Hampsten Cycles

Andy on the differences between Italian and French tours, cuisines:

The Tour de France is Grand. But Is the Giro Tougher? As Tadej Pogačar considers tackling the Giro, cycling legends and experts explain the distinct hurdles and surprises that make the Italian Grand Tour a unique and thrilling race.

Do the kids still say “collab”? Be that as it may, it gives us great pleasure to announce that Eyewater Bicycles will be providing Hampsten Cycles with their latest version of fully-custom carbon fiber disc brake frames in road (Tranquillo) or gravel (Sterrato) configurations.

Eyewater Bicycles is framebuilder Corey Lowe, ably assisted by industry stalwarts Zac Daab and Damian Handisides, crafting beautiful custom bicycles from a small workshop in the heart of Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood. Prior to starting Eyewater, Corey spent many years perfecting his fabrication and design skills working for Specialized, Parlee, Cannondale, and Allied Cycle Works.

Each Eyewater-built frame features molded, shaped main tubes and rears, carefully bonded with fully-visible joinery. These frames are offered in an unpainted waxed finish and all graphics are done in-house in durable Cerakote with customer’s choice of color.

Every frame will be designed by Steve Hampsten and is warranted for life. These are priced at $5800 for frame with Enve fork and King headset; other fork and headset options are available. The turnaround time is expected to be about four months.

Go Cougs! (Sorry…)

Hard at work:

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