On One Pompino owners...

Thanks, will try that when I get home. I'm 6'3" so will be going with the XL I reckon. If I have the fundage I'd like to get carbon, yeah. I'm going to wait until the frames are on sale online.

So there's no major issues that would result in getting the top tube horizontal, such ad the seatpost/headtube angle becoming too weird?

FYI - a a different (and evolved) pic of the the brown pompino above - this is a large....

New wheels, tyres, brake pads and bottom bracket make all the difference in the world

So there's no major issues that would result in getting the top tube horizontal, such ad the seatpost/headtube angle becoming too weird?

You'll have to look at the angles.

The head and seat tube angles will get steeper. The seat tube looks fairly slack, so that shouldn't be a problem. The head tube is 73.... I don't know how that will play with what forks I'm sure someone else could advise better, but a quick google says head tube angles range from 71.5 degrees to 74.5 degrees.

Also I have seen two people with road forks on pomps... they were still alive...

Also it look like he have a set-back seatpost which will be useful to set the saddle further back when the ST become steeper.

modern bike have little need for set-back seatpost as a lots of saddle's railing sit further forward, unlike the old one (like Brooks).

Hmmmmm...inneresting.

According to BikeCAD, a 360mm fork length (bottom of crown race to axle) on a Pompino gives a seat angle of 74.3 degrees, a head angle of 73.8 and a top tube angle of 5.2, down from 6.8 if you use the 390mm Pomp forks.

Not that interesting, I'll grant you.

almost track geo that is, just set the saddle further back and you'll be right as rain.

will handle very differently.

Boss, thanks for your help everyone

One more thing: how often do they put online sales on? Quarterly? Once a year?

a top tube angle of 5.2, down from 6.8

Wow, so you can get a whole 1.6° of pointless aesthetic adjustment, and the only price you have to pay is wrecking the well worked out standard geometry.

If you want a horizontal top tube, you're in the wrong thread.

+1, all that messing about to get a horizontal top tube? Buy a frame designed with a horizontal top tube and stop being a silly cucumber.

The two Pomp's photographed as examples look exactly the same to me.

They're just photographed at different angles, distances and with different length lenses.

EDIT: asked a stupid question

Basically, you just need to stand in a different place when looking at your bike.

;)

ok!

Makes life easier

My - now geared - Pomp last night.

Wow, awesome work, close up shot of the drop out? is that a moustache bar on your rack?

Cheers.

Not got any close ups yet. If it's nice again tomorrow I'll get some proper photos.

And yeah, it's a moustache bar on the rack, no longer mine. Realised I had an example of almost every type of bar you could think of in the shed so been selling them off recently.

Oh and I know I'll get a bollocking for it being rear brake only, it's evolving from being a polo bike, I now have a fork with brake mounts and I'm currently considering if I can afford/justify HS33s or should I just fit another V brake.

To be honest, I'd do the same, rear brakes will force (hopefully) you to be more conserve with your speed.

I think I got a spare decent Shimano v-brakes lying around if you needed it.

Yeah, the only time I've personally felt I could really do with a front brake is out in the country and getting up a head of steam on some descents.

I work in a bike shop so plenty access to old v-brakes for free if I decide to go that route but thanks for the offer anyway.

re the horizontal top tube debate.
mine (the blue one) has a konaP2 and I'm looking at it now and it deffo has a sloping top tube - just the camera angle.
so...dont buy the same fork if you think it will help!

Thanks Chris. I've made my peace with the slope. If anyone says they don't like it I'll just tell them to look at it from a different angle or piss off :)

Thanks Chris. I've made my peace with the slope. If anyone says they don't like it I'll just tell them to look at it from a different angle or piss off :)

Or learn to love the ride and stop worrying about the bike.

Never got on with my pompino. BB seemed v high. ST angle v slack (so to the HT angle to an extent). Maybe I just miss the quick handling road fixed conversion/track frames I've ridden. It was most fun offroad, I found.

Reading on the web, I notice On One changed the fork once. Makes me wonder if they changed the fork length (extra clearance) but didn't adjust the frame, slackening all the angles in the process. I've often thought it could benefit from a road fork for handling reasons.

Sorry thee might not be very sharp, girlfriend has the 5D and my x100 so took these on the R-D1.

And another overall shot,

I only just noticed the cable guide under the chainstay when I took these, think I'll leave the cable going up and along the top tube anyway.

Or learn to love the ride and stop worrying about the bike.

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!