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UBRI : Ultra Burner, Re-Imagined.
Midschoolfool:
--- Quote from: T8YOR on October 29, 2017, 09:46 PM ---A great read and i love the difference of opinions however for me i really wanted an Ultra Burner just like my more wealthier mate.. Still would #cantletgo
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The extra £50 or whatever it was they cost (can't remember exactly now) was a lot of money back then. The thing is the Burner was more marketed toward kids any way, and you try convincing a parent it was worth it lol. It could have had diamond coated wheels they would still say no !
That is why I just never saw them. Not as a kid. The only kid who had one was a guy I grew up with (I had no idea he had it because he had it for about three weeks and then his dad got him a GT Pro) and he gave me the frame in 1992 or so. But then he was the richest kid around when I grew up. So yeah, just never saw any really. And especially in silver.
Midschoolfool:
OK so the and paint arrived earlier. So that's cool. Also got some caustic soda, rubber gloves etc for stripping the and off of the pedals so I can paint them. Took the F&F to the powder coater, and decided on a couple of things. 1. To have it done metallic silver because it is really shiny and 2. Not to waste even more money having it clear coated after. So it's just met silver. This should bring the cost in at less than £600, or basically less than a survivor. I can just about live with that.
In the mean time I have been looking at upgrading the wheels on my yellow Quadangle. Right now it is running stock standard SE Racing Ripper wheels. Not sealed, 36h, bog standard Alex. So I started looking for a decent set of wheels and dear god, they are expensive. You are looking at nearly £300. I then thought about getting some Zrim wheels (IE all built and ready to ride) but the prices are just a joke. So I did some deep thinking the other night and realised that I spent over £600 on my yellow Quad and around £570 on the Burner. The key to all of it is building a bike from nothing. THAT is what costs the cash.
So, I treated myself to this. Mainly because for what I paid for it (£269 after a stock error on a red one) I can either ride it (gonna at least give it a couple of outings) or, strip the shit out of it and steal the wheels etc. The wheels on it alone would cost you £200 and the tyres wouldn't be cheap either (Odyssey Hydrant rims,Odyssey sealed cassettes etc.)
So yeah, I think if I ever do another "scratcher" I am going to buy a complete bike and pull it to bits.
Midschoolfool:
Yup, this is the bit where I go quiet 'cause it's at the powder coaters :D
I looked over a few silver samples and tbh none of them really appealed to me that much. I know the colour is Fiat gold something but when I saw up close pics of the colour I wasn't truly enamoured by that either. It seems to have a gold tinge to it which is nice but doesn't look great with blue (IMO). I also wanted it to pop, and given hardly anything on it is original I didn't feel too guilty about picking "Sparkle Silver"
The pedals came at about 8pm last night (good old My Hermes FTL). They are awesome. Very small, perfect for a Burner. Nicely made too, and the traps came off with very little effort. I have the caustic soda and gloves in now, just waiting on the goggles because knowing me if I risked it I would end up with an eyeful.
I did finish my Sunday.
So that was cool. Also did some work on the Buff.
Just working on the plate now, and the plate for the yellow Quad.
Midschoolfool:
Got the F&F back from powder today. Not had time or the chance to unwrap yet as am away until later tonight, but the bit I can see looks awesome.
So it's looking hopeful that this place might be for reals. If it is it will be a result as it's so easy to access and requires no posting etc. He also said that commonly coloured items will be much cheaper, as obs he can just hook them up in bulk with other things. He only charged me a nifty, and if it looks like that ^ all over I will be well chuffed.
Midschoolfool:
OK so the powder coater did reasonably well. There is a wrinkle at the head tube (annoyingly) and two under the BB shell (I will sand these back).
Overall I am very happy. He said if I want any parts done in "standard" colours (like white, black etc) he will do them on the cheap as it saves the set up fee. I'm totally happy with the job though. I was never aiming for show any way given it's a custom and just a bit of fun. The rest is lovely though, but I thought he had screwed up because I could see these little bits. I figure I will carve them off with a scalpel, but it turns out they are welding slag from when the frame was made lol.
Got the F&F together.
And started building.
I may be able to ride this thing after all lol (Just !).
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