A little post-Thanksgiving post:
http://hampsten.blogspot.com/2021/11...te-friday.html
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A little post-Thanksgiving post:
http://hampsten.blogspot.com/2021/11...te-friday.html
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Now I'm ready for winter:
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That’s a beautiful bike. I’m intrigued by this fork. Are close-ups in the works?
Yep, Allotec A120 with a few mods - I'll try to shoot some photos soon.
Hey Mr. Hampco, what fenders you gots on that thang? Inquiring minds in the cold mid 60s weather Montana is having this December so far, need to know.
7-11 livery with Sheldon nuts…you rock Steve.
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I should not be planning my next bike already but I already know it’ll be built around those TRP brakes and S&S couplers. Hampco is on the very short list.
True enough. I sold my coupled bike when our twins were born, because: twins.
But with my in-laws across the pond, I think if I order another custom frame I’d consider couplers just for optionality. If we only ever visited them at their home I’d buy a cheap aluminum bike and keep it there but we tend to meet up elsewhere for vacations. Rental cars that fit three kids and multiple car seats in Europe are screamingly expensive as it is.
The other option is bikeflights or renting.
This bike may force me to move forward my N+1 timeline
Latest blog post here - https://hampsten.blogspot.com/2022/0...-for-diet.html
Tl;dr version: prices going up slightly, Maglia ROSA going away, MAX tubing "reassigned" to other models, more steel forks.
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Busy week:
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Doh!
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So many of these builds look roughly your size ...
Speaking of bikes that fit me - Brother Andy gets a new bike soon:
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Crema purchased in 2012 still going strong. Here our protagonist is taking in the vistas from Saddle Peak in Topanga Canyon, CA. I'm not meticulous about bike cleaning, but when I do give it a bath, it sure sparkles and pops. I should probably clean it more often!
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Some recent recentness:
http://hampsten.blogspot.com/2022/10/more-yct.html
I forgot to ask last time I saw you ... are you a pistachio person in general?
magnificently, as you'd expect
I'm trying to be smart enough, in my 50s, not to trim my 60s off of that nice steel steerer. I'll send you a picture once I make up my mind.
Merry Christmas to me. Thanks, Steve!
This week-ish (and Victoria):
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What could you tell us about the first bike? Classy paint scheme, with a horizontal top tube, too.
That one belongs to a local customer who picked it up yesterday. She has a second-generation Hampsten (Dave Levy-built) Cinghiale Pro with Campy Daytona and wanted something a little more modern. The frame is a Levico/Il Barone hybrid (smaller diameter tubes with Enve carbon fork and rim brakes) with 12-speed Campy Chorus and Astral Solstice wheels, Challenge tires.
The paint was a riff on something she saw on-line: blue-green with bubblegum pink graphics and fork/tube "shadows" - I was a tad skeptical about the colors but I think they worked out great. The green gives it this sort of solemn look and the pink has a really fun pop to it. Despite how dark the paint looks you can clearly see the tubes and welds beneath it - and the welds are perfect, btw, a testament to Jason Grove's skill. Days like this keep me liking my job!
Some recents:
https://hampsten.blogspot.com/2023/04/green-with.html
Green is one of the best bike colors.
Off to Paso Robles for a week of riding, sporting new Astral Veil3 wheels with 30mm Challenge tires. The potholes won't know what hit them.
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New bike:30 Levico model, same wheels as above, mostly Ultegra. So much steely succulence.
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Very nice. Love that fork, too
Spot the couplers - I'll wait:
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https://hampsten.blogspot.com/2023/0...io-travel.html
In the words of @Jorn, let the giggling commence :)
Want!