1977 Sampson
Bill Sampson was a bike builder in Northern California in the late 1960′s through 1980.
His engineering prowess and craftsmanship is evident in the few bikes that we have been fortunate enough to find. Bill kind of dropped off of the radar in about 1980 and we haven’t heard much of him since.
This seventy-two centimeter chrome beauty was built for a Bainbridge Island man. The rider in question was over six foot eight inches in height. To comfortably straddle the top tube of his bike, you would need an inseam of at least thirty-eight inches.