Any suggestions on who is local to me (western NY Buffalo area) that I could hire to put on a rear disc tab on a 2001 Rocky Mountain Blizzard frame. It is a True Temper OX Platinum frame. I could ship it anywhere but wanted to start out looking local. Thanks.

There are things I will be willing to do to this frame but adding disk brakes mounts isn't one of them. Andy.

Is that because you feel it is unnecessary or for fear of failure? Just trying to figure out your angle. Thanks for the reply.

I think there are a few lists of US frame builders that you can hunt down.

I don't have any first hand experience with this company, but I'd try:
Nickel City Cycles

Ask them if they do custom work, or perhaps they would have references for someone who can do it.

It also doesn't hurt to hit up some of your local bike shops as they may know someone doing the work. I think our local co-op keeps references of people who do things like dropout repairs.

Depending on how much you travel, sending a bike to NYC may not be any better than sending it to Seattle.

It looks like your bike was about a $1500 bike when it was new, but that was a decade and a half ago. It may still be worth paying for the upgrades, but if you include stripping, welding/brazing, and powder coating, it could run you several hundred bucks.

I think there is a risk in retrofitting an existing frame with disc brakes that many framebuilders wouldn't want to take. The stays and fork blades on disc brake purpose-built framesets are usually beefier to prevent possible failures due to concentrated loads imposed by braking forces.

There are a few reasons. Scooper says some well. Also for some one who isn't fluent in disk brake issues there's the expanding learning curve. (I'm too old to learn stuff and also loose money..)

Perhaps I should have stayed quiet, but I have seen this need to be current with old frames before and couldn't help myself from replying. Andy.

I appreciate everyone's input so far. I'm currently running the bike in mullet mode, disc front and v-brake in the rear and could continue to do so. I just wanted to look into logistics and cost of modifying the frame if I were to do so.

Mullet mode is fine... you don't need a disc out back when a good V brake will provide all the stopping power you'd ever want.

The Blizzard is an incredible (handbuilt) frame, mine is 725 Reynolds.

I could add a rear disc tab to my Blizzard, I have the tools and skills but would not do this when it wasn't needed.

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in that case N+1, buy a disc brake bike, whole new thing..

OP; A one off suggestion;

Nashbar 26" Mountain Bike Frame

Can get a rather good frame and fork which have mounts for both those disks and also removable studs for v-brakes / canti's for total of $149. This would let you explore use of disks or rim brakes or any combo up to a 4 brake setup without sparking up your good frame. Just thinkin' outside the box.

FWIW
/K