U.C.P.

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary · letter U-Z
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Universal Chrome Plating, a process for chrome-plating cheap, steel spokes so that they look shiny when they are new. U.C.P. spokes are used on low-end bicycles because they are cheaper than stainless-steel spokes.

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