Greg Softley wrote:
> (snip) and that's an issue that is worthy of debate...were
> the Mexico Oros gold plated or simply gold lacquered over chrome?
> Looking at several old Oro frames....I would put money on the lacquer
> with the exception of the Pope's bike and also the later Nuovo Mexico
> with the gold stays and fork blades.
Just had a frame from 1977 restored... wasn't gold lacquer Greg, the frame had gold plating.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
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