Try a different builder? Maybe see if Moots or IF will do it for you? Is there any rule that says that Seven needs to be the one to do it?CrashTheDOG said:I own a Seven Sola that when built in '99 I foolishly elected to leave off the disc brakes tabs even though I sized the seat stay(s) to accept them, because the rep assured me that when I wanted them I could send in the frame and for ~$300 have it reconditioned and have the tabs welded on. Well... I know it's several years later and inflation may have settled in, but when I called earlier this week they wanted $1700, and suggested I just buy a new frame! The rep said the price reflects the fact that Seven has a new dropouts design that incorporate the disc brake tabs for a stiffer system, and was unwilling to consider just simply welding on tabs like they've done in the past. Well, as you can guess, I'll be running V's for the foreseeable future unless anybody has any suggestions.
Seven as in SevenTEEN hundred!!!
I own a Seven Sola that when built in '99 I foolishly elected to leave off the disc brakes tabs even though I sized the seat stay(s) to accept them, because the rep assured me that when I wanted them I could send in the frame and for ~$300 have it reconditioned and have the tabs welded on. Well... I know it's several years later and inflation may have settled in, but when I called earlier this week they wanted $1700 , and suggested I just buy a new frame! The rep said the price reflects the fact that Seven has a new dropouts design that incorporate the disc brake tabs for a stiffer system, and was unwilling to consider just simply welding on tabs like they've done in the past. Well, as you can guess, I'll be running V's for the foreseeable future unless anybody has any suggestions.
, and suggested I just buy a new frame! The rep said the price reflects the fact that Seven has a new dropouts design that incorporate the disc brake tabs for a stiffer system, and was unwilling to consider just simply welding on tabs like they've done in the past. Well, as you can guess, I'll be running V's for the foreseeable future unless anybody has any suggestions.1 - 20 of 31 Posts
www.dekerf.com
He's done it on my steel frame, and several of my friends, for $175- that includes removing the canti bosses. One friend had him do the same procedure to his Ti Hardtail- I think it was about $300 total and looked top notch. They polished it up for him, it looked brand new.
Call deKerf!
He's done it on my steel frame, and several of my friends, for $175- that includes removing the canti bosses. One friend had him do the same procedure to his Ti Hardtail- I think it was about $300 total and looked top notch. They polished it up for him, it looked brand new.
Call deKerf!
CrashTheDOG said:I own a Seven Sola that when built in '99 I foolishly elected to leave off the disc brakes tabs even though I sized the seat stay(s) to accept them, because the rep assured me that when I wanted them I could send in the frame and for ~$300 have it reconditioned and have the tabs welded on. Well... I know it's several years later and inflation may have settled in, but when I called earlier this week they wanted $1700
Careful Homebrew.... you just pissed my hardtail off!
Homebrew said:
Don't bother spending $1700 - Very much not worth it. As already suggested the likes of Matt Chester or possibly IF will possibly be able to provide a work around.CrashTheDOG said:I own a Seven Sola that when built in '99 I foolishly elected to leave off the disc brakes tabs even though I sized the seat stay(s) to accept them, because the rep assured me that when I wanted them I could send in the frame and for ~$300 have it reconditioned and have the tabs welded on. Well... I know it's several years later and inflation may have settled in, but when I called earlier this week they wanted $1700
Perhaps also check the review sections, in disk brakes for brake adapters - there are some companies offering options for disk mounting.
try...
adding a disc tab won't be cheap, but it will be alot less than a new frame. try dean (talk to john, and none of the other knuckleheads there), moots (it won't be cheap) and carl strong (strongframes.com, he has done a few frames that i have seen on mtbr).
i think strong will be your best bet. ask for something that has a longer spine, it will place the force of braking accross a longer section on the stay. i doubt matt chester will do a disc tab, he hates disc brakes...heck, all his frames are ss or fixed gear only!!!
since you say that you sepc'd you stays for disc brakes, and if you use a tab with a longer spine, i doubt you'd have any problems in the futurue.
cheers and good luck.
adding a disc tab won't be cheap, but it will be alot less than a new frame. try dean (talk to john, and none of the other knuckleheads there), moots (it won't be cheap) and carl strong (strongframes.com, he has done a few frames that i have seen on mtbr).
i think strong will be your best bet. ask for something that has a longer spine, it will place the force of braking accross a longer section on the stay. i doubt matt chester will do a disc tab, he hates disc brakes...heck, all his frames are ss or fixed gear only!!!
since you say that you sepc'd you stays for disc brakes, and if you use a tab with a longer spine, i doubt you'd have any problems in the futurue.
cheers and good luck.
CrashTheDOG said:I own a Seven Sola that when built in '99 I foolishly elected to leave off the disc brakes tabs even though I sized the seat stay(s) to accept them, because the rep assured me that when I wanted them I could send in the frame and for ~$300 have it reconditioned and have the tabs welded on. Well... I know it's several years later and inflation may have settled in, but when I called earlier this week they wanted $1700
Give Titus a try.... they helped me
Crash,
I have a relevant story to tell. Titus was able and willing to add disk brake mounts to my 1998 custom Litespeed. I had the same run-a-round with Litespeed, but they only quoted me $800 dollars. Litespeed also wanted to replace the entire dropout with their current integrated design because they said the my seat-stay tubing was not of appropriate thickness to handle the stresses associated with disc brake mounts. I said fine we can surely engineer a proper, less wasteful solution. So, I proposed a different solution of my own design which included a gusset to strenthen the seat-stay but, they didn't budge. I thought this was just rubbish and found them to be very, very non-creative so started calling around and talking to some other custom Ti builders.
I landed on Titus because I discovered they have a history of doing this type of retrofitting to non-Titus frames. I explained my problem and faxed them my design for a new rear brake mount. They tweaked it some (to get the IS dimensions correct) and they generally agreed the design was just fine and should solve any structural weakness concerning the seat-stays.
I've been riding with this brake mount now for two years and I've had no problems (take a look at the picture below). This retrofit only cost me a scant $200 (not including shipping) and it took about 3 weeks!! The mount was perfectly aligned... I didn't need to face the mount at all.... all I can say is perfect. My next bike will certainly be a custom Titus.
Give Titus a call and go disk!!
Hope this helps.
EndUser
Crash,
I have a relevant story to tell. Titus was able and willing to add disk brake mounts to my 1998 custom Litespeed. I had the same run-a-round with Litespeed, but they only quoted me $800 dollars. Litespeed also wanted to replace the entire dropout with their current integrated design because they said the my seat-stay tubing was not of appropriate thickness to handle the stresses associated with disc brake mounts. I said fine we can surely engineer a proper, less wasteful solution. So, I proposed a different solution of my own design which included a gusset to strenthen the seat-stay but, they didn't budge. I thought this was just rubbish and found them to be very, very non-creative so started calling around and talking to some other custom Ti builders.
I landed on Titus because I discovered they have a history of doing this type of retrofitting to non-Titus frames. I explained my problem and faxed them my design for a new rear brake mount. They tweaked it some (to get the IS dimensions correct) and they generally agreed the design was just fine and should solve any structural weakness concerning the seat-stays.
I've been riding with this brake mount now for two years and I've had no problems (take a look at the picture below). This retrofit only cost me a scant $200 (not including shipping) and it took about 3 weeks!! The mount was perfectly aligned... I didn't need to face the mount at all.... all I can say is perfect. My next bike will certainly be a custom Titus.
Give Titus a call and go disk!!
Hope this helps.
EndUser
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Gene Spicer list a price of $150 to add Ti rear disc mounts as a retrofit.
https://spicercycles.com/index.cgi?cat=34&sub_cat=Frame work&prod_id=454&cat_desc=Frame Work
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