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03-26-24, 07:31 PM
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Looking for Chrome Road Bike Ideas
Hi, I am looking for some ideas on Chrome bikes. Got any?
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03-26-24, 07:45 PM
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~1983 Austro-Daimler SLE - smoke chrome
~1983 Austro Daimler Superleicht
Campagnolo Record and Super Record components on a smoke chrome Reynolds 531 Professional frame.
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Ritchey set up for road. 
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1972 Paramount P13-9 with old man gearing
1970 Raleigh Professional Mk I å la Randonneuse, restomodded with a mix of old and new
1970 Raleigh Professional Mk I å la Randonneuse, restomodded with a mix of old and new
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03-27-24, 09:06 AM
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Love chrome frames. No pics of my old 1984 Mongoose ATB though.
03-27-24, 09:18 AM
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Van, Thank you for posting this. I passed up an early eighties chrome Stumpy a while ago and I kick myself . It was tall like this and tall Mountain bikes are pretty hard to come by , much less chromies! You have that set perfectly.....FOR ME!!!! Sweet set up , Joe
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03-27-24, 09:24 AM
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Hey Whats wrong with "old man gearing"? You guys are killing me with your perfectly sized, beautifully rigged bikes! Is that a 32 tooth rear cog with a NR rear derailleur? It looks like the chainrings are half step? I have set a few up with 28 tooth rear and 53 / 41 chainrings but that's as far as I got. The walk of shame visits me regularly, Joe
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Old man's Macario Professional....
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03-27-24, 10:45 AM
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Seems like this was originally chrome but it has newer stick on decals and so far no one has ever seen a chrome one so its a bit odd.
I honestly haven't ridden it much but it rides very well, the bars are low for me and I put a stem riser extension on it that didn't help much and looks horrific so.......
I have a languishing big Stumpy frame that's very rough, looks like someone scraped on the paint with a screw driver, I may build it up just for fun but its really ugly so it would be a beater and deserves better.
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03-27-24, 10:52 AM
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When Schwinn introduced this Giant made Sierra in 1986, it you could get either Black Chrome or Red with White accents. I think I made the right choice. It is actually a tinted clear coating over the bare metal. I'm not sure what lies under the coating.
1986 Schwinn Sierra in Black Chrome. I put the original Schwinn labeled tires on for the picture before they disintegrated all the way.
I have never been a fan of plain silver all chrome bikes. Nothing against those who do like them, I just prefer some color with chrome trim.
1986 Schwinn Sierra in Black Chrome. I put the original Schwinn labeled tires on for the picture before they disintegrated all the way.
I have never been a fan of plain silver all chrome bikes. Nothing against those who do like them, I just prefer some color with chrome trim.
03-27-24, 10:59 AM
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1966 Raleigh Sports
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The Ritchey came with the unibrow but pretty sure not original, it seems to be an early 80's, no s/n so may have had a really cool fork but we'll probably never know.
I could chrome the big Stumpy fork and/or the Ritchey designed crown MB-1 fork so I could move them around but again......
03-27-24, 04:55 PM
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One that got away...I was hamming and hawing, talking myself into it, you snagged it. Well done indeed!
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Hey Whats wrong with "old man gearing"? You guys are killing me with your perfectly sized, beautifully rigged bikes! Is that a 32 tooth rear cog with a NR rear derailleur? It looks like the chainrings are half step? I have set a few up with 28 tooth rear and 53 / 41 chainrings but that's as far as I got. The walk of shame visits me regularly, Joe
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So any saved pics of it and was it a unibrow, stock biplane or ? fork.
The Ritchey came with the unibrow but pretty sure not original, it seems to be an early 80's, no s/n so may have had a really cool fork but we'll probably never know.
I could chrome the big Stumpy fork and/or the Ritchey designed crown MB-1 fork so I could move them around but again......
The Ritchey came with the unibrow but pretty sure not original, it seems to be an early 80's, no s/n so may have had a really cool fork but we'll probably never know.
I could chrome the big Stumpy fork and/or the Ritchey designed crown MB-1 fork so I could move them around but again......
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The chrome on the BB of this is ok, not stellar, nor is the rest if you eagle eye it.
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Dylansbob was working his way towards it as well, he was a ferry ride away that held him off a bit if I recall correctly.
The guy that had it had owned and sold JL Velo clothing for what he said was very crazy money, they were pretty well know and sponsored a couple of high level teams.
I also got 6 pair of the best shorts I own and had a heck of a good time talking with him. great guy and a good deal all said and done.
He had a bunch of cool bikes, we didn't spend much time on them but he also had a pair of custom show Klein's hanging on the wall of the media room, not my thing but they were very cool and pristine.
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OK, a little outside the assignment, but I thought I'd toss them in.
I'm a sucker for bikes with cut-away aero seat tubes.
And in another ten years, ANY bike without electric pedal assist is going to be "classic".
Chrome paint, before it even started to get good.
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I'm a sucker for bikes with cut-away aero seat tubes.
And in another ten years, ANY bike without electric pedal assist is going to be "classic".
Chrome paint, before it even started to get good.
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My 81 and 83 Pro-Tours, the 83 came to me stripped, not going to strip the 81
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Track bikes always look good in chrome. 1972 Paramount and 1960's modified Cinelli:
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