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Old 07-16-23 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by smd4
I was. Dark rims? Sure. Not a “component” in my book. Gold brakes, stems, bars, chains?

Please.
Darkm rims, couche dure was a hard anodizing process by mavic used from 1985 till 2007/2008, which was made of ceramic and applied on the braking surfaces and the rim, it had a thickness of 50µ and a hardness of 600 vickers.It made many mavic rims more resistant and reliable than many of their competitors.
Gold plated groupsets were part of campagnolo's history and exclusively found the record groupset as seen in the links :
Rossin Record Gold Plated Spectacular Road Bicycle ,
ICS - ITAL CICLI SYSTEMS - EXCLUSIVE BIKE - GOLD PLATED CAMPAGNOLO C RECORD ,
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Gardin. Canada, 1983. ,
Colnago C35 Ferrari Gold Collectible Road Bike
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