ManekiNico
Retro Newbie
I’ve started restoring my beloved Pinarello Treviso (my first “real” bicycle) and the first order of business is replacing the dented and bowed top tube. Wish I could say it came by its scars honestly in a hard fought crit, but the sad thruth is it fell off a storage stand.
My goal is to restore that frame to its original state as near as possible, which would suggest plating the replaced top tube (and guides) to match the rest of the frame. I was always under the impression that Pina frames were fully chromed, but a restorer has suggested that it may only be nickel plating. Any Pina experts here know which is the case?
Thanks in adavance for any help/advice.
~1985 Pinarello Treviso by Nico, on Flickr
My goal is to restore that frame to its original state as near as possible, which would suggest plating the replaced top tube (and guides) to match the rest of the frame. I was always under the impression that Pina frames were fully chromed, but a restorer has suggested that it may only be nickel plating. Any Pina experts here know which is the case?
Thanks in adavance for any help/advice.

~1985 Pinarello Treviso by Nico, on Flickr