On One Pompino owners...

Just recently finished my pomp. Hoping to race it in the few remaining cross races this season. Sorry for the shit photo.

Looks really good with bigger tyres. What size are they? I've just ordered some rigida sputniks for my pompino so I can fit bigger tyres.

Looks like Clement LAS 700x33

This guy.

Looks like Clement LAS 700x33

Does anyone know where to get Vicious Cycles CX forks in the UK? I'm looking for a pair for my pompino.

Cheers,
Chris

SOOOOOOON

so excited

I love it when a box turns up. Mine just arrived form Planet-X too and by the look of it, so have a few others.

Winterbuilding?!

I'm thinking about getting a pompetamine, how much roughly do you think I can get for a secondhand pompino?

I'm thinking about getting a pompetamine, how much roughly do you think I can get for a secondhand pompino?

That'll depend on the build and condition. A Standard on one will be less than one with nice components. I payed £250 for mine which was pretty much standard in good nick off eBay. Got a second hand frame and forks, from a friend, for £65, that I've built for polo.
If youve nice bits already, You could buy a pompetamine frame,an Alfine hub, spokes and a rear disk brake and use the rest of your stuff then sell your old frame. Or cold set your frame to 135 and get the Alfine hub. They're quite cheap if you get it from Germany, they seam to like them there.
Or

Boom

can't quite get the bars/levers set up right, and still waiting for mudguards, but very happy with it now. Alfine is awesome

^ Looks good. What shifters are those, that do alfine and have disk/v cable pull?

Thanks. The levers are Versa, as far as I know they are the only drop levers that will work. They're okay, I wish there were other options sometimes though!

I'm thinking about getting a pompetamine, how much roughly do you think I can get for a secondhand pompino?

Is it an XL one, I'm looking for one atm

Thanks. The levers are Versa, as far as I know they are the only drop levers that will work. They're okay, I wish there were other options sometimes though!

For 11sp or 8sp Alfine? It's weird that Shimano don't make some.

Is it an XL one, I'm looking for one atm

User TS may have a frame & forks for sale still...

For 11sp or 8sp Alfine? It's weird that Shimano don't make some.

I've got an 8 speed versa lever for my alfine but I think they do 11 levers as well. Bloody expensive. I wonder would a standard 8 speed shifter do it?
Yes its bizarre / shit that Shimano dont make them.

^ yep they do an 11 speed versa shifter I'm using that set up. The pull on them is the same as cantis/road callipers. The disc callipers are road rather than mtb so it works fine. They're indexed and the shifting works opposite to each other (little lever drops from 11-1 on mine) default is top with no cable attatched,so fingers crossed the cable don't ever snap or i'll be pushing home! Defo not interchangeable. Also bloody expensive (£160) but that's what you'd expect to pay for the same sort of thing for any derailier lever/shifter set up.

^^ ah misread what you meant there. The problem with other shifters is cable pull. If it ain't spot on you run the risk of trashing your hub. Thre are some gadgets like the problem silvers travel agents on the Market and different gear manufacturers use different amounts of cable pull. If you're lucky enough to have a set of SRAM,shimano & campag 8 speed shifters lying about, you could measure the pull and see if one of the pull adjuster thingys corrects it to match the alfine the Alfine.
Lemonade there are still no drop bar Alfine comparable levers that work with v brakes. Again the travel agent is the only bodge I know of, but cycle cross disc callipers do work with them.

It's not just the cable pull the issue but the low quality of the shifters is also the problem, the Versa felt about as robust and precise as the old Sora shifters.

The other thing is the lack of 11 speed bar end shifters.

The pull on my 8 speed Versa levers with road BB7s is fine and shifting is a bit clunky but positive otherwise. It doesn't take long to get used to the shifting action.

Shimano are doing drop levers for the electronic Alfine. Not sure if existing 'hubs' can be converted to electronic.

Quality-wise I thought the versa shifters were okay, only major complaint is downshifting sometimes it jumps from 4 to 1 if you press the button slowly, but this doesn't happen if you keep pedalling while shifting down, and make sure you press the button firmly and release it quickly. This shouldn't really happen on something so pricey but there are no alternatives sadly!

The same thing happens with mine!
I just thought maybe I'd installed the cable + or - 0.1mm out and it was messing with the tension.

^ I've had this happen too on the 11 versa but the other way, it'll sometimes jump from 6-10 which is a pain if you're climbing cos 6th is about 55" and 10th is around 115". As you said, once you get the feel for it it's ok and rarely happens any more.
The electronic hub? I've not experienced this yet, I'm always suspicious of replacing control systems that work perfectly well with electric motors, switches etc. The beauty of the bicycle to me, is the ability to fix it yourself without needing a degree in physics!!!

Got some new wheels for my Pompino so I thought I'd share it. Most versatile frame I've had. Just need to order some new larger mudguards now. Wheels are cheap hubs laced to Rigida Sputniks with 35c Panaracer Pasela's. The courier managed to buckle the front wheel so must have given it a fair old whack, luckily the builder is claiming money back from the courier so I can have it sorted.

Sorry for massive pictures!

^ I've had this happen too on the 11 versa but the other way, it'll sometimes jump from 6-10 which is a pain if you're climbing cos 6th is about 55" and 10th is around 115". As you said, once you get the feel for it it's ok and rarely happens any more.

What do you think it's from? My guess was from the cable stretching a bit and messing up the tension to change the gearing (just by a small amount, but enough to interfere with smooth steps)

Rigida Sputniks... courier managed to buckle the front wheel so must have driven over it

ftfy