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Title: What's with all the bling?
Post by: punkdSICO on June 03, 2011, 05:37 PM: Im searching for some spoked wheels and Im a little surprised with the frequency/amount of gold wheels that come up. Personally, gold is my least liked bike accessory colour (although there are some lovely examples of gold-splashed bikes).

So, why are they so many old school gold wheels out there? Was gold the mid eighties colour to have??

Ta,

Paul
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: meticulous on June 03, 2011, 07:46 PM: Quote from: Snav on June 03, 2011, 05:43 PM
Left over Burner wheels after they threw the frames in the canal ::)

thought i was the only one! :-X
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: punkdSICO on June 03, 2011, 08:11 PM: Quote from: Snav on June 03, 2011, 05:43 PM
Left over Burner wheels after they threw the frames in the canal ::)
hehe..

I left BMXing in about '86 and only got back into 2 months ago. One of my many pleasant surprises is to see that Burner’s are loved as much today as they were back in the 80’s

:)

Paul
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on June 03, 2011, 10:05 PM: The in thing was a Yellow Skyway on the back and a Gold Araya on the front :daumenhoch: That was to help lift the front of a Burner into a wheelie as you needed to be Arnie to lift the fooker :LolLolLolLol:

When you were a 6 stone lanky weakling, it was all that helped :LolLolLolLol: so all the back Arayas got shoved in the sheds or garages :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: StellaAtoiz on June 04, 2011, 07:58 AM: Nowt wrong with a Burner :daumenhoch:

...some of the higher spec Burners came with some decent components on as well 8)
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: Badbaldie on June 04, 2011, 08:02 AM: Quote from: Snav on June 03, 2011, 05:43 PM
Left over Burner wheels after they threw the frames in the canal ::)

nice hot sunny day , and were are all the burner boys ?? swimming at Wigan pier :LolLolLolLol: look what youve started snav :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: popedante on June 07, 2011, 11:55 AM: ............i bet they even sank slowly
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: HARORIDER on June 07, 2011, 04:20 PM: Quote from: StellaAtoiz on June 04, 2011, 07:58 AM
Nowt wrong with a Burner :daumenhoch:

...some of the higher spec Burners came with some decent components on as well 8)

yeah like spokey doekeys :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: StellaAtoiz on June 07, 2011, 04:23 PM: Back at ya Paul with Wenmann brakesets ^"^
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: beard1973 on June 07, 2011, 04:28 PM: I think he means Weinmann ::)
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: mattuknc on June 07, 2011, 04:29 PM: Quote from: popedante on June 07, 2011, 11:55 AM
............i bet they even sank slowly
...and produced no bubbles... ;D

(I did have a blue/yellow mag burner in '85 :'()
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: StellaAtoiz on June 07, 2011, 04:31 PM: Quote from: mattuknc on June 07, 2011, 04:29 PM
Quote from: popedante on June 07, 2011, 11:55 AM
............i bet they even sank slowly
...and produced no bubbles... ;D

(I did have a blue/yellow mag burner in '85 :'()

My favourite model :smitten:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: HARORIDER on June 07, 2011, 04:49 PM: Quote from: beard1973 on June 07, 2011, 04:28 PM
I think he means Weinmann ::)

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: StellaAtoiz on June 07, 2011, 04:52 PM: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: neil on June 09, 2011, 01:33 AM: once had a burner ...few tablets from the clap clinic cured it :crazy2:
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: 1mancity2 on June 09, 2011, 09:06 PM: To get back on topic, I think one of the reasons gold was so popular is, it goes with almost any other colour so very easy to buy in bulk and whack on different models whilst keeping the price down.
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on June 09, 2011, 09:09 PM: Maybe gold is what didn't sell BiTD? I honestly think that the only gold parts I ever had from all my bikes were some hubs.
Title: Re: What's with all the bling?
Post by: DJL on June 10, 2011, 06:29 PM: personally i love it ;D

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