Hampsten Cycles

Gran Paradiso represents several things: it’s where the Pope takes his vacation. It’s the tallest peak situated entirely in Italy. It’s what we call our line of race/performance frames. And it’s where, in 1985, a relatively unknown first-year American racer won a stage in that year’s Giro d’Italia.

At Hampsten Cycles we continue to tirelessly fine-tune our Gran Paradiso line of lightweight road and race bikes. All versions – XCR stainless and titanium – make this the perfect bike for fast road riding, butt-kicking on weekends, and/or full-on racing. All custom frames are built to order after being designed at HampCo Seattle.

Titanium frames are either brushed or given a smooth bead-blasted surface treatment and XCr may be painted or polished to a shiny lustre.

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HAMPSTEN HISTORY – The Pioneer Days
“At their debut grand tour, the 1985 Giro d’Italia, 7-Eleven came away with two stage wins – a feat that was astonishing given their lack of international experience at the highest level of the sport – Ron Kiefel took the stage to Perugia, while another American, riding his first professional race in Europe, won the stage to Gran Paradiso. We’d be hearing a lot more from him in the years to come. His name was Andy
Hampsten.” Read More…