Vassago Fisticuff

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Permalink Reply by andrew on June 4, 2010 at 2:34pm

hey there. that's pretty funny - look what the CXM crew literally just built up a few hours ago! you'll have to wait a while - it's going to be in Issue 10 (with some other monster 'cross stuff).

how do you plan to use it? we can offer a few initial impressions/observations but so far it's only been around the block.

we like the brown! the lucky tester is sasha.

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Permalink Reply by katie patton on June 4, 2010 at 3:01pm

cool, i am hoping to use it for some local cross races, maybe hit up some trails as well. i will be interested to hear your thoughts on it. i dont need a hard core super expensive cross bike, i am just having fun with it and i dont want a mainstream bike that everyone has which is why this bike interests me.

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Permalink Reply by sasha on June 4, 2010 at 5:30pm

We'll try to get some initial impressions up soon (Andrew, can we do that?)

Keep in mind that Vassago only sells this bike as a frame and fork, so you'd have to add your own parts.

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Permalink Reply by katie patton on June 4, 2010 at 5:35pm

sounds great, thanks. i know i would have to get the rest and thats fine. interested to hear how you like it.

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Permalink Reply by mikey on October 24, 2010 at 6:18am

What size is the fisticuff pictured here?

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Permalink Reply by sasha on June 9, 2010 at 9:01am

I haven't had a chance to really kit it out in cross-race mode, rather than mountain bike-race mode, but my first impressions are that if your primary use for the bike will be cross racing with a side of trails, this probably isn't the bike for you. It is, I think, raceable, but it's pretty clearly not designed for that, even as much as a lower-end model from a bigger manufacturer is.

On the other hand, if your primary purpose is to do 80-mile mixed-terrain rambles, and do only a race or two a year, you ought to seriously consider this bike.

The Fisty is a really interesting bike, and I'm looking forward to spending more time on it. But you'll have to read the magazine to find out more!

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Permalink Reply by katie patton on June 11, 2010 at 7:55pm

Thanks for the input, I think I am going with the santa cruz stigmata

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