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Bit of a treat to myself:
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I think it was Samuri's white one that piqued my fancy. Just looked right.

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That makes eight of them now.
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Which is quite a few, so I thought Id write down a bit about them:
http://on-ones.blogspot.com/

Im off out for a test ride...


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 4:30 pm
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I want my "that blue" 456 back. 🙁


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 4:34 pm
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On-one JPS looks good.


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 4:51 pm
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You wouldn't want more than thirteen though. I wonder what the final five will look like?


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 4:54 pm
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I want a pompetamine to commute on. No particular reason but I want one.

Was hoping they would come up in the frameset bundles so I'd have an excuse. Could just build a drop bar 29er I suppose.


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 5:06 pm
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Just think, if you sold all of those you could buy one good bike 😉


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 5:09 pm
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Dont sit down. At least for 2 eighths of the time 😉


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 5:21 pm
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And I thought I had a bad case of brandloyaltyitis with four On-Ones (plus a Planet-X)! 🙂


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 5:54 pm
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Excellent article, Stoner. Thanks.


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 7:04 pm
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You wouldn't want more than thirteen though. I wonder what the final five will look like?

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Posted : 10/03/2012 8:22 pm
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cheers ononeorange.

the JPS has come out really well:
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And the paint finish is the best yet.
Really deep, thick, lustrous.

And the joy of 8x 27.2mm seat tubes - makes swapping posts a no-brainer.


 
Posted : 10/03/2012 8:54 pm
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Smart.
Excellent bloggage.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 9:08 am
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You aint got nothing on the guy with 7 x sevens !


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 9:52 am
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7 x sevens

Ive got more petty cash 🙂

I remember his pics. He's got some sweet bikes.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 9:59 am
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That's quite lovely. What rims are you using?

Tempted by those forks too - would be a nice alternative to my hideous roadrat ones.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:07 am
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Great blog Stoner - wish I'd hung on to lil' red now 😥 - 4 years I kept that bike 😯 . Only managed three Inbreds myself but I often think it'd be rude not to make it four 😛


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:21 am
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theyre a spare set of 29ers I had. One's a Sunn Equalizer, 19mm I think, on a superstar superlight fron hub, (I really ought to move that over to the Ti29er to match the Sunn + SSC rear) and a Bonty Mustang on an XTR hub which I got for a song a few years ago. No Idea how wide the mustang is but not very would be my guess - no more than 19mm certainly.

Its only rude if you flaunt it mama...oh wait,,,.... 😳


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:40 am
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I'm off on an EBay hunt now, for BB&s and levers and drop bars and wheels and forks and....

Gah. This will be expensive.

What levers/bars are you using? Are they specific to the road BB7s, or will the MTB BB7s work with them too?


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:46 am
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I should lug my 7 out for a pic, if they are ever all working at once :p


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:48 am
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They are MTB BB7s which I stole off mrs S 456, in exchange for some bargin deore hydros from Rose Bikes.

The Midge bars and Tektro (I think, or Dia Compe 287s) levers which have v-brake pull rates came off my pompino when I changed them over to road bars, forks and brakes.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 10:49 am
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if it's an arms race, Al...

That pic excludes my other 2x bikes - a 1970s Falcon SS commuter that I keep locked up at Paddington, and my Brompton, for work trips that dont take me to London. Then there's the boys' two Islabikes... 😉


 
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Nice blog stoner, enjoyed that....right up to the point where my youngest happened to look over my shoulder and notice your family/trailer rig, "daddy can you build one for us pleeeeeease?"
....I've just been dispatched to the shed, cheers!


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 11:30 am
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What old git said


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 11:38 am
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They are MTB BB7s which I stole off mrs S 456, in exchange for some bargin deore hydros from Rose Bikes.

The Midge bars and Tektro (I think, or Dia Compe 287s) levers which have v-brake pull rates came off my pompino when I changed them over to road bars, forks and brakes.

Thanks. Going to convert my roadrat, think the drops and hoods are a more comfortable setup.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 11:43 am
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There must come a point where you have enough to trade in for one [i]decent[/i] bike.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 12:21 pm
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That's a nice looking bike, think I might give some midge bars a go on my road bike as I never really get onto the drops.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 12:45 pm
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seems you buy bikes instead of gears...
seriously, why all the same brand?


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 12:46 pm
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Plenty of value there for scrap to buy something good


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 12:52 pm
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Enjoyed reading that. Just had delivery of my very first On-One, a Pompetamine Versa; drop bars with 8 speed Alfine and BB7 disc brakes. Two rides in I'm loving the versatility.

Paul

p.s. the "glow in the dark" white frame really does glow in the dark.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 1:02 pm
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Just bought BB7s and drops. Midge bars next, trying to decided if those forks arrive at the same time or not.


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 1:03 pm
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On-Several...

I don't condone the madness, but I can understand it (Bontragers x 4 - & [i]greatly[/i] want a Bonty CX).


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 7:59 pm
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the words niche and whore spring to mind


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 8:29 pm
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niche

that'd be a niche like a hooker's snatch then eh?


 
Posted : 11/03/2012 8:57 pm
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Was hoping they would come up in the frameset bundles so I'd have an excuse.

that's what I had said jonba 😉

seriously, why all the same brand?

My lack of imagination.


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 10:18 am
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good blog!


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 10:32 am
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I think it was Samuri's white one that piqued my fancy. Just looked right.

Unlike your black one! Sorry, but something just not quite right about that for me - strange as I really quite like your blue Pompinos, and wondering what the difference is.


 
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😯 Reminds me of this
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Posted : 12/03/2012 11:17 am
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I like the look of that. It would be a nice match for my Barry White Inbred.

They don't do a geared version, do they? I'd be tempted if they did...


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 11:18 am
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Have you got normal (proper? 😉 ) bikes too or just O-O's? if so how many total?
My mrs won't be too impressed when my new "frame replacement"* actually turns into bike number 7.

*TBF I did intend it to be a replacement but I don't think I've got the heart to bin my oldest and favouritist frame.


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 11:23 am
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Cool, I added some kind of kitten filter to my Chrome browser and now all your pictures have been replaced with kittens. I'm much happier now.


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 11:43 am
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stoner - I've tried to answer your Q but it won't allow me to comment for some reason.


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 12:32 pm
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cant see any probs with the site at my end. ah well. modern tech eh?

Sorry, but something just not quite right about that for me - strange as I really quite like your blue Pompinos, and wondering what the difference is.

One's, blue, the other's black, aracer. HTH 😉


 
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I like the look of that. It would be a nice match for my Barry White Inbred.

They don't do a geared version, do they? I'd be tempted if they did...

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£900 + a few quid for some SB8s - would be a great geared version.


 
Posted : 12/03/2012 1:10 pm
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Nice one Stoner...
That's uncanny. Mines fixed though.
Awesome commute bike that will also tackle anything else I might throw at it.
Just need to trim my steerer down now that I'm happy with the set up.
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Posted : 18/03/2012 11:30 pm
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oh my word that JPS one is nice. Nice collection Stoner. Well done.


 
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