Southern California - Framebuilder in San Diego area?

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YOJiMBO20
07-04-08, 02:48 AM
Does anyone know of a framebuilder in the San Diego area who could add some bottle bosses to the underside of my aluminum downtube?
Mostly I just want to move my pump (Topeak Mountain Morph G) down there so I can use two bottle cages, and I didn't like having it hang from my top tube (my shorts would catch on it sometimes when I would ride to work and school). If I knew where the two little rubber pads that were on it when I had it on the top tube went, I'd just ziptie it down there, but I figure this would mean no chance of it sliding around.
Thanks,
Jim
Fat Boy
07-04-08, 10:29 AM
You really don't need a frame builder to do what you're talking about. Take your bike to a local machine shop and have them put in a couple 'Riv-nuts' in the frame where you want it. It'll take about 15 minutes once they get started on it. It's a really easy job.
Indolent58
07-04-08, 10:38 AM
or try this:
http://www.bikeparts.com/search_results.asp?ID=BPC300715
If the Mtn Morph is the same diameter as the Road Morph, it will fit in some of the mini-pump brackets so you can mount it next to a bottle like this one: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=5750&subcategory_ID=4363
merlin55
07-04-08, 02:23 PM
forget welding or rivets...just get a different pump or a CO2 system. Welding on the frame is not a great idea
Fat Boy
07-04-08, 10:44 PM
FWIW, Rivnuts (not rivets, they're different) is what Cannondale uses on their aluminum frames. There is no welding. You drill a hole, put the insert into the hole, and upset it (similar to a rivet). Bingo, a threaded hole. I've done it on my personal aluminum frames, but I already have all the tools, so it's no big deal. No one ever questioned whether or not it was done from the factory that way.