2009 Pompino

I've been commuting 20 miles per day on the SS Tricross for 7 months and have increasingly become unhappy with the comfort. Nothing to do with the geo, but it's very harsh, crashy over bumps etc. A short spell during the summer commuting on my geared road bike made me realise just how harsh it is. So I thought I'd look around for alternative framesets to swap everything over. Looks like I've found the one for me.

How did you find the sizing? I am just over 6' with 32" inside leg, riding a 56cm Singlecross. Should I go for the 54 Pompino?

Does the frame take caliper brakes? I don't particularly like the V brakes of the Tricross.

When you say fag paper clearance with the mudguard at the rear, what size tyre?

Sizing is smaller than a Tricross, I would say, with a short head tube and wheelbase. I wouldn't like to say what size to go for, I don't know if you want a stretched out ride, or more upright but you might want to go for an XL - up to you!

The frame is V-brakes or Cantilevers, it won't take caliper brakes. I find the Tricross V's to be excellent, especially with the addition of the Tektro in-line adjusters and the bar top levers are a nice addition. I've got bikes with caliper, drum and V's and find V's to be the best - nice power and easy to modulate, but horses-for-courses

I run 700x28's, the mudguard bridge is quite close to the seat tube, compared with the Tricross (you could park a bus in the gap of those!) and had to to space the mudguard out a few mm to avoid it touching the seat tube. I reckon 32's would squeeze in there.

Strange, I have been commuting 30 miles a day on my Tricross since I bought it and I find it really comfortable.
Must be my fat arse soaking up the bumps.

I don't know what difference it would be with the stock 700x32 tyres as I only ran it on 700x28's but all I know is I found the ride to be very harsh and crashy over anything but smooth tarmac. A real disappointment. What is a surprise is that I have an aluminium-framed Sirrus and that isn't harsh at all.

I've done about 400 miles now on the Pompino frame and it's like light-and-day in comparison. A genuinely comfortable ride, all day.