2012 On-one Pompino Commuter/Winter Build
colm_gti
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Part 1
Bit of background first...moved home to my parents house in Ashbourne, Co. Meath a couple of weeks ago as I'm finishing up in UCD (hopefully) around Christmas, and didn't see the point in taking out another years lease. This has come at a good time, as the 60km round trip will come in handy for getting the base miles in over the winter (I can't hack the bus, and the few times I have driven over since moving home have been too stressful with the traffic and parking situation in UCD). The only problem being that I don't have a suitable bike. The bike I used to use for the 5km commute was a bit small and uncomfortable for anything longer, and the BMC would get stolen from the bike racks. I toyed with the idea of picking up a cheap road bike, but that would have been far too easy and sensible. So I started looking at new bikes, with some strict enough criteria...it had to be comfortable, low maintenance, and be able to take mudguards! After some deliberation, I settled on a fixed gear utility bike, or more specifically an on-one pomino. They are pretty popular abroad, but I haven't seen many in Ireland to date.
I went with an XL frame and forks in blue...
...which should be with me tomorrow at some stage!
The beauty of these frames is that they use v-brakes (older models used cantilevers) and can take up to a 35mm tyre, which means I can use it for a bit of SS cyclocross fun, should the mood take me further down the line. Unlike a pure track frame, they can take brakes, 2 water bottles and mudguards/racks.
With the frame and forks ordered, I began searching for all the other parts I needed to finish the build, either new or used.
I put up a parts wanted add on some forums, and didn't get as big a response as I was hoping for, but still managed to pick up a pair of unwanted and unused brake levers, and well worn but usable (and more importantly FREE) selle italia SLR flow saddle, perfect for me as the saddle on my good bike is also an SLR and relatively comfortable (well, as comfortable as a bare carbon saddle can be :P )
My wheels arrived this morning...
I was like an excited kid at Christmas unboxing my new Halo Aerorage rims with a fixed/fixed flip-flop track hub! Went for these as they have 32 spokes and are meant to be pretty bombproof, and more importantly have a CNC machined braking surface, which I see as 100% necessary on a commuter going through Dublin city every day!
That's it for now, pics of the frame and forks to follow when it arrives tomorrow!
Part 2
Today saw the arrival of a few more parts, namely the handlebars I bought from dvintie on boards.ie (pictured with a stem I had lying around);
And the most important part of the bike....
...the frame and forks!
I'm absolutely over the moon with the quality of the frame, very clean welds and some nice touches like a chain hanger on the inside of the seat stay for when you're changing wheels...nice touch! It also turns out that it actually does have the cable guide for cantilever brakes, though I've opted for tektro mini v's and won't need it, but at least I can change should I decide to down the line.
Going to drop into a local bike shop in the morning to try and get a headset fitted and the steerer tube cut, the only job I can't do myself...yet!
Decided to sit it on the wheels and put the handlebars on, just for the sake of it like....
It all looks very hipster at the minute, but will hopefully look a bit more purposeful when it's finished!
Very pleased so far!
Part 3
Another day another box...
This housed a stronglight JP400 JIS 107mm bottom bracket, a 44t stronglight Track 2000 chainset, 16t and 18t on-one chromoly track sprockets and 2 planet-x track lockrings...
I also dropped the bike into the Belfield bike shop while I was in college and got a headset fitted and the steerer tube cut. They accidentally cut it too short to put any spacers, and have offered to replace the fork, but I think it should be ok, I'd probably put the stem as low as possible anyway to get it close enough to the geometry of the BMC...
I stuck all the new (and old) bits onto the frame, and it's starting to resemble a bike now!
I also managed to take the first chip out of the paint, thanks to my ape-like tendencies....I dropped the BB tool :-/
At least that's out of the way now though, I won't be examining it at the end of every day outside college for new chips and scrapes....
One more package to arrive with the remainder of the bits and the bike should be road ready. I just got an email to say it's been dispatched, but I'll be lucky to get it tomorrow, it'll probably be Monday morning at this stage...
Part 4
Oddly enough another box arrived this evening...
Didn't think this would be the remainder of the parts as I only got the dispatch notice at about 2pm....but it was! Respect to CRC!
Tektro mini-v's, brake cables, rim tape, seatpost clamp, seatpost, SRAM ss chain and easton bartape...everything I need to finish the bike!!
I've only managed to get this far tonight though...
Need to setup the mini v-brakes and wrap the bars and then she'll be ready for her maiden voyage!
Part 5
Got up early to finish it off before college today...here she is, ready to start munching miles next week...
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with myself, I think it looks pretty cool! Granted I got someone to press the headset in and cut the steerer tube for me, the hardest part was wrapping the handlebars! I've learned a good bit from doing this and know the bike inside out as a result, I would definitely recommend doing it!
Watch this space for thoughts and opinions on my pompino...
Bit of background first...moved home to my parents house in Ashbourne, Co. Meath a couple of weeks ago as I'm finishing up in UCD (hopefully) around Christmas, and didn't see the point in taking out another years lease. This has come at a good time, as the 60km round trip will come in handy for getting the base miles in over the winter (I can't hack the bus, and the few times I have driven over since moving home have been too stressful with the traffic and parking situation in UCD). The only problem being that I don't have a suitable bike. The bike I used to use for the 5km commute was a bit small and uncomfortable for anything longer, and the BMC would get stolen from the bike racks. I toyed with the idea of picking up a cheap road bike, but that would have been far too easy and sensible. So I started looking at new bikes, with some strict enough criteria...it had to be comfortable, low maintenance, and be able to take mudguards! After some deliberation, I settled on a fixed gear utility bike, or more specifically an on-one pomino. They are pretty popular abroad, but I haven't seen many in Ireland to date.
I went with an XL frame and forks in blue...
...which should be with me tomorrow at some stage!
The beauty of these frames is that they use v-brakes (older models used cantilevers) and can take up to a 35mm tyre, which means I can use it for a bit of SS cyclocross fun, should the mood take me further down the line. Unlike a pure track frame, they can take brakes, 2 water bottles and mudguards/racks.
With the frame and forks ordered, I began searching for all the other parts I needed to finish the build, either new or used.
I put up a parts wanted add on some forums, and didn't get as big a response as I was hoping for, but still managed to pick up a pair of unwanted and unused brake levers, and well worn but usable (and more importantly FREE) selle italia SLR flow saddle, perfect for me as the saddle on my good bike is also an SLR and relatively comfortable (well, as comfortable as a bare carbon saddle can be :P )
My wheels arrived this morning...
I was like an excited kid at Christmas unboxing my new Halo Aerorage rims with a fixed/fixed flip-flop track hub! Went for these as they have 32 spokes and are meant to be pretty bombproof, and more importantly have a CNC machined braking surface, which I see as 100% necessary on a commuter going through Dublin city every day!
That's it for now, pics of the frame and forks to follow when it arrives tomorrow!
Part 2
Today saw the arrival of a few more parts, namely the handlebars I bought from dvintie on boards.ie (pictured with a stem I had lying around);
And the most important part of the bike....
...the frame and forks!
I'm absolutely over the moon with the quality of the frame, very clean welds and some nice touches like a chain hanger on the inside of the seat stay for when you're changing wheels...nice touch! It also turns out that it actually does have the cable guide for cantilever brakes, though I've opted for tektro mini v's and won't need it, but at least I can change should I decide to down the line.
Going to drop into a local bike shop in the morning to try and get a headset fitted and the steerer tube cut, the only job I can't do myself...yet!
Decided to sit it on the wheels and put the handlebars on, just for the sake of it like....
It all looks very hipster at the minute, but will hopefully look a bit more purposeful when it's finished!
Very pleased so far!
Part 3
Another day another box...
This housed a stronglight JP400 JIS 107mm bottom bracket, a 44t stronglight Track 2000 chainset, 16t and 18t on-one chromoly track sprockets and 2 planet-x track lockrings...
I also dropped the bike into the Belfield bike shop while I was in college and got a headset fitted and the steerer tube cut. They accidentally cut it too short to put any spacers, and have offered to replace the fork, but I think it should be ok, I'd probably put the stem as low as possible anyway to get it close enough to the geometry of the BMC...
I stuck all the new (and old) bits onto the frame, and it's starting to resemble a bike now!
I also managed to take the first chip out of the paint, thanks to my ape-like tendencies....I dropped the BB tool :-/
At least that's out of the way now though, I won't be examining it at the end of every day outside college for new chips and scrapes....
One more package to arrive with the remainder of the bits and the bike should be road ready. I just got an email to say it's been dispatched, but I'll be lucky to get it tomorrow, it'll probably be Monday morning at this stage...
Part 4
Oddly enough another box arrived this evening...
Didn't think this would be the remainder of the parts as I only got the dispatch notice at about 2pm....but it was! Respect to CRC!
Tektro mini-v's, brake cables, rim tape, seatpost clamp, seatpost, SRAM ss chain and easton bartape...everything I need to finish the bike!!
I've only managed to get this far tonight though...
Need to setup the mini v-brakes and wrap the bars and then she'll be ready for her maiden voyage!
Part 5
Got up early to finish it off before college today...here she is, ready to start munching miles next week...
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with myself, I think it looks pretty cool! Granted I got someone to press the headset in and cut the steerer tube for me, the hardest part was wrapping the handlebars! I've learned a good bit from doing this and know the bike inside out as a result, I would definitely recommend doing it!
Watch this space for thoughts and opinions on my pompino...
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Looks smart a good result.0
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Very nice. One of these might be my n+1 when I get some money
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Looks great.
I love mine (see eye watering colour scheme below) and use it more than my geared bike. I've thought a few times about changing to SS for the Winter but I'm going to keep it fixed until I have the first mishap!Trying Is The First Step Towards Failure
De Rosa Milanino :-
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Looks really good- That blue is gorgeous! I'm looking forward to building one up soon for some single speed cx fun, I'd just better not tell my parents...
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Cheers guys, need to pick up some mudguards and start riding it now!0
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Thanks for taking the trouble to take all the pics and post this - very interesting.Is the gorilla tired yet?0
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Hope you've had a chance to take the Pompino out. It really does look great.
How are the brakes? I've got cantilevers on mine and they are awful...Trying Is The First Step Towards Failure
De Rosa Milanino :-
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GMB wrote:Hope you've had a chance to take the Pompino out. It really does look great.
How are the brakes? I've got cantilevers on mine and they are awful...
Yours looks great too, love the white forks
Haven't had the chance to get out on it yet, been doing a few kms on the other bike over the weekend, hoping my first commute on it on Tuesday will go to plan I'll let you know how I get on with the brakes after that. 0
