customer service and warranty support will remain unaffected through this transition.

We appreciate in advance your understanding. Enjoy the ride!

Sincerely,

- Kris Fowler
Vassago Cycles

The new GearPlug2 is here!

Featuring the same ability to convert any year Jabberwocky to run gears, but now in an ingenious "set it and forget it" 2 piece system.

Simply slide both pieces into your dropouts and attach with included tension screws. That's it! Rear wheel slides in and out, axle alignment and spacing remain consistent every time.

Ben Shocky

Congratulations to Vassago team rider Ben Shockey. He finished the Trans Iowa 9th over all, and was the second rider in the history of humans to finish on a fixed bike. Technically, he was also the first to finish the race on a fixed Fisticuff too!

Fisticuff winner at Trans Iowa V5

Congratulations to Paul Jacobson, winner of the '09 Fisticuff frame set at Trans Iowa V5. Well done sir!

For more info, check out Paul's Blog.

Win an '09 Fisticuff at Trans Iowa v5

Quite possibly the perfect race to showcase our new Fisticuff, the Trans Iowa v5 will be held this weekend from May 2nd and 3rd. Vassago riders Dave Nice and Ben Shockey will be flying the colors out there. Since they are not eligible to win the Fisticuff frameset being offered as a prize, your chances just improved! We will make sure to post the winner here when we get word. Good luck!

Prescott Punisher

Sara Stanford at Prescott Punisher
1st Place Womens

















Zach Stanford takes on Prescott
3rd place finish