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Post by shcm on Aug 22, 2018 19:27:02 GMT
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Post by jasehutch on Aug 22, 2018 19:32:38 GMT
They look awesome Andy.. :TU:
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Post by three5 on Aug 22, 2018 20:01:43 GMT
RRRRRRRRather nice Fella! Are they black rear sides with a coloured laquer over silver on the front or just VERY shiny? Which Michelins are they? My last set were Lattitude Tours which were excellent all-rounders but I decided to go for seperate winter and summer sets ( about 5 years after everyone else! ) this time.
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Post by shcm on Aug 22, 2018 21:06:04 GMT
Mich Alpins I think Chris. They are few years old, but proved excellent again last winter, in conditions that others seemed to have great difficulty with. Directional tread. The Urban Cruiser came with chrome effect type wheels. Shadow chrome, I think it is called. Well, that's what I asked for and they are an exceedingly good match. I got those wheels a few years back for a song (in relative terms). They were cosmetically a bit tatty, but I got them back to a reasonable standard. However, I've was never going to be able to strip them back to bare metal completely and so, they had of course, started to peel. I think (I stand to be corrected) the effect is done by a base black, then a silver over the top, then the clear coat. That's what I tried to do anyway & it worked reasonably well, with my "DIY refurb", a few years ago. They are perhaps now wasted on winters, because the finish is better than the OEM one with the "summer" tyres on, but the original set are still very good, so I can't be bothered to swap rims & tyres around. I liked the fact they even matched the balance weights to the inside colour of the rim.   |
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Post by three5 on Aug 22, 2018 21:47:20 GMT
Mich Alpins I think Chris. They are few years old, but proved excellent again last winter, in conditions that others seemed to have great difficulty with. Directional tread. The Urban Cruiser came with chrome effect type wheels. Shadow chrome, I think it is called. Well, that's what I asked for and they are an exceedingly good match. I got those wheels a few years back for a song (in relative terms). They were cosmetically a bit tatty, but I got them back to a reasonable standard. However, I've was never going to be able to strip them back to bare metal completely and so, they had of course, started to peel. I think (I stand to be corrected) the effect is done by a base black, then a silver over the top, then the clear coat. That's what I tried to do anyway & it worked reasonably well, with my "DIY refurb", a few years ago. They are perhaps now wasted on winters, because the finish is better than the OEM one with the "summer" tyres on, but the original set are still very good, so I can't be bothered to swap rims & tyres around. I liked the fact they even matched the balance weights to the inside colour of the rim. Platinum certainly seem to take a lot of trouble to get the best possible job. Never heard any complaints about them, certainly not from Davrav and I. Many years ago I sprayed a bike frame. Silver base then laquer with a little black in it on top. By increasing the number of coats of laquer near the joints in the frame I managed to get a sort of graduated shadow effect. My nephew ( his bike ) was very impressed, but he was only 10 at the time. |
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Post by bigkev on Aug 23, 2018 18:26:54 GMT
The word one is looking for here comes from my packaging and print career.......VIGNETTE........LOL.
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Post by unclebob on Aug 24, 2018 8:36:53 GMT
They look stunning Andy 👍🏻👍🏻
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