Vandal was established in 1995 and since then has been supplying a core number of riders from the world of MTB and BMX with durable high quality garments made of heavyweight cotton. The Vandal name came about after the Vandal indians, Back in 95 it seemed to fit what we were about so well, Most dog walkers in our local woods thought we were modern day vandals as we set about building some of the first trails on Haldon, While my house in 95 was also the HQ for Vandal, it was also the home to many riders over the next five years as my spare room was taken over by riders coming to stay for weeks, months and some times years.., Our ethic of riding trails in the summer, Street in the winter nights and then all heading away to do some DH or freeride on the weekends made us a strong family of outcasts and misfits that loved riding dirt bikes, So a tribe such as the vandals seemed to fit well with us as punk rock from the likes of The Vandals was a regular in the car CD player. The name was formed and Vandal was started.
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