My friends that race masters are showing up on rides with brand new Venges, Madones, SuperSixes… And the newness is pretty cool (and great motivation). Nice to see masters racing so well supported with bikes fom the future.. and these guys train so hard (huge respect). And I think… shoot, I want a new bike too. I look at my 2008 Vagen… it gets ridden in some shape or form nearly every morning (no matter what it doesnt love me back.. so, days are skipped when the woman is up for hanging out). The paint isn’t even chipped in any real way. It looks newish. It feels amazing. I have love with it. And I’d only want another one for my next bike. I’m so screwed with this thing… 3 or 4 years old and we’re just really still playing with each other.

Word is from the mothership that they are blowing out all remaining stock of Vanilla and SV kit at 50% off, free shipping on orders over $100.00, and buy 2 get one free on all t-shirts.
The sooner this stuff is blown… the sooner new softgoods will come. Check the Vanilla website for order info.

Nigel, where is this… Netherlands?
*anyone that has a nice beautyshot to share… hit me up here and I’ll give you my contact info. Nigel does a strong beauty shot and sets the high bar so far. Let’s see what you’ve got… or else its back to grainy photos of me and stuff. Don’t be afraid to put yourself in the picture. You are the bike too. Hell, tell me about the ride you were on…..

knows how to roll just right. There are so many layers of style here that I can’t type fast enough to keep up with my eyes.