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Also don't ever post just a non driveside photo again.

you have been warned...

disk side rack question = disk side picture? ;)

The reason i am looking at the Charge Plug vs Fuji track is i have already narrowed my search down to these two or possibly the On One Pompino. Paddywagons, Cinellis etc have already been disregarded from my search due to price.
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For what its worth the paddy wagon i had was the most fun bike ive owed until it was pinched by some bastard! Bombproof I put it through hell. Not to say the other bikes arent good.
My house mate had a plug for a while but it didnt ride/feel as good to me.

wiggle says JIS

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/miche-primato-advanced-silver-track-chainset/

On-one.co.uk have 103mm them i believe for £9.99 I think i remember seeing.

theres my solution then. :)

That might be an idea for the time being.

The drive side is fine but a little look has turned up that finding single left side crank arms are like hens teeth!

Would a 170mm arm be noticibally different to me until a new chainset can be afforded?

Never had a prob with my formula hubs. Cheap and cheerful.

I think the On One hubs are cheap and decent too(disclaimer: never used one)

I wish I had money right now :(

I'd love this. If it rides anything like my Olmo racing frame then this will be a great bike.

Someone buy it!!!!!

Backed. I need the next installment too.

Take pics and post them so we can see your process and progress. I'd be really interested to see how it works out (well i hope)

Worth the gamble if she will love it and ride it lots :)

good luck.

Thats my plan too when i find the right hubs and can build up a set of disc hubbed wheels. Until then im going to try and make the current wheel set work. Ive got a front hub waiting.

But funds are tight and my current frame is very much on its way out sadly :(

Good point Id assumed id mentioned it. Yeah Large :)

Size large is a 56cm top tube a 54cm top tube is a medium going by the on one website

How do the Pompetamine frames size up? I'm 6ft and am wondering what size would work best.

im 6ft too. Going by sizing guide it should work fine and others have auggested this size from the Pompino thread. Find out in a few weeks once payday rolls around and I get the parts to build it.

Interesting.

Im going to try my current cranks and see if they will work If not i'll have to look into buying something else. If ive measured everything thing correctly I should be alright.

However they are famous last words.

What rear hub are you using? Mine is standard track spacing so I need a 42mm chainline if running the hub centrally spaced.
With the messenger crank ive seen I should need a 103mm bb but I might get something slightly longer if this doesnt work and space it over a few mm just incase.

thoughts/ideas/critisims welcome

Surely that wont work unless you cut a slot in the back too?

The seat post clamp wont work on a solid tube will it.

Have to cut a slot and then drill a hole at the bottom? Might get messy!!!!

surely the 105 would be fine with a single chain ring would be a good crank for a single speed.

Cool thanks for the pointers.

They werent new to me so either came to me already like that and i never noticed or were cocked up like this. Either way ill look to replace.

Thought that might be the case. It always works itself loose every couple of weeks so I assume has slowly worn itself out. Bums!

Where are you in Essex? Im in Southend If you are near there I might be able to take it of your hands.

So on the spur of the moment I recently bought an On One Pompetamine frame and am now planning to turn it into my all weather machine.

The plan is to move as much from my current bike over to it to get it rolling then upgrade as I find the parts as budget is tight so it will be a process of bargain hunting.
eg wheels and disc hubs/brakes

This should then allow me to restore the Olmo frame im currently riding and slowly killing.

So far the parts im planning to move over are

bars
stem
Cranks - Sugino RD 42t
Wheels - origin8 120mm spaced rear hub velocity rim.

In theory the wheel should go in to ride fixed if i space it right as the frame is 135mm and get the correct chain line until i can source some disc hubs at the right price to build some wheels.

So the first things i need to find are forks and the right size bb to give a 42mm chainline i guess

Ok so I noticed a squeeking in my cranks last night on my ride home so this morning I figured Id check it out assuming it would just have come loose.

I loosened the bolt right off and then have cranked it down as I usually would to tighten it up and stop the squeek.

This time however the boot is cranked in as tight as it can go there is still about 2mm of play in the arm up and down.

This may always have been there and ive never noticed or its a nnew thing becuase somethings on its way out.

Any ideas?

Crank is Sugino messenger and the BB is a campagnolo (i forget which).

Could be that BB spindle and crank are just an i'll fit?

Ride Report.
Cocked up the unfolding and then in my haste to try and catch up I shifted gear going over the bump on the back straight and lost the chain off the front ring. Game Over.

Consoled myself with free beer in VIP area.

Bummer!! This happened right in front of where we were watching! Bad luck dude :(

On the bright side FREE BEER :)

I might be interested. Could you post pictures at all?

thanks though.