On One Pompino owners...

Haven't bothered to unpack the frame as it will be going back else would photo it, although if they don't have any correct ones I'll be keeping it!

Might buy myself a pomp for a winter ride once they're on sale again.

They are on sale now aren't they? £140 for frame and forks

Is that cheaper than usual?

Since I've been looking at a pomp (about 12 months) they've been "on sale" at £99 for the frame. I've never seen them sold at RRP that I can remember!

I must make an effort to finish mine and post pics. Been commuting on it for about 6 weeks but still not fully happy with everything. I'm already dreaming of colour schemes for the inevitable respray.

Yeah frame is always £99, thought the forks were normally £49? and are currently £39...

Got to take mine back to the post office to be posted now, so won't get the correct one till next week...

It's only the darker forks for 40. The light blue are 50 and they're not showing any dark frames in stock

I own a On One 456 mtb. I love it, and so am looking to stick with On One for my first fixie, and get a Pompino.

This will be the first bike I have built up, and I am looking at components and wondering whether or not they will all work together! For example, if I buy X bottom bracket will it fit with Y crank? Will certain stems fit the frame, and the handlebar etc.

Can anyone offer some advice, or provide a list of the components they have used on their own Pompinos, and/or provice a link / photo?

Cheers!

square taper bb - square taper cranks

1-1/8'' A-head stem

risers, 25.4mm ..or 31.8mm

drops/bullhorns 26mm or 31.8mm

V brakes or cantis, any 120 rear hub, from 23mm slicks to 35 mm cross Tyres. Mudgaurds or not. Rear rack if you move loads of stuff around. Coldset the rear stays and you can squeeze in an igh if you need gears. The beauty of the Pompino is it's entirely up to you, build it how you want for what ever best suits what you're Gunna use it for

Thanks...
And wheels - I am keen on having a flip-flop hub.. What is best?
I do like the look of the Espresso's and No Logo's wheels, but are they pretty crap? I've seen mixed reviews...

they are definitely crap

check out v-sprint wheels, made by varno off this forum, much better quality

just lovely pompino (not mine):

I kind of want one now...

**buy a pompetamine **and you can squeeze in an igh if you need gears

ftfy

Although you can an S3X in 120mm OLN for your Pompino if you only need 3 gears.

Pompetamine only has disc brake mounts. Less options for rear wheels. You'd be ok with fixed but a flip flop with fix/free wouldn't work. Also if you did decide to go for gears in the future you'd have use an Alfine or rohloff as it's only these with discs, unless you like the idea of a coaster brake.

I'd be wary of cold setting a Pompino. Seen quite a few that have cracked on the rear end just with regular use.

Thanks...
And wheels - I am keen on having a flip-flop hub.. What is best?
I do like the look of the Espresso's and No Logo's wheels, but are they pretty crap? I've seen mixed reviews...

Halo Aerotrack? i think you can get a wheelset for about 150, really happy with mine! worth the extra dollar

So currently trying to build my Pompino up for under £400 using mainly new parts...
Current parts list is below - can anyone see any glaring errors? Am going for all black components with the 2012 dark blue frame

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Eek, some of those parts itd be worth spending more on i think..

cranks, headset and tyres otherwise looks like a decent budget build...

Yeah this is most definitely the winter beater, so budget is tight!

Cranks were the ones I was debating, but they seem to have the same sort of reviews as the Lasco ones from velosolo, and think they would only be temporary until I pick up something more permanent...

Headset, I have never really known if it is worth spending more on a half decent one - like £30, and whether I would be able to tell the difference?

Tyres are tyres, they will last a bit and I'll replace them with something better! Probably end up with Marathon plus on there, but these will do for the first couple of months

Lasco cranks are great, had mine for over a year and they have been on 4 different bikes, never had a problem with them

id just say get some better tyres, always worth it in the long run, getting a flat on a cold, wet and windy day is never fun and something that will grip is always a good thing through the winter to, Rando's are on sale on wiggle at the moment, get 2 of those! you wont regret it.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-randonneur-city-tyre/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&utm_content=Vittoria-Vittoria_Randonneur_City_Tyre-Black

SKS mudguards are £4 cheaper at wiggle

Lasco cranks are great, had mine for over a year and they have been on 4 different bikes, never had a problem with them

id just say get some better tyres, always worth it in the long run, getting a flat on a cold, wet and windy day is never fun and something that will grip is always a good thing through the winter to, Rando's are on sale on wiggle at the moment, get 2 of those! you wont regret it.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-randonneur-city-tyre/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&utm_content=Vittoria-Vittoria_Randonneur_City_Tyre-Black

Cool, cheers, might just upgrade to marathons now...

And thanks for the review on the lassos, might sped the tender more and get them

SKS mudguards are £4 cheaper at wiggle

Cheers!

Would agree with what everyone else has said about tyres. Also Deda bar tape is straight up shit. Colours look good on the screen but look dull in real life. The glue is shit. Half of it will stay on the backing paper. Feel is cheap and not especially grippy. Removal is also a pain. It comes to pieces as you try to unwrap it and leaves most of the glue on the bars. Worth shelling out a few quid for something better.

Rando's and Marathons are very similar, but if you need larger than 28c then get either