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I suspect in the majority of cases nutserts or rivnuts for our american friends are used. If you have the correct tooling these are very easy and cheap to fit.
Bring your frame to Hampton court and I will do it for free.
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Why not just use clamp-on bottle cages?
Because I think theyre clunky and ugly...:P
@Skully Do you know the kind of price I'd be looking at for 2 sets of fittings?
@freezing77 thanks for the offer man, gimme a couple of days and I will get back to you on that, and we can maybe arrange a time etc...
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If i can't get braze ons, I might just do rivnuts and then epoxy them a little to stop them coming loose/turning. I think I might just get away with that...
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ha... i use those Elite VIP bottle cage mount things http://nordicgroup.us/cageboss/#11._Elite_VIP_Universal_Cage_Mount_22-50mm
They're cheap enough from parker international, work fine and are't too much of an eyesore. Plus alot easier than messing around with whatever else is on offer. I had tried hose clips - fail , and bought a profile 2 behind the saddle holder, which worked fine until i hit a grate and a bolt on the mount snapped. Leaving me to ride home carrying it and 1 bottle (other broke on impact) never trusted it since and found myself constantly checkin it was still there.
think its a good point about being able to go back to clean lines if you want to.
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I could braze in a pair of bottle bosses for you, my work shop is at 98 webber st se1, which is a bit closer then Leeds
cheers
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Hello, bringing up a really old thread. Are there any builders or workshops about London that would be able to insert a rivnut on the cheapish? Bought a frame with a lost boss and would like a cage back
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Could I have one (actually, four. Please.) or get a recommend where to buy them? Not getting along with strap-on's... oo-er, etc.
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It was. I hate making a fuss. Will pm...
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Very cheap on ebay aluminium M5 open ended packs of 10.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RIVNUTS-NUTSERTS-RIVET-NUTS-STEEL-ALUMINIUM-OR-STAINLESS-M3-M4-M5-M6-M8-M10-M12-/361388153801?var=&hash=item5424699bc9:g:zE4AAOSwT6pVhcB9 -
But I need a tool too, right? DIY tools look a bit complex for my modest means
If not then that'd be great -
Hacks / bodges thread-worthy!
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Right, am on it. Have a spare steel frame for practicing on. I should buy the aluminium ones (there's three options at the link)?
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Braze on water bottle fittings ghetto style?
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Hey guys,
I just bought an old frame and want to do a fg conversion. I'm planning to get the frame stripped/powdercoated etc, but I also want to add some water bottle fittings.
so 2 questions:
Are there any framebuilders in and around london who might be able to do it or cheap (I found bob jackson do them, but theyre located in the middle of nowhere and charge a fortune)?
Is it possible to do them ghetto style? I was thinking just drilling into the frame and tapping a thread into the holes for the M4 nuts, having measured and marked carefully etc. Its a steel frame so im not that worried about stripped threads, but are there any problems doing it this way? (structural integrity?) Also, rivnuts maybe? but then I would need to get/borrow tools.
Cheers