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@george91
After last winter i vowed that before the weather turned horrible again I would have something a bit more sensible than a brakeless track bike to commute on.
I have been thinking about what this might be for a while, and i have a short brief of what i want:
I think that's all i need if i'm honest.
I was at first tempted by something like a Tokyo Fixed dream machine, and I even considered a Dart, especially when they were selling off the old ones cheap. Most recently though i have been looking at SSCX bikes (know it is a bit of a cliche on this forum now). Up until last week I really wanted a nature boy, but I had to scratch that idea when i was told there are no more nature boy frames left in the UK in my size (49cm).
The next obvious choice is a Pompino, but i am really torn between the Pompino and Pompetamine. If i was buying everything from scratch i would go for the Pometamine, but i have a wheel set which would probably be perfect for a Pompino build. The wheel set is Phil Wood laced A23 NMSW.
Feedback would be great.
Should i sell the wheels and go for a Pompetamine?
Or keep the wheels (assuming the NMSW is fine to brake on) and get a Pompino?
Or....?
Anyway here are some pics which have given me some inspiration.
I change my mind daily, so any advice to help would be much appreciated!