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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: sawzall on November 22, 2011, 08:32 PM

Title: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sawzall on November 22, 2011, 08:32 PM

mirage prototype  built by birmingham wheels for alans bmx to there spec/design,i spoke to alan woods about frame and

he told me that they were going to produce frame sets but decided against it,he also told me that it was raced by there team rider

matthew doran,big thanks to del and steve for decals and pads :daumenhoch:

frame -mirage reynolds 531
rims- weinmann 20x1/3/8
tyres- comp III
bars -renthal
grips- ame
plate-mirage
stem-dk square edge
seat-uni hammerhead
cranks-terry cable(so mirage power disc could be used)
powerdisc-mirage
brake guard-mirage(homemade to original design in lexan -scaled down in size)
brake-weinmann 730
pedals-skyway mini
seat clamp-first gen dk
brake lever-shimanno
hubs-lambert sealed
plate numbers-uni

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2321.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2324.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2322.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2326.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/SAM_0412.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/SAM_0416.jpg)

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: glenboy on November 22, 2011, 08:35 PM

 :smitten: nice phil you've always got something interesting in your stable   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Jaymz on November 22, 2011, 08:50 PM

thats lovely fella, looks remarkably like the frame i picked up for animal

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: rooski on November 22, 2011, 09:04 PM

Stunning :smitten:
some nice bits on there too :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: rad_pitt on November 22, 2011, 09:22 PM

Think I'm in love  :smitten: what a stunning build  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Badbaldie on November 22, 2011, 09:31 PM

 :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Peter J on November 22, 2011, 09:39 PM

 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

Simply Stunning  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Bob_Acid on November 22, 2011, 09:41 PM

Wiked job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: kungfunky on November 22, 2011, 09:42 PM

Really like this one Phil :4_17_5:, frame looks almost identical to my frame  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: In2 bmx on November 22, 2011, 09:42 PM

Stunning little bike Phil .  :smitten:  :Great_Britain:  I love those pedals .  :smitten:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: griff on November 22, 2011, 09:59 PM

nice work phil - red/green certainly makes it stand out  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: brettypeeps on November 22, 2011, 10:02 PM

Sure I just commented on this... 

What a Beauty Phil :smitten: :smitten: Love the clash of the pads to bring it all together :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: hunterdubber on November 22, 2011, 10:02 PM

Quote from: glenboy on November 22, 2011, 08:35 PM

:smitten: nice phil you've always got something interesting in your stable   :daumenhoch:

What Glen said  :daumenhoch:


Another rare British classic restored to perfection , nicely done Phil  ;) ;) ;)


Tis a beaut  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: southern andy on November 23, 2011, 06:39 PM

Hell of a bike  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Andy68 on November 23, 2011, 06:49 PM

Love it, little beaut' there fella  :4_17_5:

Dare I ask a stupid question??   :crazy2:    Never had a DX lever, do they use a special Shimano cable or does a bog standard one fit? 

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sid1972 on November 23, 2011, 07:38 PM

just fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: animal on November 23, 2011, 09:22 PM

The absolute nuts  :4_17_5: As 2 b expected from a man of ur calibre  8)

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: 58 delray on November 23, 2011, 09:28 PM

educate me please phil, what the difference between the mirage and a brum wheels frame, geometry?

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sawzall on November 24, 2011, 07:56 PM

brum wheels made frames for various companies,i spoke to alan woods and he told me they designed the frame/geometry
then were going to get them to manufacture them,he also told me the colours were red and green hence colour chosen for build :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sweetbeats on November 24, 2011, 08:01 PM

 :smitten:
Cool as Custard that..... :4_17_5:
Showstopper  8)

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: baldbmxer on November 24, 2011, 08:32 PM

Good job Phil  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: lk_97 on November 25, 2011, 06:58 AM

Very nice bike :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: TORKER mick on November 25, 2011, 06:59 AM

sweet build :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Frosty on November 25, 2011, 09:57 AM

Proper piece of history there, now the challenge to find some os pics of it riden in anger!! :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: pickle on November 25, 2011, 10:05 AM

She's a proper beauty!!  awesome job as usual Phil  :smitten:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: diesel on November 25, 2011, 10:13 AM

Loving that, nice one  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: rollin72 on November 26, 2011, 10:05 PM

top build with some choice parts, never seen Skyway mini pedals before...what condition was the frame and forks in when you got it?

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sawzall on November 27, 2011, 08:01 PM

Quote from: rollin72 on November 26, 2011, 10:05 PM

top build with some choice parts, never seen Skyway mini pedals before...what condition was the frame and forks in when you got it?

the frame was rusty as fook!! i think it was in alans celler for the last 20 years,i had it chemically dipped

then it had a light sand blast,then i stoppered up all the pitted areas which was over most of the frame,then primed frame

with 2k primer and wet flatted it before 3 coats of ford radiant red :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: animal on November 27, 2011, 08:05 PM

What r the forks buddy ?

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: sawzall on November 27, 2011, 08:08 PM

un drilled ghp's mate

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: animal on November 28, 2011, 05:43 PM

Yummy yum yum  ;)

Title: Re: MIRAGE PROTOTYPE
Post by: Mattdub on November 30, 2011, 03:25 PM

Verrrry noice Phillllip ! .....

 ;)