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Well, It's finished

Theres a bit of toe overlap so i'll decide if the cages are staying but on the whole it's rather lovely to ride

I've got myself back on chicken and broccoli everyday for the last two weeks,

I've dropped down 4kg in just over a week, mostly water weight i think due to lack of carbs, but still i'm fairly happy with that, no treadmill involved either!

^^^ Tried this on Carbon- Does not work well

cheers @Rikki I'm hoping the end result works out nice!

I've always enjoyed having a rack ont the front, can't be arsed taking a bag everywhere!
I have got a king carrier going spare if you're looking for one? It's black hence why i didn't use on the Pomporteur

cheers, I've noticed it now looking at the photo's again,
I've got another bolt hole to use on the strut so I think dropping it forwards one more will level it out a bit,

Agreed is shares similarities with the Soma... everyones got to take inspiration from somewhere i suppose!

sorry @Serling not sure what you mean?

Cheer @tyeness!

got the steerer tube cut at lunchtime - used a circular cutting saw... so much quicker than hacksaw and vice!

test fitted steel mudguards as it looks a bit bland without them.
Also I had to find a way to stop the rack smashing into the downtube every time I move the thing, So I've made some very rough little leather bumpers- I'll tidy them up for completion

ITM bars and Pasela's fitted- the rack is a little wide at the base so I've had to bend it inwards a bit to match the axle length - I'll cut the steerer down over lunch today as i'm fairly happy with that height

Currently waiting on brakes, levers and seatclamp to arrive

Time to stop spamming the Pompino thread...

Last year I raced cyclcocross, I wasn't too bad at it and as with 'Cross you tend to need two bikes,
My pit bike was the pink and glittery Pomino -

This year I've stopped racing, moved jobs (closer to home) and soon to be moving house.
For this i needed a nice simple bike to commute on as well as jaunts with the lady and into town, so below is where i'm at;

Powdercoat burned off and sandblasted:

Powdercoated Ivory -

The Rack was made by Lee Cooper when he built his Porteur for Bespoked show a few years ago, its 4130 main tubing with stainless mounts, it's bloody lovely!

The wheels are fairly standard, Weinman DP18 on Miche Primato,

I'm currently waiting for a few more parts to arrive next week

it was fun as the SSCX and i used it a frew times during cross races when the geared bike got too muddy and had to be pitted and cleaned, I managed to stay at the front on it as well!

But no more racing, A Mrs and commuting to work has got to take over, hence the popmporteur, Paint on the frame, fork and rack should be finished today.

I'm taking inspiration from Lee Cooper's Porteur that he won Bespoke Bristol best Utility bike with, But with a solid Ivory paint instead of chrome plating, I know Lee quite well so he's giving me a little hand with the final look of the build

Work has begun on the PompPorteur -

Before:

After:

This is raw, sandblasted state ready for Powdercoat, should be coated and lacquered early next week (I'm waiting for the colour to go through)

EDIT: Just scored a Lee Cooper Porteur rack for the front in Black - will get this re-powdered to match the frame next week!

rotor finally getting rid of those massive hard to find button cells in favor of AA - http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/04/16/all-new-rotor-inpower-hides-power-meter-tech-inside-crank-spindle/

The pompinoporteur is coming together nicely but now I need brakes,

I'm after some silver (or better still polished) levers for mini-vs or canti's (so road pull rather than mtb) can be v-brake style, but nicer shapes preferable

Also mini vs or canti's in polished / silver if anyone has?

Cheers

How bigs the Cape?

Sunday Roubaix price drops!
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What will you be riding Luci? I'll keep an eye out for you at Trafalgar

I taught my dog to fetch the other day,

Now i'm getting a lot of stick for it

Huzzah, I shall be there with my work rabble,

@General_Lucifer did you get tickets? would be nice to say hello and thank you for the stories

I've got nice Canti's for sale off my Pomp - https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/264993/#comment12182237

Cheers @AE86
@joel_austen I've got a new 47t if that's any help?

I used to holiday here as a lad... http://www.sandyballs.co.uk/

not a person, but still >>>>

As title please,
700c Fixed / free wheel i'll be running freewheel anyway,
Polished or silver rims, hubs and spokes please - Ideally sealed cartridge bearings also,

Budget around £70 Posted, Let me know what you have!

International day of the Troll tomorrow,

Anyone got anything lined up for the morning?

Today I have made several copies of a blank piece of paper with a paperclip attached, tomorrow they will be loaded into the first tray of the photocopier, lolz will ensue while I watch people hunt for the mystery paperclip on the photocopier glass

Yep, I probably would've done it anyway, but i'll have some extra soppy emotion in it this time round