2009 Pompino

That colour as much as I don't like to admit it, is defintely nicer.

did I saw your bike on Clerkenwell Road once?

Pompino is actually blowjob in Italian.

Oh Hercule Poirot! however did you discover that?

That colour as much as I don't like to admit it, is defintely nicer.

did I saw your bike on Clerkenwell Road once?

No, that wouldn't have been me....

I do like the look of the new Pompetamine

http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/products/q/date/2010/04/20/pompetamine-pompino-on-amphetamines

DN6 steel is Doncaster post code

Oh Hercule Poirot! however did you discover that?

An Italian girl with the morals of an alley cat.

I do like the look of the new Pompetamine

http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/products/q/date/2010/04/20/pompetamine-pompino-on-amphetamines

really nice.

Anyone else find the pompino ride a bit harsh? I'm wondering if it's the stock fork it comes with. It's a fairly cheap one at £35 and maybe it just doesn't absorb the potholes that well. I was also wondering if it might be because I'm riding the size L and at 6'1'' I'm at the top end of what is suitable.

The only other thing I can think of is that my self-built front wheel somehow has been badly tensioned and that that transmits all the shocks upwards into the steerer and handlebars. Is that a possibility?

I'm getting that annoying thing where I'm having to take into account the position of even minor potholes when negotiating traffic, which doesn't fill me with confidence.

What pressure are you running your tyres at? What tyres are you using?

Ride quality of the bicycle are largely dependent on tyres size and pressure.

I'm using 23mm Continental gatorskins at about 100-105psi. That's the same pressure as my road bike, but then i ride that on smoother country roads rather than in london.

Bingo, you're using skinny hard tyres, no surprise you find the ride quality to be harsh.

Just put in some 28c (or higher) tyres on at lower pressure.

Yeah, I have to admit it is a lot more comfortable when I ride it on the road with the cx tyres still on. I'm sure I've ridden on other commuter bikes/road bikes around london on 23mm tyres and found it OK though, as do many commuters.

Quite a lots of commuter tend to ride bicycle ill suited for commuting (even road bike), the other factor is bicycle set-up, if your Pompino is set the same as your road bike, then you may find it harsher instead of setting the handlebar a bit higher to make commuting more enjoyable (i.e. closer to a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonneuring set-up).

and last advice, don't take advice from internet seriously.

First up, sorry for bringing up an old thread.

I have ordered a pompino a few days ago, and was wondering if anyone got some suggestions on which mudguards to put on?
Need some mudguards for the winter period, so it wont get all too messy.

I'm using Crud road racer 2s on mine - this chap is using SKS

search 'mudguard' in this forum and you'll find a thread about it.

Thanks for the reply.
Had tried searching the forum before posting here, but i'll give it another go.

found it.

turn out I need to put an 's' in the end of mudguard

http://www.lfgss.com/thread642.html