Show us your classic Full Chrome Ride thread
03-29-24, 08:39 PM
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My 77’ getting ready to hit the road this spring as a SS. In Flatlandia, it makes sense!
Still have more to do. Love this SLT 12.2 Schwinn!
Still have more to do. Love this SLT 12.2 Schwinn!
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04-01-24, 11:53 AM
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04-01-24, 01:20 PM
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Coupla Rosses
1) '80s Mt. Hood.
As bought - since replaced tires, fork and saddle, and removed kickstand, rack and lock bracket
Piranha BMX
Curb find. Aside from consumables, the only thing it needed was the strap to hold the coaster brake arm to the chainstay.
No photos of the 24"-wheeled GT Bullet.
Oh, and then there's that '86-ish Schwinn Sierra that's gradually becoming full-chrome, as the paint continues to peel.
1) '80s Mt. Hood.
As bought - since replaced tires, fork and saddle, and removed kickstand, rack and lock bracket
Piranha BMX
Curb find. Aside from consumables, the only thing it needed was the strap to hold the coaster brake arm to the chainstay.
No photos of the 24"-wheeled GT Bullet.
Oh, and then there's that '86-ish Schwinn Sierra that's gradually becoming full-chrome, as the paint continues to peel.
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04-01-24, 03:25 PM
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ca. 1969 Lejeune Champion du Monde
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04-01-24, 04:55 PM
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Gaspipe Torpado.
Does nickel-plating count? 1939 Paglianti.
Does nickel-plating count? 1939 Paglianti.
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04-02-24, 10:44 AM
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Here's one I got at the Co-op in Tucson a few years back. $85 and only needed a rear brake cable, otherwise perfect. Not my size but I couldn't resist since it was like new. It's the 25" frame version but if it had been just and inch shorter I would still have it. Super smooth but just too big for me. I sold it to a 6'-2" ASU student for its original 1977 sale price. I looked it up and these Super Le Tour 12.2s went for $225 in 1977. The all chrome option was another $50.
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04-02-24, 10:20 PM
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You want chrome, huh? That I got. I discovered chrome plating as a low-maintenance finish back in the 80s, and had three of my bikes done that way.
My Rans Nimbus recumbent - I had this frame chromed in 1985 or so.
The Raleigh Pro Mk IV - originally had chrome socks, but I went ahead and plated the rest of the full DB 531 frame in 1987.
My Schwinn cruiser - I had this one chromed when I bought the frame in 1993.
I also have two other bikes with unpainted aluminum frames - not quite the same look, but also low maintenance.
My Rans Nimbus recumbent - I had this frame chromed in 1985 or so.
The Raleigh Pro Mk IV - originally had chrome socks, but I went ahead and plated the rest of the full DB 531 frame in 1987.
My Schwinn cruiser - I had this one chromed when I bought the frame in 1993.
I also have two other bikes with unpainted aluminum frames - not quite the same look, but also low maintenance.
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04-03-24, 07:56 AM
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