Another effing Pompino

That is awesome! it does look very much like a custom bicycle rather than a respray of a common as murk frame.

I had an inferno orange GT Outpost back in 1992 so this is something of a tribute.

Ah, think I know where you're getting at, I know a bloke whom still ride his and loved it to piece;

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My Outpost had that same paint job. That Karakoram's fucking epic, I'd love one. I especially like the matched GT Flip-Flop stem.

Needs matching brakes ;) Keep the BRM750 which is my favourite of the 3 parallel push XT v brakes and ditch the LX, the plastic bit which holds the spring together is prone to cracking.

Needs matching brakes ;) Keep the BRM750 which is my favourite of the 3 parallel push XT v brakes and ditch the LX, the plastic bit which holds the spring together is prone to cracking.

If you're talking about my Pomp (as opposed to the GT above), the XT v-brake has been something of a disappointment. It's ok, but nothing remotely special. I got it a few months ago from the LBS used parts bins for $20, whereas the LX v-brake has been truly faultless on my old 'dale MTB since it was brand new.

I occasionally look to see if there's a pair of M952 XTR brakes selling on the local CL for >$100, but tbh I'd rather do a proper upgrade to TRP Mini-Vs and appropriate levers when I can afford that.

That said, I think a set of Magura HS33 raceline yellow brakes with drop-bar levers would be the absolute fucking tits on this bike.

yep, its official i want a pomp. soooooo insanely jealous of that army green & i like the camo!

awesome bike and rebuild, very inspiring indeed

this pomp is gorgeous! How did you rattle can the carbon fork?

this pomp is gorgeous! How did you rattle can the carbon fork?

Thanks :)
Painting the Fork was something of an experiment - I wanted to try a non-destructive paint job, so I decided to use Plasti-Dip, which is technically a liquid rubber coating that can be applied with aerosols like paint. It is definitely NOT paint. It can be peeled straight off if you don't like it, leaving nothing behind.
Prep is merely a wipe-down with a spirit rag / tack cloth.
Three good coats of White Plasti-Dip were to act as my base coat / 'primer'.
I then went ahead and sprayed the colour coat on, which was the exact same paint as the frame (Krylon Italian Olive Satin).
At this point, if I were to leave it at that, the internet (mainly peeps on modified car forums) told me that the paint would harden like a shell, and peeling it off with the Plasti-Dip below would become far more difficult - it would chip and flake off in tiny bits and take forever. Then I found a thread where some bright spark had the idea of creating a 'Plast-Dip sandwich' by using White PD as base, then paint, then using Clear PD (which is flat) as the clearcoat.
This means that the paint would be trapped between two highly flexible PD layers, and removal should (theoretically) be quite easy.
I didn't test this theory, I just went ahead and did it. I don't plan on removing it any time soon, but there should be a pristine Easton CF fork beneath all those layers. Fuck knows how much heavier the fork is now...

Mr B, wicked thread!
I'm torn between between rattlecanning and powder coating my poo brown pomp. Would rather not go through the hassle of sending it off for a powder coat. Interested to know how well the paint on your frame has held up so far?
Did you strip the frame prior to paint or just sand back the original paint?

Cheers!

I lightly hand-sanded back the original paint on the advice of experienced friends who tell me that flatted-back original paint is the very best base for a rattle-can job. There's really no need to strip back to bare metal.
I went with rattle-cans because I had a specific plan for the graphics, wanted my CF fork to match, and didn't ever want to have to try and strip powdercoat.

Tbh it's held up incredibly well mainly due to me having been hospitalised in a bike accident (a 4x4 hit me whilst I was riding my Pomp) and being unable to ride for the past four months. Absolutely no paint damage on the bike from the accident, I think it must have stayed between my legs when I was hit. Was knocked out instantly so I have no idea. Rear wheel needs truing, and I might have a bent brake lever. That's about it.

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Hope you've mended up well though!

Mine in 'cross mode at the moment but I think when I change it into summer clothes I'll re-do the paint too. Bit of a spring project. Thanks for the tips and inspiration.

Just saw this on the Pompino thread. How the hell did I miss it! Any updated pictures, because it's around ten shades of awesome and deserves some fresh spring pics.

Cheers. Been riding it quite a bit, photographing it not so much.

Best pomp ever

Postcards from New York City.

Lovely

just great. are those columbus tusk straight forks?

also, what basket is that?

Easton fork, Wald basket.

A relatively recent mod was to take a short piece of carbon steerer tube, a starnut and a assorted hardware to create a light mount for the basket strut. This was necessary as a bar-mounted light was often obscured by the contents of the basket.

I've also ditched the Thomson and CK parts, replacing the post with a Kalloy Uno that I colour-matched to the frameset. Stem was coded a while ago.

Gonna mirror what everyone else has pretty much said... what a great looking pomp... and I love the bar tape!

By reading this thread I'm about to buy again the Pomp' I sold...
Man, that's ace!

Best looking Pompino I've seen. Also judging by the dates of the posts that paintwork is surviving amazingly well. If only I could be brave enough to paint mine in a cool scheme.

Excellent and we'll shot NY photos.

smart move with the extra tube; will do that too to my assorted racks and baskets!

Gorgeous pomp! Serious inspiration.

Cheers.
The paint is actually quite fragile though (like most rattlecan finishes) - I resprayed it in May.

SKS Bluemels or Longboard?
or maybe something different is fitted?

nice ride, one of the best pompinos on the forum btw.