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I really like what the american have come up with regard to manipulating max tubes. for example the top tube of this max is rotated in a way that the flat section is joint with the headtube instead of seattube. Both Steve Hampsten and Dave Kirk agreed that this will result with better riding feel as lateral stiffness is improved. Not sure if that is a total marketing BS but it does look better that way. flat section on the seattube joint looks a little bit awkward especially when it is lugged.
Hampsten logo - very simple and elegant. it goes well with single color paint scheme, a design suitable with steel bikes. Font was designed by House Industry btw. The same design house who design Richard Sach's font.
The fit - Hamspten has their own philosophy when it comes to bike fitting; and it revolves around the length of the stem. smaller bike will be designed to couple with shorter stem. for example 50-52cm bike should be fitted to take 100mm stem. bigger frame should take longer stem. According to them, the weight distribution is proportionate with the length of the toptube. I tend to agree.
since LFGSS has a very unrealistically stupid aesthetic appreciation, not sure this bike or pic is porn enough, since the crank angle wasn't setup correctly in the pic..
asshole.