Got a hankering for an On-One Ti Pompblingamine (hopefully the name gets changed) when they come out, but in the mean time, fancy the idea of a cheap as chips fixed gear Pompino or Pompetamine with some CX tyres for tooling around on flatish evening rides. Let’s see your photos to brighten up a dreich Friday morning…

Well this went down like a lead balloon. I’ve had to do some actual work. 😕

*Wanders off to the On-One flickr page*

you only waited an hour. 😉

How’s about this one? Ti pompino. Although I’m sure the current owner will be a long shortly with an updated shot.

ti-pompy by Jon Wyatt, on Flickr

And here’s my current pompino…

pompino 1 by Jon Wyatt, on Flickr

Although it’s in one piece there which is one less piece it’s in at the moment.

i don’t have a photo of mine 🙁

Will post up pics of mine when I build it, should be arriving today.

My pomp cross dresser

you only waited an hour.

Slow morning in the office here, and threads do vanish from the front page pretty quickly. Some nice tidy builds there. I do like the old white and blue frames.

Al – would be interested to see how you build it.

mmm, try again…

crap…

is this your mrcamel? I found it on a train…. in Bulgaria

aha! yes, pompino in touring mode…. its ace. Want a disc on the back tho…

samuri – Member
…How’s about this one? Ti pompino. Although I’m sure the current owner will be a long shortly with an updated shot…

As requested (in its winter rig) 🙂

Nice. I’m pleased you have kept that enormous ring. That’s what I’d do.

i was under the impression pomps didnt take mechs.
how have you got that one hanging on there MrCamel?

Dmr iirc do a chaintug with a mech hanger

is it not a Kaffenback?

yeah, r mech bolted to dmr mech hanger thing, clamp on cable guides, singular peregrine fork.
Liking the look of the ti one…….

ah yes, it is a dmr one.

i bought a slot dropout instead, specifically for that reason.
other than wider stays, i dont think its any different?

I didn’t realise they had changed the stays that much, what size tyre can you get in there? Nice red btw…

i dont know about the stays, i was assuming tbh.
maybe the headangle is slacker on the Inbred too (as its a MTB)

those are 28Cs i think

i believe someone on STW has put 32Cs in an original 456 frame, but there is plenty of clearance in mine at the moment 🙂

aaaah, it’s a 29er?

no it is a 26″

i ummed and Ahed quite a lot, but stumped for the 26″

for riding on road, i would want road wheels, but a 29er would have a gopping amount of space in between the stays and wishbone.

if/when it does touring (its only a month old), i would want to put stronger 26″ wheels on it with fatter tyres.
i can “borrow” them, and the gears off my XC bike for trips 🙂

mmmmm, versatile.

mine is in bits and I’m not taking photo’s until she’s completed

mrcamel – Member
clamp on cable guides

From where?

Mine will have discs F+R. Got 3 bikes to build this week…re-build my Casseroll (now with discs), Pompino and VN Yukon.

I’ve been thinking about replacing my current fixed commuter frame and fork, and switching over to a disc front… anyone know if it’s possible to get a fork that has a calliper drilling and a disc mount ???

clamp on cable guide from SJS…
…mmmm, casseroll

The ti ones look great but I think they are missing a trick with them, they should do them with clearance for full 29er tyres like the salsa fargo, I’d buy one…

My old one:

My new one:

07112010106 by markenduro, on Flickr

Now gone and forgotten i may add…….

IMGP0422 by jcabuckley1974, on Flickr

Didn’t like it much!

The ti ones look great but I think they are missing a trick with them, they should do them with clearance for full 29er tyres like the salsa fargo, I’d buy one…

Hell yeah!

Ed P2s fit the bill and many others I am sure…yep my DC19s too.

You can drill any steel fork crown tho n

Hi guys. Whats the score with these? At £400 they seem excellent value.

I quit biking about 2yrs ago but have recently had a pretty horrible knee injury which is going to keep me out of action for at least 6mths. My thinking is at the end of 6mths i would love to return to cycling in one form or another. I think the MTB will still be a step too far for a while but i could build things up on one of these on roads and tracks.

Is this a viable alternative to a road bike if you just want to get around and put a bit of mileage in? Say getting to work and back
Is the singlespeed thing too much bearing in mind i will have a fragile knee for a while? I dont want to find i cant get up the few hills i have to get to work etc and have to walk when a geared bike would make it easier.
Once things get better, are they capable of some basic CX use?

Thanks for any help

I’d swap my Roadrat for an XL Pompetamine in light blue with matching forks

markenduro – Member
The ti ones look great but I think they are missing a trick with them, they should do them with clearance for full 29er tyres like the salsa fargo, I’d buy one…

They only made one. There is a new prototype though, so we may be lucky, and I agree with your idea.

Summer rig:

Belt drive Pompino:

Getting a hankering for a singlespeed pompetamine for commuting duties. It’s hilly around here so singlespeed with discs rather than fixed seems to make the most sense. Recently moved to singlespeed on the MTB (Scandal) and this seems like an obvious next move. Leaves me to put the Jake the Snake into permanent cyclocross mode or winter road bike for club runs when singlespeed will not cut it for speed.

markenduro – Member
The ti ones look great but I think they are missing a trick with them, they should do them with clearance for full 29er tyres like the salsa fargo, I’d buy one…

Makes it a very different bike though?

In transporter mode

In monstercross mode

In cross mode. Prefer it in Fixietwat or beardedtourer though.

@TheLittlestHobo

I only have the Pompino and do all my riding on it – road, cross, trails – and find it’s fine for what I want to do. I regularly put in 40-50 miles on it and have done over 70.

I think I need a better picture…