You are reading a single comment by @platypus and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
rivnuts everywhere: https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/rivet-nutting/
platypus-
Always liked the idea of cage mounts on the top tube, for a fuel pod bag thing or bottle, so might give that a go. Wouldn't play nice with a top-tube shifter, but meh. That guy says inside the triangle is the only bit that's difficult to drill so maybe I'll try it after all
Edit: under DT obviously as well
-
I always thought rivnuts would be a bad idea on steel. Seems weaker than brazing. Rivnuts on carbon where you can't braze/weld. Pretty sure you can do bottle cage bosses on a shitty map gas setup from B&Q too.
frankenbike
tallsam
I'm a bit wary of drilling for bottle cage eyes for now as I've heard you need to get the holes very straight.
Could definitely do some of these lads though:
Maybe 2 or 3 with bottle cage spacing on each seatstay so that I can fit anything cages?
Roughly like this: