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• #4777
thinking of joining the club... tryingg to get my head around the sizing. any other tall (6foot 3) riders?
XL frame do you think? for delivery work...
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• #4778
Sorry just answering the question of what they were no what I'd recommend!
I'm using shimano deore mtb triple, from the year before so it was around £50. Outer ring for bash guard, middle for road gear and granny for polo.
But yeah I'd be going for strength first then cheapness... Looks don't come into it.
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• #4779
I'm 6ft4 and used to ride an XL Pomp. Was a decent fit. 100mm stem I think. Used it with MTB risers and drops. Fun with either.
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• #4780
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• #4781
I'm 6' and have an L and am right on the cusp of it being too small, would think anything smaller than an XL for you wouldn't fit.
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• #4782
I'm also 6'3" and I ride an XL. If anything it's a tiny bit small. I have a fair bit of stack and seatpost.
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• #4783
hhspb thread >>>>>>>>>
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• #4784
Ta guys. Yeh 75s a bit expensive. But I need a half decent set as once up and running again this is my only bike and i often ride fixed then flip over for polo. I once rounded a set of Messengers off (cheaper than 75s admittedly) by messing about fixed so I was actually wondering about a bmx type splined set - seems you can pick up an eighthinch set online for 50 bugs now.. :/
Hello Khornight btw! I rather miss SE polo, need to get playing again with you lot once i'm back in London..
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• #4785
Just had a vague urge to get a low trail fork for my pomp and rock the front rack look.
What's the go-to forum favourite fork for this? Is it the Thorn one?
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• #4786
My pompetamine got some new forks today to allow larger tyres up front. Excuse the dirty shared hall way.
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• #4787
I'm 6'3" and ride an XL, 120mm stem, loads of post. Fits me fine.
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• #4788
Just get a Shimano external-BB compact chainset, take off the big ring and fit either a bashguard or single-ring chainring bolts. Chainline should be close enough.
With Kojak 35-622 tyres, a 34:22 gear ratio should give you an on-trend 42" gear ratio.
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• #4789
That's the same gearing I used when riding my old pomp for polo. I managed to get a 16t on the other side to give a reasonable gear to get to the courts on.
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• #4790
I came across the latest deal at planet x and I'm tempted to buy one. Now I'm doubting what size I should order.
I'm 179'ish cm's tall and according to the size guide I should take a Large frame.However, at this moment I allready own a Focus Mares ax 1.0 in a size large.
At this bike I feel a tiny bit to stretched and the horizontal top tube length of this bike is 553mm.So when I look at the size guid of the Pompino at size Medium the horizontal top tube is only 2 mm less. And the tob tube size of a Large is 565mm.
So now I'm tempted to go with a Medium and install a long stem and have a lot of seatpost showing.
Please help me to get rid of my doubts.
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• #4791
I reckon a Medium will suit you fine. I've ordered a Large and I'm 6'1, so I'm just tall enough for an XL but I ride a 56cm roadie.. Never got on with frames that are actually my 'size' (58/XL)
Slightly smaller frames are always more fun anyway!! Much better to have more post and stem than a stubby stem and only a fist of post (which just looks crap imo!)
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• #4792
Almost finished my Pompetamine today. Still need to dial in the fit and fit mudguards.
Specs:
TRP Spyres, Alfine crankset, XM317s on Formula and Novatec, Marathons, gutted Rival carbon levers and some random Ritchey Comp stuff...
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• #4793
That looks superb. Makes me very tempted...
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• #4794
I survived riding to work brake less today with the new forks. Cant see a way to get a brake to bridge that drop.
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• #4795
I love my pomp.
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• #4796
haha I bet car drivers gave you a wide berth...
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• #4797
I'm pretty much the same height as you and I went medium, so glad I got that and not large. Showing plenty of post but only a 100mm stem with drops.
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• #4798
Didn't see many, I stuck to cycle routes through parks and down the river mostly.
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• #4799
Is it worth trying to get my new frame chased and faced or are On-One frames usually ok?
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• #4800
Oh hai! :)
Yeah square taper are shit, I don't have experience of bmx cranks, but hollowtech bb's are great.
Shimano makes a cheap 110bcd hollowtech II crankset around 50£ all included - looks like the one in the picture