On One Pompino owners...

Really?... (I've seen a few done as off-road, and the ALL-CIty is also 120mm spaced, like a track frame and has canti-mounts)

Edscoble, please tells us what you think on having a steamroller set-up for off road? (i'm serious :)

The NatureBoy is nice. It's got more clearance though. I imagine a lot of the Surly's are ridden in California?* It's much, much dryer there. In the UK it's all about mud clearance!

*perhaps not but a guess.

Even a Pompino will get clogged up at winter CX races if it's sticky.

If you're not racing, and avoiding the mud a bit it's probably not important though.

If you want to play in the mud, get a Pompetamine

Edscoble, please tells us what you think on having a steamroller set-up for off road? (i'm serious :)

Well, actually...

(ignore the stem, didn't have a zero rise stem yet).

Will be like this but 8x1 with bar end shifter;

Even a Pompino will get clogged up at winter CX races if it's sticky.

If you're not racing, and avoiding the mud a bit it's probably not important though.

Le Tour de Kingsland Road? ;D

The NatureBoy is nice. It's got more clearance though. I imagine a lot of the Surly's are ridden in California?* It's much, much dryer there. In the UK it's all about mud clearance!

*perhaps not but a guess.

The 1st idea is taking it to my sunny and quite dry Lisbon, have it has my back home hack.

All those Cali' setups will be great then. Ignore me. :D

Had a few upgrades since, hope headset, carbon post ect
still have a love/hate thing going on with this bike. great feeling to overtake full sus superbikes on it but then some days it hurts so bad I want to throw it away, like when I thought it would be the perfect bike for a 60mile bridleway sportive. It wasn't :(
Also not that good in a foot of snow

keep thinking about cutting off the rear canti mounts but then it does limit my options if I decide to run a brake in the future

Don't do it.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=220300654661868&set=a.198355343523066.49838.198008113557789&type=1&theater

Here's mine. Have to get a new one now though after cracking the seat tube and seat clamp section.

Uuhh.. that's a nice(r) finish.
Polo bike?

Yeah, they work well for polo.

I've ridden TeenSlain's Brooklino... ride's like a drunken mule.

^^ I like that alot.

There is an awesome Pompino alternative for sale here

For those that may have missed it. It's a 55.5cm.

I am building one ;)

Not sure if a Pompino though, got to agree with negaatio here: "...I think the real question is why wont on one make pompinos more attractive like surly does...".
Not that I dislike the Pompino that much, but I'd go with carbon forks maybe, cyclocross ones.
I like the fact Pompinos are cheap as chips.

*Glad this isn't Italy :D

I like the look of the Pompino. Just wish they'd stuck with those track ends for the Pompetamine. I know it's to keep the disc brake out the way if you want to run a rack or guards but they're fugly

He looks, he finds..

(It's actually a belt drive Pompino!)

Not a fan of this although the track end mod is interesting.

Also the forks look to be a bit short. I think mdcc_tester said the pomp forks are about 10mm longer than most from axle to crown.

Would prefer a straight fork tho. Can anyone suggest one the right length with a disc mount. That gray one would be perfect to me with discs

I think mdcc_tester said the pomp forks are about 10mm longer than most from axle to crown.

About the Pompetamine

Here's mine. Have to get a new one now though after cracking the seat tube and seat clamp section.

Oh no Cam, how did you manage that? Is this the first polo pomp casualty?

Maybe. Too many pivots and hops I guess. Sadface.

I've ridden TeenSlain's Brooklino... ride's like a drunken mule.

I'll take that as a compliment, nuknow...
I haven't ridden either my Roberts or my Colnago for something like a month now... Pure joy, even on 38GI all over town...
I'm still waiting for a replacement rim to turn up for my new hub geared wheel, then I'll probably sell all my other bikes... ;P

About the Pompetamine

Sorry my bad, I thought they were essentially the same frame and fork but with different brake mounting hardware.