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That's fair enough but discs would be nice for cross. Not that a pompino is in any other sense a practical cross bike.
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I do kind of agree with this actually. I have to keep trying to avoid the temptation to put nicer things on mine, since it's the only bike I feel comfortable locking up. Discs definitely wouldn't help with that.
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The entire appeal of the Pompino for me is that it can take parts that are (by design) decades old. I hope they keep producing it as a 120mm-spaced rim-brake frameset as it brings agile modern geometry, generous clearances and comfort together in a package so affordable that you can put one together for very little money*.
Disc brakes fuck that plan up entirely, and result in a noticeably heavier bike unless your budget goes way up. More nickable with discs too.
It’s the perfect townie, imo.
*have I ever added up what I’ve spent on mine? Have I fuck