[RBW] Adding grommet holes to steel bikes question

2010-03-30 Thread Christopher Paul
Greetings 2 all, Is it ok to have front rack holes drilled into a steel fork ? Also, is it ok to drill holes for a water bottle cage on the bottom of a steel down tube for a 3rd water bottle? any thoughts on this will be appreciated! Chris -- You received this message because you are

Re: [RBW] Adding grommet holes to steel bikes question

2010-03-30 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I'm no frame builder, but my own inclination would be to keep drills very far away from my front fork. I'm getting rack braze ons to fork a frame here, locally, in Albuquerque, and the builder charges about $25 per fitting, ie $50 for a pair, paint not included. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM,

Re: [RBW] Adding grommet holes to steel bikes question

2010-03-30 Thread Horace
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Christopher Paul zdree...@gmail.comwrote: Greetings 2 all, Is it ok to have front rack holes drilled into a steel fork ? Also, is it ok to drill holes for a water bottle cage on the bottom of a steel down tube for a 3rd water bottle? Don't drill the

Re: [RBW] Adding grommet holes to steel bikes question

2010-03-30 Thread CycloFiend
on 3/30/10 8:46 AM, Christopher Paul at zdree...@gmail.com wrote: Is it ok to have front rack holes drilled into a steel fork ? Also, is it ok to drill holes for a water bottle cage on the bottom of a steel down tube for a 3rd water bottle? any thoughts on this will be appreciated! It

Re: [RBW] Adding grommet holes to steel bikes question

2010-03-30 Thread Jason Hartman
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Christopher Paul zdree...@gmail.comwrote: Greetings 2 all, Is it ok to have front rack holes drilled into a steel fork ? Also, is it ok to drill holes for a water bottle cage on the bottom of a steel down tube for a 3rd water bottle? any thoughts on this