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Pro Bike: Andy Hampsten's Hampsten Cycles Strada Bianca Ti Travelissimo, May 21, 2008,

There are plenty of low gears available here although we can say from firsthand experience that Hampsten doesn't really need them himself!
Photo ©: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com

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