With a heavy heart, I’m parting ways with a beautiful, custom-built (in the USA) steel road bike from Hampsten Cycles [hampsten.com]. If you’re into classic aesthetics paired with modern performance, this one’s worth a look. There are ~300 miles on the bike+components and they have only seen asphalt. Everything is in mint condition. There are a couple of minor paint dings from road debris—purely cosmetic.

Built for purists, this bike channels the spirit of a 60s-era road racer but is fully up to date where it matters:

Frame: Custom Hampsten with Columbus PegoRichie steel and fork – built in the Pacific Northwest
Tire clearance: Currently running 32mm Stampede Pass tires, but mid-reach calipers can fit up to 38mm tire
Wheels: Astral Solstice (hand-built in Eugene OR)
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra 8000 (mechanical)
Brakes: Velo Orange mid-reach rim calipers (silver)
Bars/Stem/Seatpost: Ritchey Classic (silver)
Headset: Chris King (silver)

Asking $5500 for the complete bike (the build with components is well over $7000). While I prefer to sell as-is, I would consider selling the frameset alone for $2500 ($3600+ new). Reasonable offers are of course welcome, but given the like-new condition I’m hoping to recover as much of the cost as I can. Can meet up with local buyers in the greater Seattle area or will consider shipping nationwide (at buyer’s expense).

Why am I selling it? The bike fit I leveraged from a third party (not from Hampsten) turned out to be not quite right for me, but I should note the bike was built perfectly to the specs provided. This is an amazing bike and I want to find this the right home.

Full specs below, and feel free to reach out with questions.

Frame: Based on Hampsten’s Strada Bianca, “a classic steel bike for a different type of riding. Exploring dirt paths and gravel roads, riding in the rain, commuting, or running errands wearing normal clothes – sometimes extreme measures call for resuscitating the past.” https://www.hampsten.com/strada-bianca
Frame geo: 570mm top-tube, 580mm seat tube at 73.5 angle, 171mm 1″ head tube at 72.3 angle. Super fun and zippy to ride! Full build specs in attached photo.
Headset: Chris King 1” silver
Cranks: Ultegra 8000
Chainrings: 34/50
Crank Length: 170mm
BB: English
Levers: Ultegra 8000
Cassette/Cogs: 11-32
Calipers: Velo Orange
Chain: Ultegra 8000
Rear der: Ultegra 8000 GS
Front der: Ultegra 8000
Clamp: 31.8mm
Bars: Ritchey Evocurve Classic 42cm (44cm width to outside)
Stem: Ritchey Classic 110mm
Wheels: Astra Solstice, silver hubs and spokes
Tires: 32mm Rene Herse Stampede Pass with latex tubes
Saddle: Specialized Power 155
Seat post: Ritchey Classic with setback
Tape: Presa black/grey

Pedals & cages not included