Vassago Jabberwocky: One Year Review: by Grannygear  It has been
a year since I took delivery of a bright orange 20” Vassago
Jabberwocky frame to replace the Karate Monkey as my SS ride.
The Monkey had been a solid companion, but I was looking for a
bit better fit in the top tube length and a different geometry.
The Karate Monkey is set up with a pretty short effective TT
length at 24.25” in the LG size, the stand over is lacking, and
I had found the ride to be so-so (pretty harsh) and the handling
a bit odd.   The Jabber had caught my eye as a budget
replacement that was perhaps one rung up on the ladder of
refinement over the KM. The KM costs around $465.00 retail and
the Jabber sits at $490.00 suggested retail. Owners of the
Jabber seemed to be very happy with the ride and geometry of the
frame. Vassago is pretty proud of their vaunted “Wet Cat”
geometry approach: a lower BB height, a longer chain stay, a
slacker head tube angle, and a longish top tube. That is a bit
of a twist from the KMs set-up.   The J