Best guess? Low sales.

 

I've built a couple for customers, and a friend has one that he bought after I was out of the business. They are, indeed, nice bikes. The only problem I've found with them is that the brake calipers were not as nice as I'd like--a fairly simple upgrade, should I ever find myself owning one, and merely another compromise issue to keep the MSRP within reason.

 

They just didn't sell well enough to keep them in production.

 

Sadly, it happens. Find me a 2009 Ryan Vanguard, if you can. The Longbikes Slipstream (direct descendent of the Vanguard) is not the same bike, although it IS a nice ride by all accounts.

 

Tom, aka bikeolounger