Vassago Bandersnatch

Just finished Laura's new 29er Vassago Bandersnatch 1x9 last night. Now there is two Vassago's in the family. Great frames and great price points. She is anxious to get on it and give it a whirl. Hopefully this weekend if the weather cooperates we can go to Sand Canyon or Phil's.

Bike-Enomics

Cortez Journal 24 HITOP Article

Here is the link to an article in the Cortez Journal covering Shawn Gregory's 1st place win in the solo single speed class at 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo.

http://www.cortezjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&TM=33047.07

Moab Big Friggin Loop

Early and cold.

WOW!! What a great weekend in Moab. As Charlie Sheen says; WINNING!!! LOL!!

6 dudes showed up on single speeds for a 5.30am training ride start on Saturday morning near the Sovereign Trail Head on Willow Springs Road. Temps were around 30 degrees or less when I awoke at 4.30 am with highs to be around 60 degrees. And these dudes know how to ride. Also these 6 dudes are the CORE of the new Kokopelli Bike and Board Bike Racing Team. Yep, they are forming a new team and they are badass!! Basic summary of the ride: Nearly 12 hours out in it.......60 miles of pedaling.....6k of climbing..........super, super, super, super soft loamy riding conditions (Deal Breaker sucked) and lots of classic Moab sand and multiple mechanicals and me having the worst crash of the day on a ledge drop on Metal Masher. No broken bones but man does my arm and hip hurt like it should be broken. Can I get a medic!!!?? Dropped a ledge and the tire hit at an awkward angle causing the tire to burp and blow out (1" rip in the tire) and me hitting the slickrock with hardly a micro second to react. I was on the rock face down. All teeth and facial bones intact. I can take a full hit as I have never broken a bone. This one should have broken something but I am like no other. Tiger blood here folks. LOL!!!

Tough terrain and tough dudes to ride with. TR Larson; Shawn Gregory, Kiviok Hight; Paul "bad ass" Adams; Jeff Fox and myself.

Happy Bday to TR. Laura baked him a cake and we celebrated out in the desert after our ride. Beer, elk burgers and steak fries were in abundance. Good freaking times!!

Pictures courtesy of Kiviok HIght and Paul Adams.

Pictures not in order but enjoy.





Cruising down Gemini Bridges Road.

Kiviok and Shawn posing.




Laura to the rescue when Kiviok had a ss problem on his 6k carbon bike.

TR and Paul having fun.

Me laughing at TR while I'm dancing.

Kiviok missing a critical part on the SS.

Me recovering after my crash on Metal Masher. That is not a smile but rather a grimace. Shit is hurting.

Little Creek Rim after climbing up Metal Masher.

TR having tire problems.

TR still having tire problems.

Shawn enjoying.

Lunch break.

Shawn fixing Kiviok's ss.

Heading over to the green monster.

Trust me guys!!! I know where I'm going.

Were going over there??? Yep.

Thanks Laura for the rescue with parts for Kiv's bike.

Paul dancing.

Classic Moab sand over on Wipe Out Hill route.

After my crash a bit dusty. As Shawn stated..."well there isn't any bones sticking out so you must be fine" or something silly like that.

TR and Paul enjoying the day thus far. It was a slow start with tire issues and Kiv's ss issue but we soon got on it.

TR looking for food.

Jeff Fox didn't want to be in the picture and rode on. LOL!!

Left to right...Paul Adams, Shawn Gregory, TR Larson, me, Kiviok Hight.

Shawn next to his new Ford Raptor that Laura drove to meet us for Kiv's bike repair.

We will be over there in 5 hours or so...............

Ergon packs breaking. TR is over it.

TR attempting a tire repair. Very painful to watch.

Moab Ride Invite

Anybody is invited to ride along this weekend on a monster loop North of Moab on Saturday March 5th. Start time is 5.30am at the Sovereign TH (yes you will need lights for the beginning and the end depending on your ride time) located on Willow Springs Road. We will be following a loop that I have done twice that covers both sides of highway 191. If anybody is interested shoot me an email; jeffnlaura2001@hotmail.com. Preferred bikes are single speeds and strong legs.

Rough description of route:
Sovereign trails to Mill Canyon Road, Seven Mile Rim Road, Wipe out Hill, cross 313 to Deal Breaker, Gemini Bridges Road, Metal Masher, Little Canyon Rim, Bull Canyon to Golden Spike and either continue on to Poison Spider to Potash and back to start via bike path/Brand Trails or back track back down to Gemini Bridges road and out to 191 and back to Sovereign TH. Self supported ride. About 8-12 hours and anywhere from 60ish to 90ish miles with many bail out options available. Recommended map is Latitude 40 Moab West topo map.

Vassago Bandersnatch 29er

Laura's new 29er frame; Vassago Bandersnatch. It's going to be a 1x9 with WB fork. Pictures to follow after the build is complete.

Mineral Bottom to Open

News Flash-Mineral Bottom to open on March 29th 2011.