chrome or paint ?

[moanjam]

for me chrome is through and through bmx , cannot remember any other bikes other than bmx bitd being chrome , it has a certain air of quality to it but i know a lot of people prefer paint/powder , (n2cus,meticus,dan  ) , whats your preference ?

[gobshite]

neither

[southern andy]

I've got both. I think for me it it depends what frame set it is to be honest.

[WARDY]

deffo paint , remember birmingham wheels just full of painted bikes with all colourful top parts on , landing gear everywhere

[brummie]

bit of both really for me, depend on what frame it is. chrome  probably edges it though esp a ta of pro performer

[moanjam]

aye its prob the adage of what was your memories my first bike was a candy blue painted goose but my mate had a super and i just loved the chrome 

[pkradman]

chrome chrome chrome !!!  i remember all the super burner boys peeling the gold coating of there burner so they could be like my mk1  pro burner !   

[ron burgundy]

chrome chrome chrome !!!  i remember all the super burner boys peeling the gold coating of there burner so they could be like my mk1  pro burner !   

and remember all the Hutch owners in tears when the chrome fell off their 2 wheeled, poncy trinckets 

[neiljonarcus]

chrome looks real nice .BUT  when its all scratched it looks poo . and dean yeah you know i love to fook around with paint  "its my job" but a lovely gloss clear coat you simply carn,t beat  in my eyes ................... i am itching to play with this mad green paint i have 

[bobafett]

nickel 

[martylaa]

depends on the bike imo

[trasher]

a bit of both for me dean ,,saying that i only have one chrome one in my collection 

[moanjam]

nickel 

there's always one lad !

[moanjam]

a bit of both for me dean ,,saying that i only have one chrome one in my collection 

so that must be a ratio of 100/1 glen

[trasher]

a bit of both for me dean ,,saying that i only have one chrome one in my collection 

so that must be a ratio of 100/1 glen

yeah ,i wish mate 

[winnit93]

i like original chrome but ive not seen a re-chrome job yet that looks right, so for restore jobs colour all the way

[moanjam]

i like original chrome but ive not seen a re-chrome job yet that looks right, so for restore jobs colour all the way

look at this re-chrome
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=99272.0

[DIRTBIKER250F]

Chrome for Race, colour for freestyle 

[Peter J]

nickel 

  now why didn't that surprise me...............Jonnygoose  

Chrome.......

But if its a proper O/S Race Bike........................... painted or Polished Alloy.......you know the one  

[markyp]

for me chrome IS the bmx colour.i got into bmx in 1983 when chrome was king,anything that wasnt chrome was either an old banger or a white t.a.!!!mmmmmmmmm chrome 

[oldschool rider]

 Both but paint and chrome mixed up is the best 


Steve.

[hunterdubber]

Chrome for Race, colour for freestyle 

There's a man with taste , right there


Just about sums it up Paul 


I do love chrome race bikes  JMC , Cook Bros, T/A,    

and then the painted GT Performers , Trickstars , Quadangle  freestyle, Streetbeats

[MartyC]

for me chrome is through and through bmx , cannot remember any other bikes other than bmx bitd being chrome , it has a certain air of quality to it but i know a lot of people prefer paint/powder , (n2cus,meticus,dan  ) , whats your preference ?

Horses for courses, but I have to say I have no idea where you were or what years you are remembering as most bikes bitd at least early bitd were wither painted or Nickel (as Mongoosewere one of the first to hit the shores).  Chrome came in big stylee towards the mid to end 1981.  Most makes offered paint as the base model and chrome on the top end models or were available at an extra cost  .

[winnit93]

i like original chrome but ive not seen a re-chrome job yet that looks right, so for restore jobs colour all the way

look at this re-chrome
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=99272.0

stunning job that it really is but most of the work ive seen done over the last 10 years has not been up to scratch. just my opinion but anything less that perfect is no good to me.
chrome for race bikes colour for freestyle (because freestylers have more style...lol)