On One Pompino owners...

I'm running the wi dos eno freewheel,on a surly hub, on my Pompetaminr, with a truvativ mtb crank. Using two chainrings works a treat, gives me a reasonable road gear and an off-road gear. The truvtiv crank is 73mm and comes with two 2.5 spacers so it'll work on a standard 68 shell I've put both on one side which makes the chainline pretty much perfect.

My brakes on the pomp need replacing and I have s500 levers on there, I love the look of TRP CX8.4, but that is pricey, what cheaper-but better looking/quality than standard black Clarkes v brakes are there?
thx

Tektro RX5, same length than trp but fraction of the cost. Looks pretty basic but they're cheap and work like a charm. Have a set in my own pompino.

e: i've also had trp 8.4's, and wouldn't say they performed any better, only better looking.

Awesome. So as long as I have a 68mm BB shell, and a 73mm crank, I should have a bit of room for manouvre for a wider chainline? Thanks, that makes sense.

Did you go for a double, or a triple and just use the outer rings? The build that I'm emulating has an inside chainring stuck on the outside of the crank, which narrowed the gap between the 2 chainlines. Did you get up to similar witchcraft? `Not sure if the same game can be played with MTB parts. I've had a look at chainrings, I think I can get what I need, ratio-wise. The only truvative chranks I can find are 175mm, but cheaps, so I will probably venture down that path.

More searching needed. My poor computer is struggling with my feeble google skills and clueless crankset knowledge. I had over 70 tabs open on my browser earlier, a clear sign that I have as good a grasp on this as Peter O'Hanraha-Hanrahan has on political journalism.

The hunt continues...

Hey mate I've got some brand new RX5's that didn't fit on Mrs Batt's Dawes.

Let me know if you're interested. I think I paid £34 for the pair, and would take £30. Can deliver within London.*

*Zones 1-3 ...

Ok cheers mate, I'll pm you

Readers. I still need to dial my position, but it rides nicely (much more than expected !)

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Forks work a treat on that. Nicely done

Hip hop functional! Very nice, pink tape works surprisingly well

wow it look super good. how long is the custom fork? what's the rake?

The fork was made for my Big Block (broken, replaced by the Pomp). So it's a bit shorter that the original.
375mm A-C, 32mm rake.
The bottom bracket sits a bit lower than on my other bikes, but I didn't experience any pedal strike (yet). Handling feels okay.

Rad, lots of nice Pompinos lately

Dope!!! Probably one of my favourites.. can you make a components' list? Thanks!

a quick pedal room search, on one pompino and date added, username usually works too, most have the same :)

OT: brand new pompino fork for sale (40€ negotiable)

Thx

Full specs here: http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/on-one-pompino-32871

Looks nice, and what an excellent photo.

I'm using a firex mtb triple as a double. It's a bit limiting on the tooth count but I run super spinny gears anyway as it's really hilly where I live and I'd rather spin on flats, coast down hills and have a gear I'm capable of climbing in.

Needs new bars and silver crank set.

But it's so comfy right now ! :D

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What fork?

Something like these ?

I think at 420mm, the a2c of these Volume Fu Manchu forks is too long for the Pomp?

I've been thinking about building mine into a fixed bruiser almost fgfs-esque build and @Lobos 's bike is exactly how I'd like it to look.

Yeah that thing is killer, thinking of picking up a pomp as an intermediate "bruiser" between Fat tire FGFS bike and skinny tire bikes

small pompino v4 in blue £99.99 http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FROOPV4/on-one-pompino-v4-frameset