What is nipple for?
 

Any reason for this kinda weird lookin thing on the head-tube? For a frame mount pump maybe?

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps168768df.jpg

If the bike is female, the baby bike nurses there for the first six months or so. If the bike is male, who knows.

:lol: I've wondered the same thing as one or two of my bikes have them too.

Charging port for Di2

It holds the handle end of a frame pump.

Mount for a Zefal or equivalent frame pump.

"It's God's way of saying: You don't have 'em, but if you did, they'd be right there!"
-- Gallagher

:roflmao:Pure genius!

You guys who posted the facts killed what was going to be a great thread.

Or it could be for the baby bike to suckle on orrrrrr the potential father of baby to suckle on.... Is that better?

Reminds me, what's a dickfer? :innocent:

I heard you could get japanese radio stations if you dial it in just right.

Haha!

Hmm. Your bike has an outy. Mine has an iny.

This bike is a bull;
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...s/IMG_5677.jpg

With enough amoxycillin it will go away.

My bikes are all females, but only the Bott has a nipple. The others are sans nipple. Is this a new genetic mutation brought about by the use of carbon? BTW, is the Bott a uni-nippler?

ummmm gotta love a thread dedicated to bike porn.....

I had a girlfriend who had one on her back!

Fun as hell to dance with :)

Best thread title this week, FTW!

Bill

Bull calf.

Rub some ice on it.....

It looks like someone already did

But seriously folks, my old bike had one and it came with a frame pump that was supported with it, all was good. My current bike (new to me but an '80s model) doesn't have one but I'd like to have a frame pump for it. Are there frame pumps that don't need a nipple to stay up (oh, I can see someone having a go at this one) or are there add-on nipples (or strap-ons if you want to more incentive for joking)?

Yes. There are many kinds of clamp-on pump holders. From umbrella clips, like the Campy, REG, AFA, etc. Or the double clamp-on ones. Like these, from you neck of the woods.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-CYCLO-PU...item19d1a36a34
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-KARASAWA...item1c2295fa12