Yo Ande, the other thing to be mindful of is the fact that the stated geometry may not actually be correct. Having measured it, my pompetamine is a full degree slacker than stated (this is using the stock pompetamine forks). And i've found a lot of manufacturers bikes to have their geometry way off the stated values - but then i'm a nerd who likes to measure things.
My pompetamine measures at 71.5degrees HTA with 400mm forks. This means that using the 435mm a-c ones will slacken off your headtube nearly another 2 degrees.
Dinnae do it. If you want geo advice give me a buzz on one of them there scottish forums.
Can also braze on v-brake mounts at cost if you're wanting.
Cheers for the info and offer.
TBH i dunno whther I'll end up playing polo on it or not - yeah I know, no polo no talk.
Being able to barspin would be nice as would having a bike that doesn't handle too much like an oil tanker, beyond that I'm easy.
Think i'm gonna build the Pomp with my old forks just now n get a set of decent forks with the next student loan payment.
Cheers for the info and offer.
TBH i dunno whther I'll end up playing polo on it or not - yeah I know, no polo no talk.
Being able to barspin would be nice as would having a bike that doesn't handle too much like an oil tanker, beyond that I'm easy.
Think i'm gonna build the Pomp with my old forks just now n get a set of decent forks with the next student loan payment.
Ta.