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Old 08-04-11, 07:41 AM
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OK, I just celebrated my 10th wedding anniv and spent a ton of time in jewelry stores shopping for something sparkly for my beautiful wife.

Now I am feeling the need to look at some shiny things that *I* like. Let's see your chrome bikes, chrome stays, chrome forks, chrome lugs, highly polished bits, cromovelato... If it sparkles in the sun, I want to see it!

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Not chrome, but shiny. Some parts for my World Voyageur build:



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WOW ! where are my sunglasses?
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AWESOME! Keep 'em coming!
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chrome, rust, oxidized alloy, etc.
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Here's some heavily worn chrome.

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I'm thinking I want to build a chrome bike really bad.
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I'm thinking I want to build a chrome bike really bad.
Ditto
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Old 08-04-11, 09:28 AM
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some bikes such as 70es garlatti were all chrome, but painted over. so that there is a way to obtain an all-chrome bike by scraping only the paint !
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You have to love chromed Nervex Professional lugs and Vagner fork crowns!!!

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I aint got much chrome ...boo hoo.
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there's that bike again. GIMME THAT WILL YA!
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