My dream Rivendell would be any of their lineup that stripped off all the
expensive aesthetic luxuries, while preserving all the function. Same
tubes, same geometry, same magical ride. NO lugs, fancy paint, or complex
decals. Just Tig welded and powdercoated a single color.
Imagine all the ca
I've had a bike chrome plated by GOrilla bicycles here in Zürich. It cost
about $300.
The fears about weakening the metal only apply to bad workshops: the
process involves an acid bath, which needs to be washed away lest the acid
slowly eat the steel.
A good job actually involves 3 platings.