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@svenhöek
I found some front 26" mtb wheels in the garbage and tried one out on my pompetamine. Front end drops 3cm. Big success. Low trail steering is really nice. The bike is much more agile.
So now I made this!: DIY sliding dropouts.... (and pictures!)
It raises the backend 25mm and together with the surly disc trucker fork (the short version, 376mm axle to crown) the bike ends up with a 74 degree headtube. I really like the way it handles now.
The rear wheel is a shimano "singlespeed" disc wheel with no dish made by combining a old generation xtr hub with an 5 speed freehub. The OLD spacing is set to 122mm and it fits with the added aluminium dropouts (122mm + 6.5mm + 6.5mm = 135mm).
(shimano 5 speed freehub, 7 speed freehub, and standard 9 speed freehub, all for 10mm axle)
Version 1.5!
Well its not quite weightweenie:
and the brake needs to be installed before the wheel.
I don't know how tough raw aluminium is for wear, so i'll just have to wait and see what happens. maybee a steel version is a good idea.