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Climate nonsense, if there is at the moment any rapid change in climate it's certainly not through man made CO2 emission. The world is currently at the lowest CO2 the planet has seen over its entire 600million year history. Climate has fluctuated millions of times, we've had ice ages, warming periods, and in recent history we had a little ice age in 1500-1700AD and a global warm period during Medieval times. Was this through industrial emission? No, it was through the thing that warms the planet every day, the solar cycles and activity. CO2 through the greenhouse effect cannot warm the earth anymore than it currently has even if you doubled CO2 to 800ppm. But it would increase plant growth and crop yield.

Yes this was a DIY. But I work at a platers so it's a piece of cake for me. It's copper electroplated.

I'm booked on too. Flights booked and accomodation sorted in the dordogne, will camp near Pau the day before.

See you there guys :)

SOLD :) You may see it flying around London soon :)

The copper will need some TLC and a good silvo or brasso now and then. Unless the tarnished look is desired. But I guess you're always insulated by the tyres ??

The frame was glass bead blasted then nickel plated and copper electroplated by a plating company in Derbyshire :) The bike was a gift and I didn't like the pink colour of the paint so fancied a bit of a project.

last ones here

a few more to follow

more to fommow

Copper plated Peugeot steel frame (1030 carbon steel, tubing special) and forks. Pretty Bespoke look, not many copper bikes around, (understand it's not everyones taste but I think it looks pretty smart).

Cranks, handlebars, stem, seat post and brakes plated also. All components in photo included in sale except pedals.

60cm from Bottom bracket to top of seat tube.

£450 ono

Based in Rotherham, cash on collection or will post if courier is organised after money transferred.

It would seem like a shame to copper over that frame. I suspect it will be sand blasted and it would probably take at least 100um of copper to get back to a gloss finish.

Any update on this project?

Here is a cheap peugeot I plated for fun this weekend.

Hey guys. I understand both points and I also think a Reynolds 631 is not a crappy frame, it certainly feels great to ride.

No I'm not offering plating services on the cheap. I have just had a go with two frames that I had in the garage as a hobby and a test. I was very curious. And hopefully drum up some business for Nitec. If anybody was interested please contact Nitec for plating.

I am looking at selling the two because I have plus the normal quota of bikes for a happy relationship with the Mrs but I do like them both and not looking for cheap.

The Peugeot is the heavier and cheaper of the two yes.

I agree though when it comes to nice vintage frames it would be better to spend effort on restoring rather than re-vamping.

To answer sombodies question, then no Nickel does not fur up threads. Neither does the copper if you bung the thread when plating.

Quick view at the Peugeot frame and forks I plated today. Once Brasso'd this beast will come up lovely. Otherwise the different colours obtained after handling the copper frame make it a different look.

Still thinking about plating the stem, seat post and crank arms.

Open to offers on this

how?

that's what I'm doing tomorrow ;)

Most Chrome plated items have underlayers of electroplated copper then electroplated Nickel. It's the Nickel that gives the mirror/gloss finish and electroplated Chrome gives the colour and hardness properties.

This been sold?

further one

one more

another

Natural light

Here's some morepics, managed to reduce the file size. Here is the bike in original condition. Then showing dipped in paint stripper and the forks coming out of the copper plating tank.

Hi thanks for the comments. I have some photos in natural light with an SLR but they were too big to upload I think. Will see what I can do.

But I am open to offers of course :)

It's worth it for the rarity I think.