In a message dated 8/19/02 3:29:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com writes:
<< Chrome rusts whether it is chipped or not, especially in areas that see a lot of sweat. >>
That's why chromed tubes on bikes are often clear coated. (Think of those old PX-10s where the clear coat has yellowed...compared to an uncoated Italian chrome fork, the kind that rusts/pits by looking at it on a humid day.)
Also, I know a couple Harley buddies who get parts chromed. Some of the platers in the motorcycle business are as obsessive/artistic as bicycle frame builders/painters. And they've got better tattoos.
-Likes my all chrome frame,
Ed Kasper
Detroit