Get Well, Ryan!
ryan barnett May 8th, 2008
We got some bad news yesterday that one of our sponsors, Ryan Barnett, who works with Blue Bicycles along with Akona Biospeed and Areus had been seriously injured on his bike. He was hit by a landscape company’s truck while warming up for the Roswell Crit in Georgia last Saturday.
Ryan was one of the first people to show his support for Vanderkitten last year at InterBike by giving us a ton of free equipment that allows us all to race our bikes and live our dreams. He spent several hours during InterBike chatting with us about our goals for the team, what we needed to get there and how he could help us. Anyone who’s been to InterBike knows how hard it is to devote 10 or 15 mins to a single person let alone hours. My heart and prayers along with those from the whole Vanderkitten team go out to Ryan and his family during this time.
Here is a link to the story on Ryan and updates on his condition. SlowTwitch.com
GET WELL RYAN! We are thinking about you.

May 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
whoa, that is badnews. Those are some serious injuries.
best wishes from NorCal, Ryan.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
all of my worries now seem very frivolous… i hope he has a more successful recovery than predicted! poor man! bad news indeed!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
…get better, ryan, & you’re gonna beat those odds…
…best of luck…
May 9th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Ryan, be strong and persistant like you are on the bike. Just know you are in our thoughts.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:12 am
read beth’s blog about you — it’s very cute:
http://bethbikes.blogspot.com/2008/05/good-reasons-for-spectators-to-come-to.html
then come to the track tonight — big party!