Pompino - Winter Beast

Yeah I'll definitely have a look for some all black Pasela's then, the price seems about right.

I'm getting impatient now, I want to get started.

TM: You go for regular Paselas or the Tourguard ones?

Think mine are PT, which from I can tell are the Cityguard, which Tommmmmmmm told me are the new improved tourguard....

Ah right, had been wondering what the difference between PT/Tourguard was, thanks.

I have some new black nature boy forks for sale.

£90

I have some new black nature boy forks for sale.

£90

argh. Yes, I want them but I dont have any money yet.

I'm basically waiting to take delivery of a brompton which I need to sell to fund this build.

If they are still around when I have the cash then I will definitely buy them.

are you cranks sorted yet? i have some apex cranks that will be available when i get round to taking them off. I've got some schwalbe marathons 32c if they are of any interest?

are you cranks sorted yet? i have some apex cranks that will be available when i get round to taking them off. I've got some schwalbe marathons 32c if they are of any interest?

definitely interested in the tyres if they're in decent condition.

I may have a friend who can sort me out some S300 on trade, or even Omniums if the price is right.

As above though, I need to get this Brompton sold first :(

I haz carbon exotics for disc if you're looking for forks...

I need steel brahhh.

On the subject of discs though, would it be foolish of me to run this fixed with only a front disc? or am I likely to endo my face in the floor?

I would say yes

Steel schmeeelll.... Crabon is king.

Don't see why that would be foolish, only like running any other brake fixed with a front brake, it's only a brake....

thats what I thought. I've never used discs so I wasnt sure how powerful they were.

I agree about crabon but if I'm going to put this silly rack on the front (and I am) then I need steel forks. I'm not fussed about the weight really, this is my bruiser bike for doing things the Vig can't.

Seemed to work for this fellow

the tyres are in good nick. i don't think they will be worth posting on their own though.

^ so much post

On the subject of discs though, would it be foolish of me to run this fixed with only a front disc? or am I likely to endo my face in the floor?

quite a lot of guys in bikepolo playing freewheel with front disc only without any problem so go for it. ultimate brake power and a great look!

quite a lot of guys in bikepolo playing freewheel with front disc only without any problem so go for it. ultimate brake power and a great look!

Hypothetically speaking, how fast would you need to be going for front disc power only to become a problem?

Fixed or free on the back?

On road or off road?

Fixed or free on the back?

On road or off road?

Fixed and off road. Haven't considered gearing yet but I imagine in the region of 50gi or so.

As long as it's fixed on the back I think you'd be fine, you're not going to be going fast enough on that gi to get into much bother.

freewheel and front brake would be deathly

As long as it's fixed on the back I think you'd be fine, you're not going to be going fast enough on that gi to get into much bother.

freewheel and front brake would be deathly

What is freewheel you speak off? Sweet, trying to aim for Thuekr's FXE build with CX gearing. Should be an interesting build.

quite a lot of guys in bikepolo playing freewheel with front disc only without any problem so go for it. ultimate brake power and a great look!

I reckon I might go for it then. I had a think about how often I would actually be bothered to flip it over to freewheel and came to the conclusion it would probably be never so seems daft to waste my time setting it up like that. Fixed gear with a gnarly front brake it is.

In that case, the updated list of parts I need is:

I just need to get the money and I'll start buying.

£682! so much!

I missed off a price so it's actually £717, assuming I buy everything at retail price, which I dont plan to. I'm gonna try and source most things second hand.

is the BB7 price including disc?