Lincolnshire Poacher

[Frenchie]

Hummm...

On-One | The Lincolnshire Poacher

Don't like the headtube logo though. A bit heavy too maybe?

[clarion]

Looks rather classy.

[border-rider]

No front fork guard eyes

I wonder what it's made of...

[Chris N]

For £375 it'd better be good.

[clarion]

It's an expensive way to create a facsimile of a 531 bike that you can get from ebay for less than the price of a Lincolnshire Poacher frame...

[Hot Flatus]

No front fork guard eyes

I wonder what it's made of...

Cro-mo.  Probably the same stuff they make the pomp and Kaff out of.  £250 extra just to have those lugs.

[Frenchie]

No front fork guard eyes

They seem to imply one can fit rear guards but I can't see where...

[Adrian]

Mudguard mounts on the inside of the seatstays.

[matthew]

It also looks like they may have done the same on the front forks.

[Treewheeler]

No front fork guard eyes

I wonder what it's made of...

Victorian Lead Gaspipe...?
 I always wanted a frame sticker that advertised that this frame was made of such.
A good wind up for the geeky bike saddle sniffers.

[rogerzilla]

I like it...it looks almost exactly like mine (which really is a 50s clubman frame).



Problem with the Lincolnshire Poacher: track ends are hopeless for use with mudguards.

It's not really heavy; a medium d/b steel frame is 4.5lb, which makes the fork 1.7lb.  That's about right.

[oncemore]

Track ends may be a slightly bit fiddly with 'grds, but not "hopeless" IME.

[Frenchie]

Track end is what I would want on such a frame. Not hopeless with guards (unless the Pompino is as well, which I haven't experienced), though I wouldn't probably put guards on if I owned one. WRT weight 2.8 kg is not that big [sorry I don't do lbs!], true, in particular considering the tubing and lugs, but heading for 2.5kg to 2.6kg would be nice for a good steelie. Having said that one would be very, very hard pushed to get anything similar from Mercian and the likes at such a price; even an off-the-peg. So yes weight-wise (I was harsh) and price-wise it ain't that bad. I still find the headtube logo ugly though!

[oncemore]

Just had a view - it's really rather pretty! But then I like red.

I expect the headtube logo will remove, Frenchie - so don't let that deter you!

If I still fixed I'd be very tempted....

OTOH, Pompino frames in the On One bargain bin at the moment.

[border-rider]

Track ends may be a slightly bit fiddly with 'grds, but not "hopeless" IME.

agreed

I've got a several of bikes with that combo, and it works fine

Indeed, if you are of a fatter tyre persuasion, it often works rather better than forward-facing dropouts.

[rogerzilla]

Don't you have to run the mudguard rather a long way from the tyre?

[plug]

Just mount the secuclips things from a front mudguard.  Then pop it out when needed.

PS your rear guard looks wonky at the back, Roger. What happened there?

[rogerzilla]

Optical illusion from the reflector.

[oncemore]

"Just mount the secuclips things from a front mudguard.  Then pop it out when needed."

Or just leave 1" or so of stay protruding, slacken eye bolt and raise the rear of the 'grd.

[border-rider]

Don't you have to run the mudguard rather a long way from the tyre?

No.  What Plug said. Close as you like.

[rogerzilla]

In that case, I'd buy one when my frame finally cracks (which, at 50 years and 4lb 2oz, it surely will).  The only thing it's missing is a set of braze-ons for a SA hub gear, but everyone used to use band-on pulleys and fulcrum clips back in the day.