Originally Posted by
Kilroy1988
Howdy all,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and about some of your experiences getting a custom build done!
My main problem with pump pegs behind the head tube is that in nine out of ten cases once you stick a pump there it won't be sitting parallel to the top tube. That really annoys me and looks "cheap," and I cannot rely on a builder to get it right because it might still come down to the size of the mounting hole on the pump as well.
The choices I made for the chrome and paint are still not set in stone, as I will circle back with the builder after the frame is complete to confirm such details. But for now I'm satisfied that I will like the results I had in mind.
-Gregory
Yep, very hard to get this right, Dave said he has something like a line in the sand I think.
On mine the cable giudes stick out more so that was an issue that Dave was concerned with but I wanted all of Andy's details, you really don't want the pump touching and rubbing on the frame which often happens if the pump hugs the TT like it should.
I put bigger rubber caps on the feet of the pumps to space the pump away from the ST or TT and make it more level which can be a little kludgy, especially if you don't use clear tubing to camouflage it.
