Re:[CR]Rechroming a Huret Front Mech Cage ...

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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:28:36 -0800
Subject: Re:[CR]Rechroming a Huret Front Mech Cage ...
From: "Pete Imandt" <imandt@sbcglobal.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODCBcKfExvW00000c0b@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>



> Steve Neago replied, in part, to Donald Gillies with:
> You are correct that Huret plating is terrible. . .

Is there any exemplary French plating? You can often distinguish French components, from the non-French, by the corrosion. Your old bike may clean up very nicely except for the French bits. Do any of you experts know, is the French approach to plating significantly different?

Pete Imandt
Ramona, SoCal