• I saw stacks of bikes like that when I visited NY. Lots of rare old frames parked up with a gnarly bare chain that has taken all the paint off it. I know they have a pretty harsh winter but the long dry summer must stop them deteriorating.

  • That and excellent chrome plating - i believe older frames used a stronger chemical bath to achieve the plating that has since been discontinued due to high polution.. i might be wrong.

  • Indeed
    Cr6 (Hexavalent Chromium) banned under the RoHS directive over 10years ago.

    Back in the 70s/80s a lot of italian builders were chrome plating and putting a coloured lacquer over it - Chromovelato

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