Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...yes. He mentioned plans for powdercoating, so I didn't want to further confuse the issue.
Chrome can also be masked prior to powdercoat, so I was unsure whether it was an issue or not. Obviously a chromed frame can be cold set, so I answered the only two issues I could think of - does chrome make it harder to cold set (no), and added my experience in reraking chromed forks on 70's era Raleighs. I highly doubt cold setting chainstays would cause chrome flaking, as the localized deformation is small compared to my experience reraking forks.
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