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Can you have too much chrome on a build?
factory pilot:
okay I've got a lovely highly poished chrome frameset, a re-chromed set of single pinch 401 flight crank arms and a soon to be highly poished redline bubble font chainring.......
...the question is do I go for a chrome chain or just the usual metal coloured chain (both would be izumi)?
Would a chrome chain look good or would it be too blingy and a chrome overdose ?
my build's going to a homage rather than exact replica so it's down to my choice ( the bike I'm copying has a plain metal chain on it)
What are your thought's on such matters fellas?
cheers Ant
Retrodan72:
Personally Ant, I can't see any problem with a bike being too blingy, other than I doubt there is one member on here that had one that was like that BITD probably. :-\
I quite like it though. 2 bikes that spring to mind are Joffs Robbo and Iain Willgas' DP GL+, both have loads of chrome and polished bits, and both look amazing IMO. 8)
snoopy72:
--- Quote from: factory pilot on January 11, 2014, 09:03 PM ---okay I've got a lovely highly poished chrome frameset, a re-chromed set of single pinch 401 flight crank arms and a soon to be highly poished redline bubble font chainring.......
...the question is do I go for a chrome chain or just the usual metal coloured chain (both would be izumi)?
Would a chrome chain look good or would it be too blingy and a chrome overdose ?
my build's going to a homage rather than exact replica so it's down to my choice ( the bike I'm copying has a plain metal chain on it)
What are your thought's on such matters fellas?
cheers Ant
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Both my builds have chrome Izumi chains, they are not too bling ,more frosty chrome tbh
GavinDavis:
I love a pure chrome bmx :smitten:
Id say go for it.....bling that puppy up :daumenhoch:
factory pilot:
Cheers Dan, personally I think it looks great on say a chrome trickstar but not on other builds.
I'm only asking cos at MK12 I remember that i heard a few people dissing some people's builds as being too flash with this kind of set up....
...I'll hunt down the build's you've mentioned and give 'em a squint ;)
any other thoughts lads? ::)
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