At Hampsten Cycles we continue to fine-tune our Gran Paradiso line of lightweight skinny-tire road frames featuring rim brakes . All versions – Il Barone, Levico, Squadra, and Titanio – are intended for fast road riding, butt-kicking on weekends, and/or full-on racing. This model works best with tires in the 25 to 30mm range. All Gran Paradiso frames are built as custom and designed right here at HampCo Seattle.
Steel
Il Barone features a mix of 31.8mm and 35mm Columbus Omnicrom steel main tubes with varying wall thickness to suit the needs of each rider. This is our new flagship steel frame, pairs best with the Enve road fork, and takes up to a 30 or 32mm tire. We can also build this in Scalatore configuration for your inner climber: lighter tubing, sloping top tube, and a little cush built in for those pot-holed descents. For you extroverts we’re now offering Columbus’ bi-ovalized MAX tubes in this category - or bigger tubes yet, for the true Superissimo experience.
Levico is our tribute to the one-off steel frame Dario Pegoretti built for Hampsten Cycles as a 20th anniversary nod to Andy’s 1988 Giro win – including his TT win at Levico Therme. We take the rear end from Scalatore, add a welded front triangle using traditionally-sized 28.6mm/31.8mm tubes, and the straight steel fork from Strada Bianca and it looks classic and rides great. A greatest hits compilation, you might say.
Carbon
For those wanting custom carbon we’re thrilled to offer our Squadra frame using round main tubes from Enve Composites. We build these right here at HampCo Seattle utilizing tube-to-tube construction which easily allows for a variety of rider sizes.
Titanium
Our Titanio are welded and fabricated in Steamboat Springs, CO, by Brad Bingham with US-made titanium tubing and are optimized for the height and weight of each customer. We offer two choices of finish:
Bead-blasted – the standard Moots or Bingham/Eriksen finish, it holds up well and may be freshened with Pledge or Pedro’s Bike Lust.
Paint – good, old-fashioned color, full or partial.
Il Barone
Light-to-medium weight steel frame using Columbus Spirit/HSS, Life, or MAX tubing – $3500
Seat post is 27.2mm; front der is 31.8mm clamp
Includes Enve or Falz fork, King or White Ind. headset
Levico
Medium-weight steel frame using Columbus PegoRichie/Zona tubing – $3600
Seat post is 27.2mm; front der is 31.8mm clamp
Includes HampCo™ steel fork, 1″ King HS
Squadra
Custom carbon – $4500
Seat post is 27.2mm; front der is 35mm clamp; BB is T47. Includes Enve, Bixxis EVA (+$200), or Falz fork and your choice of headset
Titanio
Uses straight-gauge 3/2.5 titanium – $4300
Seat post is 27.2mm; front der is 31.8 or 35mm clamp, choice of headset
Includes Enve, Bixxis EVA (+$200), or Falz fork
GRAN PARADISO
