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B-Stay looks nice, very clean and I like that colour scheme a lot. The mk1 is a bit special though a few pages back with the round tubes, I'm yet to have seen another in the wild.
If the chrome job comes off ok it'll look stunning for sure. I see a lot of faux chrome on many everyday objects and it looks great, almost indistinguishable from the real deal so don't see why it can't be replicated to the same effect on a frame. Nice group, are those levers factory drilled?
(uncrimped stays)
Ha ha.
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Thanks,I think the b stay is in Navigator decor, the mk1 was a result,right money, the frame is pretty much immaculate ,and has internal tt guides, (most had external),which may have been a factory customization as the 'art decor' is intact so must have been done after routing, but the nds side of forks have a couple of blights, and as you say, they are rarely seen in the wild, the vendor had a mk 2 in Casino Art decor, said he has a load of shit he needs to sell, so we'll see
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re the chrome
I'd initially said to guy if he can do it well, i would recommend him, he told me
the process brings out blights and takes time, but 6 months is taking the piss, London chrome could have done for about400 quid in 6 to 8 weeks, and I could have got it done in Amsterdam for 350 euro and 6 to 8 weeks, I had a verbal on the phone last week and he rang today saying it will be done on Wednesday, so we'll see
issues i see in comparison to the real deal are on drop outs from wheel insertion, so if frame is smooth finish I'll let it sit a few months to hftu
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this is what "inspired" the project, one i found on a Belgian farm ages ago and sold
(uncrimped stays)
I'm expecting a bag o' shite to be honest, guy has had frame set nearly 6 months, the process is pretty much like powder coating, not true chrome, and we agreed to do as a test