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Title: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 28, 2009, 08:46 PM: Anybody know somewhere really good to get a set of bars chromed in the North East ?

Cheers All
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on November 28, 2009, 08:49 PM: Take a look at JimmyP's thread when he posts it up, a company called Allen Chrome in Pocklington Ind est, one of the best chromers i have seen. :daumenhoch: i just got his Pro Class and Hutch Aerospeeds done for him and the finish is almost perfect. Ill let his pics tell the story :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: moanjam on November 28, 2009, 08:55 PM: where aboots yu from like ;)
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 28, 2009, 09:01 PM: Billingham, just outside Middlesbrough !
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on November 28, 2009, 09:22 PM: Fook me i went to North Field for a cpl of years in the 80s
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 28, 2009, 09:31 PM: Same school, it's a small world !
Do you still round here ?
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on November 28, 2009, 09:34 PM: Nah, went back to H,pool then moved around the world, now settled in York mate.
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: moanjam on November 28, 2009, 09:38 PM: used to play in a band round the clubs boro/billingham hot spots bitd low grange club , beechwood and easterside ,hemlington, to name a few ???
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 28, 2009, 09:52 PM: Few rough places in amonst that lot !
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: Daletsunami on November 29, 2009, 06:47 PM: Alright mate, I went to school with an Anthony Lightowler....any relation?

Fella called buttsbikeshop is the man to speak to about chroming work, had a few bits done off him now and it's always great ;)

I'm at Norton btw 8)
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 29, 2009, 07:30 PM: Hi Mate
Norton is spitting distance from me !
yeah he's a cousin.....
Is it on here, where is Butts ?
Good to hear from ya !
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: Daletsunami on November 29, 2009, 07:59 PM: He is on here mate, if you go to the members list at the bottom you will find him there (page 33) and just send him a pm

He's based in leeds but you can post things to him and he'll post them back
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: neiljonarcus on November 29, 2009, 08:13 PM: paul thanks for the call :LolLolLolLol: only joking mate , i have just had some stuff done by buttsbike shop he is the nuts have a look hear

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=96067.60
Title: Re: Chroming in the North East
Post by: paullightowler on November 29, 2009, 08:54 PM: Neil
this was for some bars I just got from nick the other day.
My frame still needs doing, ended up working all weekend.
Opinion on here is to keep the frame original but it will just eat away at me !
Do you have contacts for chroming ?